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How Librarians Continue Their Work Digitally Even as Coronavirus Closes Libraries

Edsurge

Libraries are temporarily closing their doors due to coronavirus—like so many other institutions in the wake of a growing pandemic. And like schools and colleges, they are trying to move operations online as much as they can. But what does it mean for librarians to serve patrons without a library ?

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I’ve Got an Idea?? Digital Brainstorming Tools for Students!

Teacher Reboot Camp

Access a library of shapes, containers, stylized fonts and more. Mind42 is a free online mind mapping software that runs in a browser. Popplet is a mind mapping app on the iPad to get students creating digital mind maps with links, videos, and images. Students can add their own drawings and pictures from the iPad.

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Comic Creation Tools to Engage Learners

Teacher Reboot Camp

The free comic creation tools below are easy to use and allow learners to choose from a library of characters, props, scenes, and templates to visualize a word problem, retell a moment in history, illustrate science, explain a theory, or make up their own story. Comics for Fun Learning from Shelly Sanchez Terrell.

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I’ve Got an Idea? Digital Brainstorming Tools for Students!

Teacher Reboot Camp

Access a library of shapes, containers, stylized fonts and more. Mind42 is a free online mind mapping software that runs in a browser. Popplet is a mind mapping app on the iPad to get students creating digital mind maps with links, videos, and images. Students can add their own drawings and pictures from the iPad.

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Gale Enhances Miss Humblebee’s Academy to Improve User Experience and Better Outcomes

eSchool News

To help schools, parents and caregivers meet the needs of their early learners and further empower their learning journey toward school readiness, Gale, a Cengage company has made major enhancements to Miss Humblebee’s Academy , its award-winning interactive online learning solution for children ages three to six.

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5 Reasons Why School Computer Labs Still Matter

ViewSonic Education

Portable computing power offers learning advantages in virtually any educational environment. Yet, iPads and Chromebooks have their limitations. Integrating workstations into the school library is a popular approach. These diverse spaces are often known as the “ library commons.” Scholar’s commons.

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Assessing the effectiveness of cloud-based web filters for K-12 schools

Hapara

So whether your learners use Chromebooks, iPads or their phone for class activities, Hāpara Filter protects them online. Some cloud-based web filters have a library with a lengthy list of keywords and categories that technology administrators need to select from. Does your web filter work at school and off-campus?