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How to Boost Classroom Engagement With the Tech Tool That 'Always Works'

Edsurge

She tried several options before jumping on a free trial of the wireless video streaming and screen mirroring technology by Vivi, an education-focused company founded in Australia. One of the great things with Vivi is that it works with laptops, Chromebooks, iPads, Android tablets. You were once a junior high teacher.

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Can Technology in the Classroom Replace Expensive Textbooks

Kitaboo on EdTech

Smartphones, tablets, and laptops had become a permanent requirement along with using technology in the classrooms by this time. If educational institutes start adopting OERs in classrooms, students will be able to save a lot of money that would otherwise be spent on purchasing textbooks and rental subscriptions.

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Do We Need a National Open Education Strategy?

Iterating Toward Openness

To hear some OER advocates describe it today in 2024, the same format that was being used in the late 2000s – traditional-looking textbooks published under open licenses – is the state of the art when it comes to open educational resources. OER have also been used as part of personalized, interactive courseware systems, too.

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The Future of Digital Learning in Tennessee and Beyond

Fractus Learning

With the widespread introduction of laptops and tablets into the classroom, the digitization of primary education is rapidly expanding across the United States, making access to quality education materials easier and more flexible than ever before. But the switch to digital can come at a relatively high cost.

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Challenging Openness & Innovation – Takeaways from #OER16 & #OLCInnovate

ProfHacker

someone mentioned openness in the pre-internet age), from the response on Twitter to the session on Self as OER ( abstract & slides ) I co-presented with Suzan Koseoglu, and from the keynote by Catherine Cronin followed by the Virtually Connecting session with Catherine Cronin and Jim Groom. Innovation.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

“As LinkedIn’s Video Library Grows, Company Says It Has No Plans to Compete With Colleges,” Edsurge reported in June. ” (Amazon Inspire is the company’s OER platform.) Microsoft Windows devices – again, that’s laptops and tablets – remained at about 22%. But there are trade-offs.

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35 Resources for the STEAM Classroom: Putting the Arts in STEM

techlearning

Over 60 Videos to Provide Some Great PBL Ideas at the Follett Challenge ] The 35 Resources NPR Where Science Meets Art – Some exceptional Podcasts integrating Science and Art. OER Commons – Take a look at these results from a search I did for STEAM based activities. Since it is OER (Open Education Resources) it is free.

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