eSchool News

OCTOBER 29, 2021

CLEVELAND – October 29, 2021 – As schools embrace the digital shift and rely more on digital books to support learning outcomes, educators are searching for creative ways to drive awareness and usage. Compatible hardware includes any touchscreen device or monitor (iPad mini-sized tablet or larger) running Windows 10, Android or iOS.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MARCH 12, 2023

Mobile apps have made it super easy for kids to learn in fun and engaging ways, anywhere anytime. There are tons of learning apps for kids out there and the choices can sometimes be confusing. However, one of the effective ways to select a learning app for your kids is by considering their learning interests and needs.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2019

In K–12, educators have found ways to use augmented and virtual reality to enhance and support deeper learning in the classroom. The cube comes to life when using specific MERGE Cube apps , which can be downloaded and used on students’ tablets or phones. She blogs at ARVRinEDU.com and is the author of “ Learning Transported.”.

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eSchool News

MAY 6, 2022

As schools seek innovative new strategies to increase reading and learning, teachers are using digital tools inside and outside the classroom. Students can then borrow from the school’s digital collection and read on all major eReading devices, computers, tablets and smartphones with a valid student ID. CLEVELAND – May 6, 2022 ? –

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Awkward Conversations & Difficult Situations: How to Handle the Hardest Discussions with Patrons (2023 Updated Version) Part of the Library 2.0 Service , Safety, and Security Series with Dr. Steve Albrecht OVERVIEW : Library life is full of challenging moments. The patron who refuses to leave as the library is closing.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2015

.” This rarely noticed charge helps fund a variety of programs that enable families, libraries, and schools to stay connected. One of those programs is the Universal Service Program for Schools and Libraries, better known as E-rate.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 3, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how the physical layout of a learning space can affect classroom management. For example, libraries are often large, open spaces and can be easily transformed into computer laboratories. For example, libraries are often large, open spaces and can be easily transformed into computer laboratories.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 30, 2023

When that number is doubled 30 minutes a day, the result is 12 million more vocabulary words learned over the course of a student’s academic career and overall higher academic achievement. This positive screen time activity leads to engaged learning and a love of learning.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2017

It seems that students are always on their smartphones or tablets, and often, educators are told to use the topics and technologies students prefer in order to make learning more meaningful. It makes sense, then, to combine things that interest students, such as music and movies, with relevant classroom lessons.

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 21, 2013

When it comes to mobile learning there are loads of great sites for apps for kids and teachers. It can be daunting to sort through all those apps to find the special ones for learning something new or curating information. Add to your library, tag and save. They are then presenting and a pretty neat magazine format.

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Fractus Learning

OCTOBER 28, 2021

These non-toy gift ideas create memories, inspire imaginative play, and are fun to learn STEM-related topics. It could be sports, interior decorating, reading, learning, outdoor adventures, or learning a new musical instrument. Koala Crate (2-4 years) for play and learn, offers creative materials, a parent guide, the Imagine!

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Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

These are devices that are designed specifically for reading digital books and magazines on a screen. The device has a similar form factor as a tablet but tends to have electronic paper (“e-ink”) screens rather than LCD screens. But why are eBook reader devices so appealing to readers?

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

At Loess Hills Elementary in Iowa, students use robotic toys, digital apps and other tools to learn to code — part of an emphasis on computer science and infusing the curriculum with lessons on coding — that began a few years ago and is now seen as a model for the rest of the state. .

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2015

Cricket Media, an education media publisher, and myON, a business unit of Capstone, announced that a wide array of content from Cricket’s portfolio of children’s books and magazines will now be available to the millions of students reading on myON. myON, a personalized literacy platform, provides online access to more than 5.5

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Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2017

After three years of utilizing a BYOD (bring your own device) policy with my classes at Nassau Community College, I have seen how tools like tablets and laptops can lead to better academic engagement. In particular, at a busy New York commuter campus like ours, students juggle schooling among other personal and professional commitments.

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NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

It targets all students–prekindergarten through high school–and works across a variety of devices, including tablets donated as part of the President’s ConnectED Initiative. Cricket Media : Offering full digital access to all of its market-leading magazines for children and young adults, including Ladybug and Cricket.

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EdTechTeam

JULY 2, 2018

YouTube is an extremely powerful, creative, and social platform that can and should be harnessed for learning. If we can speed up the time it takes to inform, then we can get to the application and synthesis of learning. Teachers can personalize their own learning with the “Watch Later” button. And the bonus? Productivity.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

Screens and digital media are everywhere, from everyday tech like TVs, phones, and gaming consoles to the laptops, tablets, Chromebooks, and other tech we use in school. Context matters, especially when it comes to classroom learning. Kids of all ages are consuming and producing more digital media than ever before.

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The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 15, 2017

(This is a mirror post to the NEA Today Magazine article online and on Pages 18-19 , under a shorter title - why did they change my title? One day, you help a colleague learn the joys of the copy and paste keyboard shortcut, and the next day you’re learning how to create and edit a YouTube video or a Gabsee 3D animated Avatar !

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Hack Education

JULY 13, 2016

These machines are all intertwined with how we imagine the future of intelligence and knowledge, along with the future of the institutions traditionally responsible for these things – namely schools, universities, libraries, museums. Take, for example, the founding editor of the technology trade magazine Wired , Kevin Kelly.

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My Paperless Classroom

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

This platform improves everyday and is a great base for my students'' online learning. Zite''s tagline is "intelligent magazine." This app uses my twitter feed as a content filter and the magazine is created using information collected passively on my twitter stream. I came to the Ipad because I had to learn about ereading.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 17, 2018

They weren’t specifically looking for a Montessori program, but that style of learning appealed to the three parents; it was a sort of added bonus to a school that advertised itself as a “Montessori garden” where kids would spend most of their time outside. And Foster’s stepson didn’t seem to be learning much.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 30, 2019

So, I’ve collected twenty of the best ways to make this summer one of learning. You can take courses on helpful topics like social-emotional learning, classroom management, teacher wellness, special education classes and more. I would add that people who think they know everything have proven their ability to learn anything.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). The theme captures the notion of openness through the use of technology as a way of advancing learning and professional development.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow. million in venture capital from high profile names like LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and from firms active in ed-tech investing such as Learn Capital. Arguably, one of the best candidates is the learning management system.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 12, 2019

Summer is the push-pull of regeneration and rejuvenation: Should I spend my summer weeks learning my craft or relaxing? Me, I have no regular winner but the more convenient learning is, the more likely I’ll squeeze a goodly quantity of learning into my vacation that serves me in the long run. Kathy Schrock. Monica Burns.

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Fractus Learning

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The Bankers Box Classroom 9 Compartment Cubby Storage is a great classroom mailbox system to store textbooks, library books, large books, folders, and oversized teaching materials. Best Student Mailboxes For Versatility: 12 Pack SimpleHouseware Magazine File Holder Organizer Box. The label area is easy to notice.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 23, 2020

However, the goal is always the same: making sure that every student, at every level (classroom, building, district), has access to the resources they need to meet their learning goals. The key lesson all of the presenters learned is that technology related to accessibility benefits the entire school community. Highlights.

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The Daring Librarian

MAY 6, 2012

This lesson I''m sharing is easily modified and is an example of how you can use mobile media in your school, classroom, or library. I bought for the Library, my iPhone, their teachers phone, their own smart phones (with permission!) As of yet, I don''t have any tablets in my library - my district moves slowly when it comes to change.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

Student outcomes and budget management: Basically, this means schools need to balance their learning goals and desired impact on the students and teachers with a realistic budget. He has presented regionally, statewide and nationally on topics that have a foundation in professional learning communities and innovative schools.

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NeverEndingSearch

MAY 24, 2016

Spark Page (formerly Slate) : an iOS mobile app that helps users create beautiful magazine-like web stories. Because these free apps also play on Spark’s new web service means that you can now work on any laptop, Chromebook or tablet, as well as any iOS device. Animated Gifs : to add to your presentations or class/library website.

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TeacherCast

MAY 8, 2019

In this article, you will learn about: Planning Your Podcast. They are all coming to your blog or website to learn something and the best way to keep them coming back is to ask them questions, possibly through a Google Form Survey, to get a better sense of topics that you may wish to turn into podcast or blog topics.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 11, 2020

Here are three life-skill classes and online tools that make learning more relevant and fun: 1. It’s one of the 2014 category award winners by School and Band Orchestra magazine and the industry standard for teaching band, string, and vocal of all ages and skill levels. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

” The New York Times looks at “ anti-tax fervor ” in southern Oregon , which will result in the one public library in Roseburg closing its doors. ” That’s the Collegiate Learning Assessment exam (a.k.a. ” asks The New York Times Magazine. ” Immigration and Education.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

” Via The Atlantic : “The Libraries Bringing Small-Town News Back to Life.” ” Via Bitcoin Magazine : “Pilot Project Verifies Academic Credentials on the Bitcoin Blockchain.” “ Hey Alexa, Can You Help Kids Learn More? is a learn-to-code platform. ” Via NPR : “In D.C. ,

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Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 2, 2017 School IT Leaders Share Strategies on Defending Against DDoS Attacks | EdTech Magazine → This article claims students are primarily responsible for denial of service attacks on schools. Wish there were publicly available data to support this claim. " But, wait, there's more.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 2, 2017 School IT Leaders Share Strategies on Defending Against DDoS Attacks | EdTech Magazine → This article claims students are primarily responsible for denial of service attacks on schools. Wish there were publicly available data to support this claim. " But, wait, there's more.

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