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How K–12 Schools Can Create Flexible Seating in the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

A flexible classroom is a learning environment that utilizes an “agile physical setup that will accommodate both independent and group work,” according to a CDW white paper on constructing modern classrooms. What Is a Flexible Classroom? Photo: Nick Hagen. After Kelly Almer, an elementary school teacher for Littleton (Colo.)

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Blockchain in the Library? Researchers Explore Potential Applications

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The technology behind Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies , blockchain promises a new, decentralized way of recording and storing data. I heard about blockchain at a conference about two years ago,” says Sue Alman, the project’s co-principal investigator and a lecturer at San Jose State who teaches a course on emerging technologies.

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It’s Time to Make Your Classroom Paper-free

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If you have a book you want students to read, check to see if it’s available on one of the many online free libraries and let students know they can use it there. International Library. Open Library. Most LMSs (Learning Management Systems) make it easy to trade paper for digital. Class Literature. Online Books Page.

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Tech Solving the Intolerable Motionlessness of Reading

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The motionlessness of written words shouldn’t be the first exposure schools give to reading because youth’s attention typically moves about and will rarely deflate to a full stop for flat words on paper. It’s like being on a wrong frequency with them, especially with something they cannot see, hear, touch or put in their mouths. A New Answer.

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What Next-Gen Digital Humanities Looks Like

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John Unsworth , dean of libraries and professor of English at the University of Virginia, who led the panel, put the total in perspective. In the day’s keynote address, Kate Zwaard, Chief of National Digital Initiatives at the Library of Congress, talked about scale and wonder in the digital era. That sounds like a lot of money.

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Impero Software Announces New Version of its Flagship Product ? Impero Education Pro ? at ISTE 2018

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The software has been updated to include a new mental health keyword library, google authentication, and improved scalability to support larger school districts, among other features. It partnered with advocacy organizations to produce white papers at the 2017 and 2016 Digital Citizenship Summits.

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Announcing Speakers Plus Bonus Downloads for "Libraries of the Future" Online Mini-Conference

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Register now for our free Library 2.016 online mini-conference, " Libraries of the Future " on October 6th, and we'll send you the information on how to either attend the live sessions or watch the recordings afterwards. Be sure to also join the Library 2.0 Sponsored with ALA’s Center for the Future of Libraries.