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13 Websites That Provide Lots of Digital Books for Summer Reading

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At the beginning of the 21st century, the definition of digital equity revolved around the provision of a digital device to every student. As digital equity discussions matured and hyperbole became reality, educators found that those loudly-touted digital devices often became paperweights. Open Library.

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12 Websites for Digital Books Summer Reading

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At the beginning of the 21st century, the definition of digital equity revolved around the provision of a digital device to every student. As digital equity discussions matured and hyperbole became reality, educators found that those loudly-touted digital devices often became paperweights. Open Library.

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12 Tools to explore during Computer Science Week

Neo LMS

Code with Google is focused on closing equity gaps in computer science opportunities and it provides free resources for students. Students can build their coding skills through a tag tile programming language which is a puzzle-like coding concept. Also available are online courses that include Minecraft and Roblox. Code with Google.

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What is Digital Accessibility? (And Why It’s Crucial at Schools)

ViewSonic Education

One example given is the fact that alt tags used to explain the content of images can assist the visually impaired because the alt tags can be read aloud by screen reading software. And Why It’s Crucial at Schools) appeared first on ViewSonic Library. The post What is Digital Accessibility?

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Fields of Opportunity: Cultivating Youth Development and Online Access

Edsurge

Endless Network , a global organization committed to addressing equity disparities, strategically invests worldwide to tackle challenges such as insufficient internet access. For example, the integration of technology, such as tagging animals for remote monitoring, is reshaping animal-husbandry practices.

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13 Websites That Provide Lots of Digital Books for Summer Reading

Ask a Tech Teacher

At the beginning of the 21st century, the definition of digital equity revolved around the provision of a digital device to every student. As digital equity discussions matured and hyperbole became reality, educators found that those loudly-touted digital devices often became paperweights. Open Library.

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How a University Took on the Textbook Industry

Edsurge

Today, OpenStax—part tech startup, part publishing house, part cognitive science research lab—has a library of three dozen titles. The network runs the Open Textbook Library , a digital resource that contains links to nearly 700 openly licensed textbooks. By the nonprofit’s estimates, more than half of U.S. colleges use at least one.

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