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7 Games to Play in the Classroom with an Interactive Whiteboard 

ViewSonic Education

In the past, the use of games within academic environments had too often been restricted to the final few days before the school holidays or for special ‘one-off’ lessons. When teachers open up a game, they will also be able to see tags explaining what subjects the game can best assist with.

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From inner space to outer space, schools try new ways to help students explore

The Hechinger Report

Purvis Thompson poses for a portrait at the Brooklyn Public Library after taking an anthropology class offered by Bard College on October 16, 2018. Bard College has opened a micro-college, offering associates degrees earned by attending classes at the Brooklyn Public Library at Grand Army Plaza. JACKIE MADER. By Sophie Margolin.

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New Content Added to Discovery Education’s Award-Winning Digital Services Boost Teachers’ Ability to Engage Students in Science, STEM, Social Studies, and More

techlearning

Ignite My Future Webisodes: Computational thinking is not just about computers. Much like critical thinking, computational thinking equips learners with essential skills for solving complex problems to find innovative solutions through skills such as collecting and analyzing data, modeling solutions, or applying algorithmic thinking.

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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. By Rebecca Koenig In Pursuit of Personalized Learning Baraniuk played electric guitar in high school rock bands while growing up in Winnipeg, Canada—the same city, he notes, that spawned The Guess Who.

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Learning Revolution Free PD - Angela Maiers Tonight - LOTS of 2014 Global Education Conference Updates - Proposal Deadline, Keynotes, and Volunteering

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. The great majority of these events are free to attend. Please share this newsletter with your friends and colleagues!

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CUNY: canary in the coal mine for American public higher education

Bryan Alexander

Library shelves at Lehman College, part of the CUNY system, have been covered with plastic since a leak three years ago.” ” This leads to the decay in physical plant, shown by Twitter images under the #broklyncollege tag (as in “Broke-lyn”). ” Budget cuts : obviously CUNY is reducing spending.

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T&L’S ISTE 2018 BEST OF SHOW AWARDS WINNERS

techlearning

Judges were impressed by BrightBytes’ continued dedication to improving education technology for the benefit of entire school districts. ClassLink Analytics helps administrators sort and compare schools, download reports, and modify their dashboard view so they see the most important details, and it also features a downloadable mobile app.