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How to navigate the new device-agnostic classroom

eSchool News

In the new device-agnostic classroom, educators are taking the opportunity to ensure they are focused on purposeful applications first, with a secondary emphasis on the device itself. So how can schools ensure that they are creating effective, purposeful learning environments in a device-agnostic classroom?

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Musings on the Economics of Commercial and Open Educational Resources

Iterating Toward Openness

Educational materials published under an open license are called open educational resources (OER). When digital educational materials become OER, they are converted back into public goods. ” ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine ). Over 1 billion openly licensed materials are published online.

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A true gift from SHEG: DIY digital literacy assessments and tools for historical thinking

NeverEndingSearch

SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. Did you ever wonder how your own students might perform on those dozens of tasks? You can now find out.