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Why Open Education Resources Matter #GoOpen

The Web20Classroom

We rarely have anyone knocking on our doors but the fact is there is a lot of money in a closed system of education resources. This closed system of educational resources only hurts students. This short video does a great job of explaining why OER matters. Below are a few of my favorite OER sites and resources.

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Interoperability Boosts the Speed of School Communications

EdTech Magazine

As K–12 institutions digitally progress, slow data sharing between parents, teachers and administrators is leaving all players increasingly frustrated as they are forced to wait for important information sent through what is quickly becoming an outdated system. This is not just a hypothetical example. by Eli Zimmerman.

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Part 2… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Nouns Meet 25 Free OER Education Resources

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter ( @ mjgormans ). Part 2… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Nouns Meet 25 Free OER Education Resources. Students will be able to research and record key facts involving the planets of the solar system. Relevant Nouns – planets, solar system.

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6 Edtech New Year’s Resolutions

Tom Murray

As school leaders work to implement digital learning practices, they must commit to navigating roadblocks, problem solving, and planning for sustainable, systemic transformation. Commit to Systemic Planning – Before You Purchase. With the new year now upon us, listed below are six edtech resolutions for 2016.

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Pearson Bets on Adaptive Learning (Again) With $25M Acquisition of Smart Sparrow

Edsurge

Its accounts on Facebook and Twitter are no longer active, as an education industry analyst noticed. Department of Education to improve access to open-licensed educational materials, or OER. Ben-Naim says the acquisition by Pearson could “affect the plan,” which was to build OER content on Smart Sparrow.

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Part Three: Beyond SAMR… Making Sure Technology Supports Content Standards

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Before reading, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS, and also give me a follow… on Twitter at mjgormans. Students will be able to research and record key facts involving the planets of the solar system. Relevant Nouns – planets, solar system. Students will explain orbit, gravity, and gravitational pull.

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Open education’s long revolution: Cable Green on Future Trends Forum #11

Bryan Alexander

Twitter discussion went well, so I Storified it here. He also identified several key themes: Structuring open education through linked data to resources, which could yield real time feedback and better linkage to OER. The mood was positive, especially as OER adoption seems to be rising, reaching <>15% of adoption in some cases.

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