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AR/VR in K–12: Schools Use Immersive Technology for Assistive Learning

EdTech Magazine

Technology helps educators give each student the attention he or she needs, through tools such as online learning modules, personal tablets and, now, virtual and augmented reality. . Additionally, attention spans of children born in the age of digital technology are decreasing rapidly. by Eli Zimmerman.

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10Q: Steven Anderson

Learning with 'e's

Anderson is known to many in the world of education as a passionate and knowledgeable promoter of social media and technology for learning. He has been a prime mover in some of the most innovative projects for technology supported learning in the past few years. Why are you so passionate about using social media?

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Notes from Leadership for the Digital Age with Alan November - Day 2

EdTechSandyK

High school library prediction - Librarians will become resources to help students find online courses. Part of function of library will be to become an online learning center. Have narrowed down to four vendors to try iPads, Android tablets, Windows 8 tablets, Chromebooks. Here is Mrs. Cook''s Twitter.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

But Posterous, if you’ll recall, was acquired by Twitter in 2012 and shut down one year later. And then there’s Mark Zuckerberg’s venture philanthropy firm and its commitment to fund “personalized learning.” While some schools have adopted Kindles and other Amazon tablets – I’m kidding.

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Leading Teaching and Learning in Today’s World

edWeb.net

Wright’s district created a parent university that provided opportunities for parents to understand what their children would be experiencing and how they could support learning at home. Accessible from any computer, tablet or smartphone, ClassLink is ideal for 1to1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition)

Doug Levin

Tagged on: March 19, 2017 Textbooks could be history as schools switch to free online learning | Philly.com → Garnet Valley is a district in the vanguard of a nationwide movement to ditch traditional textbooks for open-source educational resources on the web. That's a lot of computers.

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Worldwide, Online, and Free - The Library 2.013 Conference Starts Friday

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

: A Look Behind the Scenes of Serials Librarianship at Chicago Public Library''s Harold Washington Library Center - Nicole Steeves, Librarian 4:00pm KEYNOTE - ROY TENNANT: A View of Libraries on the Brink 5:00pm Authority Control and Linked Data for Digital Library Metadata - Jeremy Myntti, Head of Cataloging and Metadata Services Edunize: Organizing (..)