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How School Librarians Adjusted to Remote Learning

EdTech Magazine

As schools across the nation shifted to distance learning — and then again to a hybrid model — library staff have taken creative approaches to foster student engagement and give students access to literature. Despite school closures continuing into the 2021 school year, librarians have also worked to…

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New Cohort Opportunity for Designing Powerful Learning Experiences

Digital Promise

These challenges range from new safety considerations, like following COVID-19 guidelines in makerspaces, to issues of access such as equitably creating projects with little to no required materials or tools. Applications are due January 8, 2021. Opportunities to connect with educators in Digital Promise networks.

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Edcamp Library Promise Goes Virtual

Digital Promise

The focus of Klein Independent School District’s Edcamp Library Promise is to invite educators interested in building strong school library programs to share ideas, lessons, tech tools, and best practices that promote vibrant school libraries for every learner.

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Helping Students Take the Next Step in their Career and Education Journey

Digital Promise

The immersive environment places learners in the World of Work, making the district’s career development framework all the more accessible and tangible for students. This summer, the district hosted Camp Cajon 2021 —two, three-week sessions of free summer school, which engaged approximately 5,000 students in the community.

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TeachingBooks Resources Available to 24 Million Readers with New Statewide Library Systems Added in 2021

eSchool News

CLEVELAND – February 3, 2022 – TeachingBooks , an online database of supplemental resources that enrich children’s and young adult books, had a busy year in 2021. In addition to being acquired by OverDrive in October, TeachingBooks announced the signing of four new statewide licenses and one territory license in 2021. million students.

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Three Ideas to Find Edtech that Will Transform the Future of Learning

Digital Promise

Many educators are asking, “How do I find the tools that we can leverage to achieve our vision for the 2021-22 school year?”. Access to both devices and powerful learning experiences is essential to address the inequities COVID-19 highlighted across educational opportunities.

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3 reasons E-rate funding remains critical for school internet access

eSchool News

The federal E-rate program remains a vital and trusted funding source to bring “mission-critical” internet access to schools and libraries, according to an annual report tracking trends and developments related to the federal funding stream. Key 2021 report findings include: 1.

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