eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2025

Key points: Books featuring licensed characters can instill a love of reading We are just beginning the uphill climb to improve student reading scores NAEP scores show disheartening trends for the lowest-performing students For more news on literacy, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Holden, my 21-month-old, has fallen in love.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2025

NORTH WILKESBORO and ASHEVILLE, North Carolina In support of North Carolina schools in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Just Right Reader recently donated 315,000 books to support students in grades K-2 throughout northwest and western North Carolina.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2021

Course materials and books are online, classes meet through web portals, and non-IT systems like building control and laboratory technology are beginning to shift to the IT department. IT issues can prevent students from accessing course materials, endanger research projects and…

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 14, 2021

With so many students interacting and having access to social media and digital tools, they need to develop the right skills to navigate these spaces and be prepared to deal with any challenges or barriers that may arise. Book Creator. Books can include audio, images, text, and video.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2020

Note: This doesn’t discuss the policy issues involving meals, access, and equity but is meant to get you started and prepared. Book Creator is giving 90 days free so you can collaborate together writing books. Peardeck also allows you to request individual or district-wide access if you’re impacted by closures.

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Waterford

APRIL 15, 2023

This article will provide a list of children’s books—both picture books and chapter books—written by Arab American authors, that are excellent for highlighting the voices, history, and contributions of Arab American people. 15 Children’s Books by Arab American Authors 1.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 24, 2025

Students create and publish their own books, often using tools like Book Creator. Inclusivity and Technology : Be an Author Month emphasizes accessibility, leveraging technology to ensure all students can participate. It aligns with National Reading Month, Listening Awareness Month , and National March into Literacy Month.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

That has to change, argues author Dan Wuori in his new book, “ The Daycare Myth: What We Get Wrong About Early Care and Education (and What We Should Do About It). ” Wuori’s arguments throughout the concise, 101-page book are premised on what he calls “The Three Simple Truths of Early Development”: Learning begins in utero and never stops.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Dr. Douglas Fisher, co-author of the best-selling book Rebound, Grades K-12: A Playbook for Rebuilding Agency, Accelerating Learning Recovery, and Rethinking Schools. Request free access today at teach.tract.app with the access code COOLCATTEACHER. Acceleration research can teach us how to accelerate learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 20, 2024

This new year, I’ll encourage students to replace a written book report with an audio version. In fact,because parents feel you are more accessible, always willing to discuss their child, they become less demanding. In fact, I’ve done this so well in the past, students rarely make suggestions anymore.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 19, 2023

Thanks to the efforts of many devoted professionals and the financial support of more, there are a wide variety of free/inexpensive sources for books that students can use for classroom activities as well as pleasure. Parents can sign up home accounts to help students keep track of favorite books. Access this catalog via the website.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

I vividly remember the first World Book Encyclopedia set my parents bought for the house in the early 1980’s. Housed in the dining room for ease of access by all, the copper and cream books with gold trim were a staple resource for my brothers and me when we had to do any research for school work.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 20, 2023

Making formative assessment data accessible to students is essential to foster a learning environment that prioritizes autonomy, self-regulation, and reflection. Monitoring Access to ongoing formative assessment results allows students to continuously monitor their progress toward standards-aligned learning goals.

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2024

Department of Education recently started reevaluating financial aid regulations from 2016 that effectively allow colleges to automatically bill students for books and supplies as long as those materials meet criteria that include being sold at below competitive market rates.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 10, 2021

Being prepared means access to various resources, including methods and tools to help students build social emotional learning (SEL) skills. With access to a toolkit such as this, it helps educators feel confident with bringing SEL into the classroom! Options for creating books include adding text, images, audio, and video.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

I highlighted some of the affordances available online that can help students to manipulate digital information to make it more accessible. As schools think about making learning accessible for all students, it is important to consider how instructional materials allow students to interact with information. Physical Action.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Book Creator. Book Creator is a great collaboration tool for students. Regardless of where learning is happening, students can interact by creating a collaborative book! Flipgrid is free for educators and students to use, and it also has Immersive Reader for accessibility. Gimkit Draw.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2025

Gallant co-authored the forthcoming book, The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI, with David Rettinger, associate chair of psychology at the University of Tulsa. It's free to access. As she sees it, when it comes to student cheating in the age of AI, everything has changed, and nothing has changed.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

I share the personal story above as access to artificial intelligence in the form of Siri and Alexa has impacts on the education space. Whereas in the past, knowledge could be readily accessed from encyclopedias and books, this took time. The Internet drastically changed this process by ushering us all into the Information Age.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Unity Playground teaches core concepts like object movement, collision detection, and character animation, giving young coders a taste of real game development in a way that’s accessible and fun. Tip from CodaKid Teachers: Let kids start with simple projects, such as creating a basic maze or platform game.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

His books have become go-to resources for colleges, universities, and K-12 school districts. Readers describe the series as “useful,” “helpful,” “applicable,” “reassuring,” and “accessible.” Online Teaching: Effective Strategies for a Successful Semester Online.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 21, 2021

In my new book with Dr. Katie Novak, UDL and Blended Learning , I share a story about working with an architect to design a new home after my family lost our house in the Tubbs Fire in 2017. Each chapter ends with reflection and discussion questions to guide those book study conversations. Identify and Remove Barriers.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 4, 2024

June 4th-6th: Buy any K-8 School License get 2 free print books of the grade level you purchased (Please note: new orders only; domestic or freight-forwarders only) Usually, you get one desk copy for each grade level included in your school license. We’ll send the extra books. What is a school license?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 9, 2023

In 2022 she became the CEO of Tools for Schools, the developers of Book Creator – an inclusive, creative edtech tool. For example, the Curriculum Access Team at Cincinnati Public Schools has been using Book Creator to ensure that every student has access to their learning. Luckily, Lainey Franks agrees with me.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

With Immersive Reader , it also promotes accessibility by providing more than 100 languages, which help to meet the language needs of students and families. Other ideas could be to use some of the templates available and have students design a video newsletter or create a video book report.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 15, 2020

Dr. Kim Schonert-Reichl – Bio as Submitted Dr. Kim Schonert-Reichl is an expert advisor for the WE organization’s WE Schools program, which is accessed by over 18,000 schools across North America – with a special emphasis on social and emotional learning and mental wellbeing. If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF.

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User Generated Education

JULY 12, 2020

The activities I plan to do (can be completed using social distancing) with my students include: Introduction Using Bitmoji Classroom Antiracist Children’s Talking Books I Am Poem Make a Podcast or Write a Song Quilt. Learners are given access to the following Google slide and asked to explore the resources independently.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 5, 2020

I grew up surrounded by and loving books. I follow book blogs and I am part of an online book club. Plus, books count as friends, right? As an avid member of the online book community, I can’t thank it enough for helping me read more diversely, more deeply and even for making bookish friends.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 27, 2025

Access to Resources : Use books, audiovisual materials, and worksheets provided by the academy to learn intensively. Learning in Context : Teachers can explain how the same word can differ in meaning based on tone and situation, like in Mandarin and Thai. These subtleties teach you to use words better.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Teachers no longer have to fight for labs and carts, nor do they have to book time for shared devices,” says Keith Onstot, technology integration curriculum developer at Bellevue School District in Washington state, which is expanding its own program. Now the access is just…

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 2, 2025

Mix in discussions, books, hands-on activities, and creative exercises to keep education well-rounded. Read books, watch educational videos, join study groups, or work on hands-on projects to reinforce your learning. The real advantage isnt just having access to AI. This deepens understanding and builds confidence.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 6, 2021

Class Action Gradebook – This grade book app lets you import student data, import assignments, and maintain a journal. Educators can log into their grade book from any computer with Internet access. Jupiter iO Gradebook – A grade book for educators from K-12 to college.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2025

Theres a disconnect between what we know is really critical and then what were paying attention to, says Hau, executive director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning and author of a new book about the essential role of relationships in healthy human development. Screens are replacing in-person, authentic social interactions.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 2, 2022

get 3 free print books of the grade level you purchased. We’ll send the extra books. provide access to full text PDF (or videos where relevant) from every digital device in your school, 24 hours a day. June 4th-8th: Buy a K-8 School License. domestic purchase or freight-forwarders only). What is a school license?

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2020

Even if teachers cannot require that students attend a live meeting due to concerns around access, connectivity, and availability, these sessions can be recorded and posted on class websites, Google Classroom, or a learning management system. These online sessions are an excellent way to continue teaching and connecting with learners.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 2, 2021

Students can read a book, create a book summary, use it for STEM projects, create an interactive story, and more. Another collaborative storytelling option is Book Creator , which can be used to create digital books. Students can work together and create their own book to share what they are learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Access early black Friday deals from now through November 27, 2022. Jon has written and co-authored ten books that have been translated into thirteen languages. Find out more about Jon at JonBergmann.com and find book resources at TheMasteryLearningHandbook.com. We have John Bergmann with us and he's written 11 books.

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