Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Nearly 20 years ago, Google made an ambitious play to digitize the content of some of the world’s largest research libraries. It seemed like the beginning of a new era, when scholars and the public could make new connections and discoveries in the kind of mass digital library that had previously been the stuff of science fiction.

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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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Tom Murray

MAY 23, 2018

Over the past few years, districts have been working diligently to close the access gap (coined in D.C. The statistics regarding the need are clear and I believe that equity in access is one of the main issues facing school leaders today. EveryoneOn.org is a non-profit that works to support families in obtaining access at home.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

There’s a ritual that kicks off every new quarter in Michelle Luhtala’s library at New Canaan High School, one where English teachers send a gaggle of students through her doors to pick a new batch of books. Most license their books for one to three years at a time, forcing schools to later pay full price again or lose access.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

We also talk about an authentic project of having kids write a personal book and the various steps of making it happen. Questions Answered in This Show: What are the best free writing apps for classrooms, including tools like Book Creator? Get 3 months FREE of Book Creator Premium with the code COOLCATTEACHER!

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 9, 2019

I’ve learned to use free web tools to design headers on different social networks, graphics for books and digital badges, banners, flyers, parent newsletters, programs, digital magazines, book covers, logos, and more! You can access free templates that can be copied to make creating the same type of visual quick and easy.

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Digital Promise

MAY 25, 2017

The Digital Promise maker learning team spent some time in Greer, South Carolina this winter observing and filming the Riverside Middle School Library Club students as they worked to design solutions to problems they identified in their community. We are excited to share their story as the second in our series of Maker Promise videos.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

In makerspaces, usually set up in schools or libraries, students work collaboratively on projects that encourage using creative solutions to explore areas in science, technology, engineering and math. Makerspaces have revolutionized what school libraries can do. Makerspaces in Schools Make Coding Accessible to Students.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Another idea is to have students create their own newsletter to talk about what they are learning, even include a video and choose from all of the options in the media library to add to their story. 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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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

One fear expressed was about how the mostly Black and Latino students at 28 schools would fare under a plan created by new Superintendent Mike Miles that would require school libraries to cease, in essence, functioning as libraries. Demonstrators gather in August 2023 in protest of Houston ISD's plan to close libraries in schools.

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2020

Libraries are temporarily closing their doors due to coronavirus—like so many other institutions in the wake of a growing pandemic. But what does it mean for librarians to serve patrons without a library ? But what does it mean for librarians to serve patrons without a library ?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 21, 2023

In order to help you encourage families to read at home, I am sharing with you reading challenges, reading adventures, and ways for families to receive free books. Also, share websites and places to receive free books, such as a map of free mini libraries around the area , Amazon’s free Kindle books , ReadWorks , or Youthpedia.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

per month for one access to one digital textbook or $14.99 per month to access all of the more than 1,500 titles on the company’s platform, with each plan requiring a four-month minimum. Users also get access to audiobook versions of their texts?available Subscribers to Pearson Plus pay $9.99 We want to help them study better.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 7, 2019

Biometric technology is already part of the K–12 ecosystem, where administrators are using iris scans and “facial fingerprints” to grant access to buildings and computer labs, track attendance, manage lunch payments, loan library materials and ensure students get on the right buses. . Miller writes about technology for CIO.com.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! With a free subscription teachers get 100 MB of storage and access to over standards aligned 8000 interactive lessons. You can even access Flocabulary lessons and integrate Flipgrid.

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Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2021

Library closures hit patrons hard—especially those who relied on them as their main internet source and used them to access online educational resources. Libraries Close, Internet Access Ends There have been several studies about how the lack of fast home broadband has hurt kids’ access to online learning during school closures.

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Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2020

The first image many people have of school is a circle of small children, sitting cross-legged, paying attention (or not) to an adult reading a book aloud and showing pictures to the class. A second question has been given almost equal importance: Is reading a book to students online even legal? The short answer is, well, yes.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2022

Luckily, Common Core–and many State standards–provide an excellent starter list of seven ways to blend technology into your everyday teaching: have digital ebooks included in your class library. Treat them exactly as though they were print books. have online libraries included with student resources.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2022

When high school senior Cameron Samuels started attending school board meetings in the Houston suburb of Katy last year, they were typically one of only a few voices—and at times the only voice—speaking in support of student access to LGBTQ materials. He adds that book distributions are taking place in Texas and Virginia.

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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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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 14, 2018

He received a free copy of my book, Learning to Go: Lesson Ideas for Teaching with Mobile Devices, Cell Phones and BYOT. Novel Effect is an amazing iOS app to use when reading popular children’s books or poetry. Make different types of reading materials accessible and available to learners. Show them how to check out books.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2024

Key points: It’s critical for students to have access to reading opportunities 6 tips to help educators support young readers 3 keys to successful summer reading For more news on literacy, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub When I was a kid, my dad never let me shop the Scholastic Book Fair.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 11, 2017

I shared the PDF version because our library only had a few copies of the book. As soon as it’s opened using Kami, your students will have access to all of the features listed above and you will be able to see their annotations when you click into their assignments in Google Classroom!

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eSchool News

JULY 15, 2022

The building had once been an elementary school with a fully functioning library. When we held a community book drive to fill the shelves, we ended up with a ramshackle collection of old, random, age-inappropriate books, some print encyclopedias, and an eclectic mix of cookbooks. There was even a built-in card catalog.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Which tools assist us by providing access to real-time feedback? In addition to the traditional homework assignments, projects, and tests that we use to determine where students are in the learning process, we have access to more tools and methods than ever before. What are some ways to promote more student choice in learning?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 6, 2019

They will also have access to a library full of templates, frames, effects and more to create incredibly imaginative video projects. Some ideas is for students to create a tv commercial, book trailer, digital story, information video, or Public Service Announcement. Tools and Apps. The scene is set as a play.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2020

In my book, Balance with Blended Learning , I invite teachers to reimagine teaching and learning by partnering with students. The LINCspring platform offers educators access to coaches, like myself, as well as online templates, tools, and resources that help you implement these new ideas.

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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

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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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! To save time students can edit one of the several templates or create their own from scratch by choosing from a free library of stickers, animations, stock images, videos, backgrounds, fonts, frames and more.

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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. All of them, no matter whether they’re in a classroom, the library, one of the tech labs. provide access to full text PDF (or videos where relevant) from every digital device in your school, 24 hours a day.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 13, 2022

Some of my favorites include using Formative, Google Jamboard, and Nearpod, and Classkick, all of which are beneficial for connecting students in learning, whether in-person or remote and which enable educators to have access to data or information about where students are in the learning process. Multimedia presentations. Digital portfolios.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 26, 2019

Remember when we had to get all of our professional literature and information from journals, books, conferences, over the phone, or people that we came in direct contact with? Educators now have access anytime from anywhere to people, ideas, resources, strategies, and feedback.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Read, Write, Think has several interactives that walk students through the story creation process- Story Map , Literary Elements , Flip Books , the Hero’s Journey , Story Cube , and Fractured Fairy Tales.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 6, 2018

As an ESL student and a child from an immigrant, economically disadvantaged family raised in blue-collar northern Ohio, I know first-hand the power a good book can have on a child who feels different and inferior from everyone around him. My kindergartner recently came home with an astronomy book written at an 8th grade reading level.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 26, 2019

In an age of digital formats, quick texts (and the associated degradation of spelling and grammar), online content, blogs and posts, many in the education, publishing and library sectors — as well as broader cultural institutions — are wondering and worrying about the future of literature. Number of Literary Readers (in millions).

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Waterford

APRIL 12, 2023

Libraries can be powerful tools—in your classroom, school, and community—to encourage a love of reading and engage students in learning. Read on to learn about the benefits of classroom libraries and how to build and organize your own. Additionally, consider holding a classroom book donation drive.

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