Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2025

What resources should be offered (in places like the campus library)? How should teaching change for a group of students whose studies and social lives were disrupted by COVID-19 (and instructors who had a crash-course in online teaching)? What Brings Gen Z to the Library? Heres how Gen Z is changing the campus library.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 19, 2023

International Children’s Digital Library The ICDL offers over 4,600 digital children’s books in over 59 languages that exhibit tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages, and ideas. Books are made available from a variety of sources including the Library of Congress. Access this catalog via the website.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Q&A: Steve Langford on Equalizing Student Access to the Web and Tech. Inequities in student access to reliable internet service and personal technology are not insurmountable. We assumed that all students had internet access at home, and they don’t. One school in the group did that, and we shared it out to the other 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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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Utah State Library has partnered with Gale , part of Cengage Group, to provide Utahs more than 3 million residents with free access to Gale digital resources. The resources are available online to all Utah residents with a local public library card through Utahs Online Public Library (UOPL).

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

In both plans, you get access to all of the features, so it is a perfect time to set up an account and try it out.) Add free manipulatives and lessons to your library first. When you find a manipulative, slide, or game that you want, it is as simple as adding it to your library. What is included in the Lumio library?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

They take only a few minutes and are also offered in a team-based setup if that works better for your group. Include someone who looks alone or left out into a group activity. You don’t even need to create an account to access them. Find a Little Free Library and donate some books. Reconnect with an old friend.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 13, 2020

For more than six years, we’ve worked to close the homework gap , ensuring that all students have equitable access to the internet and technology for powerful learning opportunities outside of the classroom, augmenting what is available in school. All included resources are free and meet student privacy criteria.

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ViewSonic Education

AUGUST 5, 2024

With flexible seating, interactive technology, and dedicated group work areas, they create a dynamic and collaborative learning environment. Collaboration: These spaces, with group-friendly furniture layouts and EdTech , serve as hubs for peer-to-peer learning and teamwork, helping students develop essential social and communication skills.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The 14th annual E-rate Trends Report reveals the current successes and challenges of the E-rate program and evaluates how the program can most effectively support schools and libraries. School and library input is compiled and delivered directly to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to inform program administration.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Gale , part of Cengage Group and ConnectEDD Publishing , have partnered to bring the professional development (PD) resources of best-selling author, leadership coach, and K-12 professional learning expert, Jimmy Casas , to school districts nationwide via the Gale eBooks platform. CHICAGO & FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.

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Edsurge

MARCH 10, 2025

According to new research from Project Tomorrow and Thorndike Press from Gale, part of Cengage Group, large print books can improve students reading achievement levels and attitudes toward reading. When asked if they wanted more large print titles easily accessible by students, 100 percent of teachers said yes.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2020

There's a big giant access issue, both in terms of what happens when there’s no internet and then also what happens when you don’t have a device that can go on the internet,” says Beth Holland, the digital equity and rural project director at the Consortium for School Networking, an industry group for school tech directors.

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

Colleges have long had offices designed to support students who have learning disabilities and to encourage broader accessibility in the classroom and beyond. On the latest installment of our monthly online discussion forum, EdSurge Live , we explored accessibility in this unusual era of emergency remote teaching.

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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 That’s why the all-access model is so significant?it

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2024

This practice has enabled the growth of a digital subscription business model for textbooks, where publishers sign deals with colleges and bookstores to charge students fees in exchange for access to mostly online versions of the course materials assigned for their classes.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The Ethics of AI: Copyright, Citation, and Circumspection A Library 2.0 "AI This discussion will feature several examples of each of these ideas and discuss these ethical principles and how they relate to libraries and education. This 60-minute online hands-on workshop is part of our Library 2.0 Ethics of AI" Series.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 30, 2020

Barriers such as limited English proficiency, unreliable care for children or elders, and lack of access to transportation have prevented many adults from accessing vital education and skills training to engage in the thriving economy and secure gainful employment. Nashville Public Library. Nashville Public Library.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Integrating presentations in teaching is an accessible way to bring technology to the classroom and make the best digital tools available. Teachers, group coordinators and team members can leave comments and chat. You can also customize any lesson from the Nearpod Lesson Library, including hundreds of already made slide-based lessons.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Before discovering the Tract platform, researching Genius Hour meant sending students to the library (virtual or physical), digging through books and pages of website hits, and finding the knowledge required to complete the project that was then presented to the class. The library is good for all ages and the internet for olders.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2019

Gaps also exist between high-performing and low-performing public schools based on differences in access to funding and resources, community engagement and commitment, and the ability and willingness of district and school leaders to embrace innovation and try new strategies. school and library to the internet.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 11, 2020

But implementation requires that care is taken to ensure that 1) every student has access and they know how to use it, and 2) the online experiences are powerful and meaningful. The digital learning gap is caused by differences in how learners access technology, both in and out of school, and in how technology is used for learning.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 10, 2025

Well-Being to Improve Productivity and Service Quality An Affordable 4-Month Series with Loida Garcia-Febo The Library 2.0 Well-Being to Improve Productivity and Service Quality An Affordable 4-Month Series with Loida Garcia-Febo The Library 2.0 Anyone signing up mid-series will have immediate access to the previous session recordings.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

The ViewSonic Education Ecosystem In our 35-year journey, ViewSonic has been driven by a vision and passion for educational excellence, with the goal of making tech accessible for all educational needs. So as schools evolve, the crucial decision arises: stick with the old or embrace the upgrade?

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Lately I have been seeing many pictures from a specific group of students who have developed an interest in building their own computers. I always had an interest in computers, but that increased even more thanks to my library makerspace. We started looking around the library and in the back room we saw some empty boxes.

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ViewSonic Education

AUGUST 12, 2024

This includes having emergency alert apps for real-time updates and instructions, access control systems to manage who enters campus buildings, and mass notification systems to quickly spread important information. It even works with these subgrouped displays, allowing IT administrators to set different CAP URLs for each group.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 23, 2022

In addition, these virtual worlds also have the potential to boost accessibility, deliver greater freedom of expression, and encourage students with social anxieties. This avatar can allow them to express themselves in ways they can’t in real life, but it can also greatly help with the concept of digital accessibility as well. .

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

ViewBoard Interactive Displays Today's lessons made easy Explore Now > Tip 2: Simplify Access with Cloud Integration Wouldn’t it be great to walk into a classroom and have all your digital files and notes right at your fingertips, with no time wasted logging into apps and cloud storage platforms?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Cloud storage solutions enable you to access your study materials from anywhere, making it easier to study on the go. A well-maintained digital library enhances productivity and allows you to focus more on learning and less on logistics. For example, on exam 1, students who used a study group scored an average of 77.0% ± 7.6,

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Learner access to computers at home is limited, while access to mobile phones is high. Because of this, access to and use of online learning software—particularly those that are not mobile-optimal—tends to be limited to time spent within the learning facility.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2025

Some educators may not want children spending time staring at screens during school and dont think their young students need to have access to a device. This might look like having students move through stations with their groups, including one station using a device and one station meeting with the teacher.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 9, 2018

I’ve used this space for flipped classrooms when I have students do group work in class, like this example from a course on Greek archaeology: Each group of students can work simultaneously on one page, adding content which is marked with a vertical colored stripe and the student’s initials so you can see which student added which content.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

It provides reading resources either uploaded by the teacher or selected from the platform’s library of thousands of fiction and nonfiction books (some free; some through Prime plans), Common Core-aligned lesson plans, videos, or simulations. Students, too, have their own dashboard where they access teacher-assigned materials and more.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 13, 2024

Collaborative Online Workspaces Collaborative online workspaces have transformed the landscape of group projects and classroom collaboration. EBook Libraries EBook libraries are changing how students access reading materials, making heavy backpacks filled with textbooks a thing of the past.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2020

As I’ve worked with educators all over the country, I’ve heard countless anecdotes of book study groups where people have come together to explore ideas and support one another to implement the strategies in the classroom. Consider bringing Balance with Blended Learning into your professional learning community.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

What’s more, the metaverse itself can be accessed using a variety of devices. However, true immersion is not guaranteed, and issues, such as accessibility, are always important to consider. With that being said, metaverse learning is a relatively new concept and one that many educators are still getting to grips with.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 13, 2022

These powerful handheld devices not only enable access to the Internet and a universe of educational apps, but their fast speeds and vast processing power make them essential tools, particularly for engineering and science students. However, blanket bans ignore the benefits that mobile learning can bring to the classroom.

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