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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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 8, 2024

1. Select and Train Student Leaders Teachers can create an application process to identify suitable candidates, considering factors such as their technical knowledge, communication skills, and ability to work in a team. Training can include workshops, online courses, and hands-on practice sessions.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2024

No longer bound by geography, students can access diverse resources and personalized support while parents can stay connected with teachers effortlessly. Students can gain access to diverse materials, making learning more interactive. With digital access, learning is no longer confined to textbooks and classroom materials.

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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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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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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.) You’ll see when you login that you start off by being able to add activities, explore the resources they have, or get some training on how to use this collaborative learning tool. What is included in the Lumio library?

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Edsurge

MARCH 10, 2025

Instantaneous Implementation and Impact Large print books offer an easily implementable intervention without requiring extensive training or curriculum changes. My daughters success story underscores the benefits of offering students a variety of reading formats, not only in libraries but in the classroom, too.

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ViewSonic Education

AUGUST 12, 2024

Training and Usability Issues: Even when schools manage to invest in new technologies, training staff to use them effectively can be a significant hurdle. 3. Enhance Accessibility and Awareness of Support Services City campuses often dominate safety discussions due to urban dangers, but rural campuses face unique challenges too.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2024

This collaboration offers a unique collection of acclaimed professional learning resources that provides districts and educators with unlimited and simultaneous access to the digital content they need when they need it for PD growth and student success.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

AI training from internet content Before generative AI’s were launched for public use, they had to be ‘trained’ by algorithms telling them how to access every bit of available internet content, copyrighted or not. I can’t wait to see how this-all comes out. Thanks for your patience!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

You don’t even need to create an account to access them. Find a Little Free Library and donate some books. Topics include: Caring for Others Creating a Kind Classroom Following the Rules Stress Busters What Would You Do? Pay the bus fare for the passenger behind you. Say thank you to a community helper. Donate blood. Try it once.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

ByteLearn is a platform that helps teachers spend less time preparing materials and still gives each student individualised training. It has a huge library of videos and questions, covers a wide range of topics, and adapts to each student’s level. ByteLearn.com – Digital math teaching assistant for teachers. 3 IXL Learning.

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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

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

To ensure students can access books and other academic resources even if they’re nowhere near a campus. Libraries are really, really good at collaborating,” says Karen Munro, president of the Association of College & Research Libraries. When courses begin, the e-librarians are available to help students access the materials.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 13, 2024

EBook Libraries EBook libraries are changing how students access reading materials, making heavy backpacks filled with textbooks a thing of the past. This instant accessibility promotes a love for reading via formats such as audiobooks and interactive texts. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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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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Digital Promise

APRIL 16, 2020

Micro-credential COVID-19 Library. When Digital Promise first began building our micro-credential ecosystem more than six years ago, it was with a commitment to equity and access to professional learning opportunities for all educators. Parents are also increasingly worried about what their children may access or be exposed to online.

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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. However, making this kind of immersion accessible for everyone, regardless of their circumstances, is a major barrier that must be overcome.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Ask me about training your teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com ! Also, access a library of free clipart, fonts, graphics and backgrounds. Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go. Teaching with Infographics from Shelly Sanchez Terrell. Web Tools and Apps.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

For instance, Osso VR is a virtual reality technology company founded on the principle of training surgeons with real world skills that can be directly applied when in the operating room. It’s a revolutionary technology that makes medical training faster, cheaper, and much safer. Digital libraries. Conclusion.

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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 7, 2023

Another tool is ViewSonic Originals , an extensive library of interactive content, educational games, and materials, that teachers can tap into when planning upcoming classes. Interactive and interesting content is an essential element to include in any classroom as it provides an engaging way for students to learn.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 14, 2018

Ask me about training your teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com ! Make different types of reading materials accessible and available to learners. You can usually find free books at thrift stores or libraries or ask for donations from the community. Best Practices for Enhancing Reading Skills. Allow them to check out the materials.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2019

It’s a chatbot, which library officials plan to add to the library’s website this summer to answer some of the most common questions students come in with, as well as to help them get started with their research. The use of AI in libraries has resurfaced age-old questions, such as whether technology will replace human librarians.

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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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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

With more than 16,000 ClassVR headsets deployed, this collaboration supports Los Angeles Unified’s Instructional Technology Initiative and is designed to provide the district’s students with access to cutting-edge VR and AR tools to enhance student engagement and enrich academic instruction.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 24, 2024

Thanks to the pervasiveness of easy-to-use and free web-based tools, most teachers have one or more computers in the classroom with internet access. Looking up data in an encyclopedia, using themed books in the classroom library, listening to content distilled by the teacher has always worked. Why does it matter? So why change?

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Often, the effects of the modern learning environment are felt first in common areas such as libraries and media centers. Often, these will be staffers who have agreed to aggressively integrate the new tools into their curriculum and attend outside training sessions to learn how to maximize the impact of their new resources.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 18, 2022

I have been on the Pear Deck train for the past five years. The platform also has a library of over 45,000 topics teachers can access when looking for a content lesson or idea. In the history classroom, teachers can create reading assignments with annotation options or use templates from the Kami library. Pear Deck.

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Edsurge

APRIL 14, 2020

The largest library in the world contains more than 168 million items, with materials in some 470 languages, and is located in Washington, D.C. The Library of Congress, situated right behind the U.S. Then the library makes that source material available and easily accessible to all. Let us know here.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 25, 2017

Because students couldn’t access school-based materials at home (for reasons like no internet or no digital device), I had to assign homework that could be completed without school resources, by themselves. resource library of teacher-generated materials, but also open-source educational content. It didn’t stop there.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

If more people knew how to cope with depression properly, we wouldn't have so many people who are depressed, so the training data for these tools cannot be counted on. Many similar features are also built into the Generative AI cloud features that can be accessed by application from Google.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

For a new generation of educators, these pursuits have something in common: They’re all appropriate learning exercises that can take place in the school library. Makerspaces, or library media centers that encourage collaboration and support student invention, are on the rise across the United States. As the U.S.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 25, 2020

Their collective efforts are meeting a range of needs—from internet access to devices to social-emotional supports. Witnessing how many students lacked access to the most basic components of online learning—devices and internet access—LEANLAB and their partners across the metro region took immediate action.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 26, 2019

Google Classroom Tools Let Educators Access PD Anywhere. To make the program more manageable for teachers and facilitators, Corney-McGee and his colleagues narrowed their focus, selecting only a handful of tools from the G Suite library. “We

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 4, 2025

LIBRARY PROGRAMMING WITH AI Using AI to Help Create Impactful and Memorable Library Programs A Library 2.0 "AI AI Essentials" Webinar with Crystal Trice OVERVIEW : Planning and executing engaging library programs takes creativity, strategy, and time. This 60-minute online webinar is part of our Library 2.0 "AI

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

She’s written a thoughtful article about the availability of education, books, and learning even for those without access to where you and I typically fulfill our need for knowledge: What opportunities do prisoners have to study? Other challenges.

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