The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

The books literally are broken into text message-sized chunks making reading easier, plus Literal has classroom management features for teachers. Give people “book talks” and book tastings. Have a great classroom library. Work to help them read longer books and branch out into other genres.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

After witnessing companies and organizations renege on their commitment to DEI after the police murder of George Floyd, I promised myself that I would not work with an organization or a company that treated DEI as a trend or an item on a compliance checklist. Who gets to decide what books go into the library? they asked.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The “ Public Libraries and Book Bans – Parent Perception Survey ” gathered insights from 1,527 parents and guardians with children under 18 in two surveys during October and November 2023. The results are detailed in a new report from EveryLibrary Institute and Book Riot.

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eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2023

In this new collaboration, Pear Deck takes book-specific supplemental materials from TeachingBooks and creates a custom, interactive lesson. TeachingBooks offers high-quality instructional assets such as author interviews and cultural reflection prompts that help educators bring books to life.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

These companies did not pay me or ask me to write about them. Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Hello Ruby – Many makerspaces are in libraries. The books are translated in 24 languages. Recommended STEM Products.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 24, 2021

"Protecting Your Library From a Fire” Part of a special Library 2.0 series - featuring Robert May, JD, former Fire Chief, and hosted by Dr. Steve Albrecht OVERVIEW : A 60-minute training webinar presented by Library 2.0 This webinar will help you think and plan for the unthinkable - a fire in your library.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

These projects are created around Understanding by Design (UbD) principles to emphasize STEM education and have tools to help students customize, evaluate, assess and create portfolios. We discuss first drafts and I relate it to writing my own books. The library has over 2,000 individual products inside performance tasks. .

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 29, 2024

These tools are: Book Finder Book Summarizer Library Programming Assistant LOC Authority Record Finder Talk to a Book Search Query Optimizer ESL Reading Passage Creator We'd love your feedback--there's a link on the page to give it. Summaries from summarize.tech - detailed version at [link].

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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2024

Parents are also exerting themselves within schools by advocating for changes in curriculum and instruction—whether that’s to move to reading instruction in line with the evidence of how students become good readers, or in the way the books in a school library reflect a community’s values. It’s unclear at best. What should schools do?

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MindShift

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Some have publicly proclaimed the steps they will take to create anti-racist schools , including diversifying classroom and library bookshelves. That task may be easier than ever, thanks to six years of advocacy by the We Need Diverse Books campaign. Picture books: Hands Up! That needs to be a goal,” said Michelle H.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 15, 2019

“Until recently, gaming in education has been very propriety in nature,” says Ryan Schaaf , assistant professor of educational technology at Notre Dame of Maryland University and co-author of the book Game On: Using Digital Games to Transform Teaching, Learning, and Assessment. . You have access to a limited library of games.”.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 30, 2019

These companies did not pay me or ask me to write about them. Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Hello Ruby – Many makerspaces are in libraries. The books are translated in 24 languages. Recommended STEM Products.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 25, 2020

We've posted a new 30-minute podcast episode " Library Safety and Security with Dr. Steve Albrecht " section of Library 2.0 : "Domestic Violence in the Library Workspace," Dr. Albrecht's fifth podcast episode. Topics include: Typical police responses to library safety and security issues: What needs to change or stay the same?

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

which creates curriculum, assessment and intervention products, found children in first and second grade experienced the most dramatic drops in grade level reading scores compared to previous years. The situation is especially concerning among younger children: one analysis of reading level data by Amplify Education, Inc.,

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

education technology company has reached the billion-dollar valuation mark, and with that comes bragging rights to being a “unicorn.” NewView Capital also contributed $30 million in what’s known as an employee tender offer, a process in which NewView purchased company shares held by Course Hero employees. Another U.S. The valuation—$1.1

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 19, 2020

We're excited to announce our second Library 2.020 mini-conference: " Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 8, 2024

The experience of flipping through a physical book is a stark contrast to the online reading experience eBooks offer. Instant Access, Infinite Adventures When it comes to using white label eBook platforms, readers simply need to download the app, sign up, and dive into a vast library of books instantly.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2020

Steve Albrecht's newest Library 2.0 webinar is coming up on Friday, August 28th: " Your Library and the Police: Time for a New Relationship." This 6 0-minute webinar with Q&A is part of a special Library 2.0 Topics include: Typical police responses to library safety and security issues: What needs to change or stay the same?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

Our second Library 2.020 mini-conference: " Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join the Library 2.0 Please also join the Library 2.0 Steve Steve Hargadon Library 2.0

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Susan mentions this may be the right tool for students or teachers who need to reference a physical item like a book, notebook, or model. The library within the app includes many children’s books, so elementary teachers will really like this. Start by choosing the book you’ll read aloud to your class.

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MindShift

APRIL 8, 2020

The night before a safer-at-home order was issued in her Wisconsin town, all Pernille Ripp could think about was getting to her books. I went to my classroom and grabbed a ton of books I could read aloud to my students online,” Ripp said. “I I thought that this might be it for the rest of the school year.” .

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2023

The company has launched Gale In Context: Literature, a new resource for literature instruction and learning that helps high schoolers engage and thrive in English language arts (ELA). Book Browse: an easy to browse visual bookshelf that can be filtered by topic, genre, and other key literature focused limiters. FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

higher education courseware in 2015, down from 50 percent the year before, according to a 2018 report from Macquarie, an investment bank and financial services company. In a 2018 survey of college students, the trade publication Library Journal found that 75 percent say that reading print books is easier than e-books.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

Endless Network , a global organization dedicated to promoting equity and accessibility, invests strategically in companies worldwide to address challenges such as limited access to quality education. This article focuses on one of those organizations, Learning Equality. billion people worldwide without internet access.

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Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2018

The latest owner of the digital K-12 literacy platform is Renaissance Learning , a provider of math, literacy and assessment products. Last February, myON was sold by its parent company , Capstone to private equity firm Francisco Partners. Across these three main product lines, the company claims usage in one-third of all U.S.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2022

Edsoma readers will receive Lexile oral reading measures and the app’s books will have oral readability measures from the Lexile ® Framework for Oral Reading. Lexile and Quantile measures and related technologies link assessment to instruction and provide next steps for students of all ages and abilities.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 20, 2021

We've posted a new blog post from Dr. Steve Albrecht in our " Library Service, Safety, & Security" section of Library 2.0 : "Is There Hidden Bias at Your Library?" It has been illegal for many decades for companies to use biases to discriminate against people during hiring, and how they are supervised or promoted.

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2022

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — March 16, 2022 — Savvas Learning Company , a K-12 next-generation learning solutions leader, launched today several new summer learning solutions to support school districts in addressing unfinished learning in math and literacy. Thousands of e-books include high-interest, popular, and culturally relevant titles.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

Tomorrow is our second Library 2.020 mini-conference! Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 30, 2018

Jennifer Gonzalez has released her 2018 Teachers Guide to Technology with over 200 education technology tools including tools for assessment, flipped learning, presentations, parent engagement, video engagement and more. We should have many more blended courses on the books next year. Link to show: www.coolcatteacher/e242.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — As students return to the classroom for the new school year, Savvas Learning Company is helping educators move learning forward with engaging, easy-to-use K-12 solutions that offer data-informed instruction and adaptive technology to take personalized learning to the next level. “A Personalized Learning in Action.

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techlearning

APRIL 23, 2018

Herndon, Virginia, April 23, 2018 — Although every elementary school has different student needs its teachers must support, each needs an extensive library of books for its students. As part of the state’s Read to Achieve Act, the district hosts the camp for students who are not reading on grade level based on state assessments.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2017

Today’s giveaway contest is Sylvia’s book Invent to Learn. Assessing making and tinkering. The risks of using reflection as your only tool for assessing making. The risks of using reflection as your only tool for assessing making. Thanks Sylvia for donating one of your books to a lucky listener!

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Marketplace K-12

MARCH 25, 2016

A company focused on improving K-12 literacy through ed tech has struck a deal with the Washington Post that will give the provider access to dozens of breaking news stories weekly, and hundreds of stories in the newspaper’s archives. Cross-posted from the Digital Education blog.

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Benchmark Education

MARCH 16, 2016

Benchmark Education Company praises the contributions of women who shaped the world we live in today. Try adding one of Michelle Kwan’s short figure-skating program performances to Michelle Kwan, her biographical e-book, to really bring the content alive. Please use the comments section below to add your own ideas! Grandma Moses.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2020

Our second Library 2.020 mini-conference is just one week away! Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Consulting firm McKinsey & Company calculated that U.S. A student reading a book in a first grade classroom. Before the pandemic, Albalicia Espino often took her 6-year-old daughter Sara to the West Dallas Library. Estimates of just how sluggish vary. We couldn’t have enough help.”. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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