Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Celebrate a Digital Book. Students can create digital books. Check out my post, Creating Digital Books as Gifts for Others , to discover lesson ideas, web tools, and mobile apps for making digital books. Buncee has a large library of stickers, backgrounds, audio, images, animation, and 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. What Are the Benefits of Makerspaces in Schools?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 23, 2017

Many free mobile apps and web tools allow students to digitally markup, highlight, and jot down quick thoughts about what they are reading. Getting students to inspect what they read habitually is one of the key topics in my new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies with EdTech Missions.

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Examples Mobility Google Libraries 402

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 22, 2023

To prevent this, teachers try approaches such as summer book reports, but students complain they intrude on their summer time. Make an audio recording of your thoughts (using a mobile app like Audio Memo ). This doesn’t require a library. When teachers make it optional, many don’t participate.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Celebrate a Digital Book. Students can create digital books. Check out my post, Creating Digital Books as Gifts for Others , to discover lesson ideas, web tools, and mobile apps for making digital books. Buncee has a large library of stickers, backgrounds, audio, images, animation, and videos.

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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. You can usually find free books at thrift stores or libraries or ask for donations from the community.

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Libraries Social Media Microsoft Mobility 305

Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2020

Although research for the new report was largely conducted before the spread of COVID-19, its authors note that the pandemic will likely make learners even “more mobile, moving in and out of formal education as their job, health, and family situations change.” San Jose State Puts Blockchain on the Books How can libraries use ledgers?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 7, 2025

OVERVIEW: Our first Library 2.025 mini-conference (and our third mini-conference on AI and Libraries), " AI and Libraries: Literacy, Ethics, and Responsible Use , " will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, March 13th, 2025, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Please also join the Library 2.0

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

If you are wondering how it works in practice, here’s a good example: Duolingo is a free mobile app that helps students to learn foreign languages. The same gamification principle counts for many other subjects and the corresponding mobile apps, making this learning strategy universal. Digital libraries. Robot teachers.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 30, 2019

It is ok to savor time, with a long sip of coffee or reading a book in the park. Now that we have screentime reported to us on many phones, track it and work to spend less time looking at your mobile device. If you prefer face-to-face groups, check your local library or coffee shop for book clubs and other hobby groups.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Find ideas for activities in my slide presentation, Mobile Holiday Apps for Spreading Cheer. Mobile Holiday Apps for Spreading Cheer from Shelly Sanchez Terrell. Create digital cookbooks, journals, or digital stories as gifts with Book Creator (iOS/Android), Buncee (Web/iOS), and Storykit (iOS). Apps for Creating Gifts.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2021

Three years ago, Darlene Thomas-Burroughs, branch manager of the Hardeeville Library in the rural town of Hardeeville, South Carolina, heard about a new way that library employees could help kids boost their reading scores. In rural places, the library and the school are the hubs,” Gentry said. “Our

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Libraries Trends Mobility Outcomes 145

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 13, 2025

OVERVIEW: Our first Library 2.025 mini-conference (and our third mini-conference on AI and Libraries), " AI and Libraries: Literacy, Ethics, and Responsible Use , " will be held online (and for free) today, Thursday, March 13th, 2025, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Please also join the Library 2.0

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 9, 2015

Classroom Organizer is a free web based and mobile app that allows you to organize and manage your classroom library and school book room. With the mobile app, available for Android and iOS, you can scan book title ISBNs into your library, view your library, and manage your book locations.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2022

Keene, NH, – Award winning children’s furniture brand Whitney Brothers® today introduced the Nature View Mobile Book Browser, an imaginative interpretation of a standard book display for Early Learning environments that features a stunning waterfall image on the front and dry erase marker board on the back.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2019

Technology, and especially the internet and mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones, has become ubiquitous in our daily lives and affordable even to our public schools. Mobile devices let teachers and students do what they naturally want to do: move around the classroom or campus, work one-on-one and in small groups.

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Digital Learning E-rate Learning Mobility 335

Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

This is a free desktop and mobile app that boasts a broad range of educational games. This is a mobile app that enables teachers to quickly assess their students. This is another mobile app, positioning itself as Astronomy for Everyone. Book Creator. 14 Quick ways to tech-up your classroom. Satellite Tracker.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Getting students to care about seeking and spreading the truth is one of the key topics in my new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions. Many free mobile apps and web tools allow students to digitally mark up, highlight, and jot down quick thoughts about what they are reading.

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Mobility EdTech Digital Learning Training 247

ViewSonic Education

OCTOBER 8, 2024

A well-designed classroom makes sure that every student, especially those with mobility challenges or sensory sensitivities, can participate fully and comfortably. Crafting Accessible Layouts Start by organizing the classroom to ensure its easy for all students to navigate, regardless of their mobility needs. The good news?

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2020

This week, I walked back into the library I abandoned in a chaotic rush in mid-March. Sure, in the past I’ve been in the library many times when no one else was around. Our transportation department partnered with our tech staff to deliver mobile hotspots on school buses to areas of town with limited internet access.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 24, 2019

In their new book, Broader, Bolder, Better , Paul Reville and Elaine Weiss draw on nine years of research and case studies from 12 diverse communities to advocate for more and larger-scale partnerships between communities and schools.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 14, 2019

And in Ohio, Princeton City Schools is taking their innovations on the road with the Princeton Mobile Book Center (PMBC), providing library materials, virtual reality experiences, internet access, and makerspace opportunities to 10 schools and six communities.

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The Web20Classroom

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Mobile AUP Guide tags: aup favorite Get Your Google Earth Going « Thumann Resources tags: google earth googleearth favorite Prezi Resources tags: prezi favorite Thinking Big About Engagement | Edutopia tags: engagement edutopia favorite How Web-based Tools Change Teaching and Learning tags: technology web2.0

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 19, 2023

The other feels like the catalog room of the Library of Congress. Digital calendars Does anyone carry around a calendar book any more? Would you trade your smartphone for a 1983 Nokia mobile phone? When I introduce students to digital note-taking, we start with a discussion of handwritten vs digital notes. And then charge.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Below is a collection of some excellent academic search engines that can help you search for and find academic books and journal articles. While some of the books and other academic materials you will find through these search engines are free others are not. Only you can see the articles in your library.

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 24, 2020

The free resources from Vernier include the following: Experiment and Sample Data Library: Teachers can access more than 250 free experiments covering many subjects to distribute to students at home. Physics with Video Analysis Lab Book: Teachers can download this e-book for free through June 2020.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

From books to tablets or slates to interactive whiteboards, humans have used learning tools for as long as we have had formal education. . Then books showed up on the scene. Books allowed people to store knowledge externally without having to remember every fact. See this article on how ebooks stack up to paper books.).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2020

Access the required site through mobile devices. Provide mobile hotspots distributed by school. GetEpic –Digital library for kid’s books. How to I provide equity for those without computers or internet access at home is challenging? Repurpose cart devices or class laptops to go home. San Diego Virtual Zoo.

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Khan Academy LMS Broadband Digital Citizenship 274

Tom Murray

MAY 23, 2018

Across the country, librarians are supporting those in need by promoting the great work and connectivity often available at local libraries. Collaborate and Promote Your Local Library! Local libraries are not simply amazing places to support literacy in your community, but are tremendous places for access and connectivity as well.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Most recently I’ve worked with middle school students and I’ve seen how much mobile devices, the pandemic, and cultural changes have impacted literacy. Adolescents and teens aren’t reading as much literature or interested in reading what isn’t on a mobile device. I’ve worked at different schools worldwide.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

As schools closed and classes moved online, educators rushed to improvise solutions for families without robust connections, setting up mobile Wi-Fi access points in school buses, sending home portable hot spots to those who needed it and more. She calls for new federal legislation to “make these programs less vulnerable to political changes.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 13, 2023

For instance, a mobile application can help you study while you are commuting on the train, or even getting your morning coffee. For instance, if you need to work in a library but the noise from the door opening, or people shuffling in their seats will be distracting, put on some noise canceling headphones.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

It can be plugged into a heavy base for free-standing use or directly into a laptop for greater mobility. A great companion program for the HUE HD Pro is HUE Animation software (purchasable on its own or with an animation book ). Applications for the Classroom. But there’s more: Record videos or audio and share it. HUE Animation.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 15, 2025

Visix has continuously expanded the reach and impact of its solutions, redefining the concept of digital signage by extending visual messaging to room signs, websites, desktops and mobile devices. extend digital signage content playback to desktops and mobile devices. launch augmented reality space booking for smartphones.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Using Mac Books: one student recorded and shared their comments on a Google Doc while the other searched for and viewed the paintings. Her Early Childhood Development classes read a book to the pre-school children on an iPad and worked with a website to review the book. They then created QR codes for those websites.

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Digital Learning Poll Everywhere Learning Smartphone 271

Kitaboo on EdTech

JANUARY 30, 2020

Colleges and universities have huge libraries stacked with books. Brick and mortar libraries are still standing strong and are maintained by educational institutions. But let’s be practical here, how often are students excited at the prospect of going to the library to search for a book? The future is paperless.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 22, 2017

To prevent this, teachers try approaches such as summer book reports, but students complain they intrude on their summer time. Make an audio recording of your thoughts (using a mobile app like Audio Memo ). This doesn’t require a library. When teachers make it optional, many don’t participate.

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