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6 Easy ways to make e-learning fun

Neo LMS

E-learning, for some, can be boring if they just stick to the “rules”. You know like, not expanding the already-existing e-learning concepts and techniques instructors and educators already know. And just like that, there are many other ways to advance e-learning. They’re virtually ubiquitous. That’s too boring.

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Print or Digital Textbooks? What’s the Low-down?

Ask a Tech Teacher

But there’s another side to the story of print vs. digital , one that is at the core of why 2015 e-book sales dropped in the United States and the UK. Dedicated education sites (like Khan Academy and Discovery Education) make tons of digital resources and curricula available to teachers as they plan their lessons.

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Increasing digital equity in rural areas

Education Superhighway

They created a community survey to obtain the necessary financial information to receive an E-rate discount and released a Form 470 and RFP requesting increased bandwidth. It means Garrison can host coding hours on Code.org , use free online resources through the Montana Library2Go , and personalize lessons on Khan Academy.

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How to hire technology leaders, not followers

eSchool News

The E arly adopters move with the change. Prospective staff could be “rated” on a scale of 1 to 5 for each new category, with results plotted on a radar graph. org , Khan Academy, commercial products), software, apps, etc. The Innovators are usually enthusiastic. They are positive and happy to change. A blank radar graph.

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In DC, Teachers Run the Jail. It’s Turning Inmates Into Students.

Edsurge

He reads e-books and takes courses using a tablet computer. Central Detention Facility, slipping past security checkpoints and into cells where incarcerated residents watch Khan Academy videos and craft their resumes. An APDS tablet, which students use to study, read e-books and watch TED Talks. / WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Education's Online Futures

Hack Education

There was all that ink spilled circa 2010 that Khan Academy and “ flipped learning ” were going to “ change the rules of education ,” replacing in-class instruction with online videos watched as homework. Discovering the Most Tenacious Learners,” as Edsurge pronounced this year. broadband privacy rules.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Campus Technology : “ AP Exam Pass Rates Rise Even as Participation Doubles.” Acumen “senior innovation associate” writes about +Acumen in Edsurge : “The Flip Side of Abysmal MOOC Completion Rates ? E-Sports Make A Play For The Big Ten.” Discovering the Most Tenacious Learners.”