Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

There’s a ritual that kicks off every new quarter in Michelle Luhtala’s library at New Canaan High School, one where English teachers send a gaggle of students through her doors to pick a new batch of books. Gauthier has been surprised that high schoolers have put up the most resistance to the ebook transition.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 18, 2020

With that being said, it is also worth noting that there is still one more amazing resource that families should tap to make the most of any online learning experience—the local public library. Public libraries offer an incredible array of tools, supports, and resources—far beyond (but also including) the books.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

International Children’s Digital Library. Books are made available from a variety of sources including the Library of Congress. Open Library. Open Library is a curated list of over 20 million books (and growing) that are available worldwide to all age groups whether from the public domain or under copyright pro tections.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 30, 2022

Middle School and High School are designed for semester or quarter grading periods typical of those grade levels with topics like programming, robotics, writing an ebook, and community service with tech. Tech teachers, tech coordinators, library media specialists, curriculum specialists. Who needs this.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 30, 2025

This might become the core of an end-of-school (or back-to-school) Wish List for your class library. When students finish, publish them to a Hundred Days ebook using Adobe Spark or similar and share it with classmates and parents.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 2, 2024

Middle School and High School are designed for semester or quarter grading periods typical of those grade levels with topics like programming, robotics, writing an ebook, and community service with tech. Each ebook is 148-203 pages, with 251-420 images. The curriculum is used worldwide by public and private schools and homeschoolers.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2025

Burnsville, MN January 16, 2025 Mackin, a leader in providing print and digital educational resources for PK-12, is proud to announce that its free digital content management platform, MackinVIA, has earned the Platinum Award in LibraryWorks’ 10th annual Modern Library Awards (MLAs).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 15, 2021

Middle School and High School are designed for semester or quarter grading periods typical of those grade levels with topics like programming, robotics, writing an ebook, and community service with tech. Tech teachers, tech coordinators, library media specialists, curriculum specialists. Who needs this.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2022

Luckily, Common Core–and many State standards–provide an excellent starter list of seven ways to blend technology into your everyday teaching: have digital ebooks included in your class library. have online libraries included with student resources. Treat them exactly as though they were print books.

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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 nurtures artistic exploration and helps students understand the cultural impact of visual arts.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2019

When you talk to an adult reader about ebooks, they typically come down on one side of the fence or the other. Ebooks do their best to replicate (or improve upon) all that’s good about reading. The interactivity is where ebooks tend to claim the higher ground. To that, I say to each their own. It’s a more active process.

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eSchool News

MARCH 25, 2020

Benchmark Education is are now offering free access to their extensive collection of eBooks to families and educators. The library includes books both in English and Spanish for grades K-6 and is accessible to users using nearly any device with internet access. This library is available through July 31, 2020.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 3, 2023

Middle School and High School are designed for semester or quarter grading periods typical of those grade levels with topics like programming, robotics, writing an ebook, and community service with tech. Each ebook is 148-203 pages, with 251-420 images. The curriculum is used worldwide by public and private schools and homeschoolers.

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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? Benefits for Institutions 1.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 22, 2023

This doesn’t require a library. Reading Any age: Read ebooks. Thanks to Project Gutenberg and other online libraries, many books can be read for free, saving students the cost of purchasing a paperback or taking a library book (they might lose) on a vacation.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Here are seventeen online libraries with a wide variety of free/fee books: Actively Learn –add PDFs of your choice to a library that can be annotated, read, and shared. International Library. There is also a collection of 550,000 modern eBooks that may be borrowed by anyone with a free archive.org account. Open Library.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Find more ideas on integrating jokes in this article I wrote for ESL Library, Let’s Laugh! ebook, Learning to Go , which has digital/mobile activities for any device and editable/printable handouts and rubrics. Activities for Inspiring Laughter in Your Classroom.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MARCH 24, 2021

With the closures of local libraries due to the current pandemic, book lovers experience what Concepción de León called 'literary withdrawal'. However, this does not have to be a crippling condition.read more

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Buncee has a large library of stickers, backgrounds, audio, images, animation, and videos. Animoto (Web/Android/iOS)- Upload images, pick a template, and choose a holiday soundtrack from their library to make a 30-second video. Sign up for an educator account to create longer videos for free. December Holiday Bookmarks.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 30, 2019

If you prefer face-to-face groups, check your local library or coffee shop for book clubs and other hobby groups. Go to the Library (or Dance Class or the Pool) Go to the library and check out some books. Just go to the library and ask how you can get set up. You can also find a Twitter chat that might suit you.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 22, 2022

You can have your entire library in your own pocket to take anywhere you go. There are several websites and online libraries that offer access to free ebooks and audiobooks. In the list below, I compiled for you some of the best places where you can search for and access free ebooks and audiobooks. Registration is free.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 1, 2019

Here are seventeen online libraries with a wide variety of free/fee books: Actively Learn –add PDFs of your choice to a library that can be annotated, read, and shared. International Library. There is also a collection of 550,000 modern eBooks that may be borrowed by anyone with a free archive.org account. Open Library.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 29, 2020

Tech teachers, tech coordinators, library media specialists, curriculum specialists. Use this ebook to point out who should know what when. It can take the entire 45-minute class if you have time or multiple pieces of various classes. Who needs this. How do you use it. Then, use one of the recommended projects. Authors.

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eSchool News

JULY 4, 2023

Many educators, like Tom Bober, Library Media Specialist (AKA Captain Library), District Library Coordinator in the School District of Clayton, agree that the preference should be student driven. So, to recommend an eBook over a print book really looks at how and when the student wants to access the book.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2018

Will we wander through VR stacks in the library of the future? Will the library’s computer lab become a makerspace? Those were just a couple of the questions raised on Tuesday, February 27 when the #DLNchat community got together to discuss: What Is the Role of Libraries in Digital Learning Innovation?

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 30, 2021

With the closures of local libraries due to the current pandemic, book lovers experience what Concepción de León called 'literary withdrawal'. However, this does not have to be a crippling condition.read more.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 18, 2018

LiveBinders is a great online resource that can help students to find materials that they might need for reading, assignments and homework without having to go to the library or asking their teachers for help. You can download textbooks, literature texts and audio books on almost every subject on Gutenberg as eBooks. LiveBinders.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Buncee has a large library of stickers, backgrounds, audio, images, animation, and videos. Animoto (Web/Android/iOS)- Upload images, pick a template, and choose a holiday soundtrack from their library to make a 30-second video. Sign up for an educator account to create longer videos for free. December Holiday Bookmarks.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MAY 4, 2019

Libby is an excellent app that allows you to access your local library and borrow ebooks and audiobooks. The way Libby works is very simple: open the app, find your local library, use your library.read more.

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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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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2016

For an explanation of each of these ideas check out the post I wrote for ESL Library, 7 Ways Learners Can Improve Their English with Technology. ebook, Learning to Go , which has digital/mobile activities for any device and editable/printable handouts and rubrics. Get your copy of The 30 Goals for Teachers and Learning to Go.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 16, 2017

Today Josh Stumpenhorst @stumpteacher is directing a library revolution and evolution to Learning Commons at his school. And yes, they’ll be flying drones in the library! ” He also discusses the importance of literature and creativity in the library. .” But Owl Eyes isn’t just an ebook reader.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2022

. – August 17, 2022 – Capstone, an innovative learning company merging children’s content with easy-to-use edtech tools for K-5 classrooms, libraries, and home, announces substantial enhancements to its Capstone Interactive eBooks platform. Among the improvements, the eBook platform and reader will be Section 508 compliant and WCAG 2.1

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Neo LMS

MARCH 5, 2020

However, if you’re not into the idea of social media, Youtube, or a public blog, you can use a simple library of items that students can have access to such as Google Drive, or something more advanced such as your school’s learning management system. Introducing audiobooks and ebooks. But don’t quote me on this one.

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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. in the library as a research tool . as homework or independent reading.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 31, 2017

Posters and more to prepare your library for the solar eclipse! ebook, Learning to Go. ORISE Total Solar Eclipse Activities dealing with geometry, culture, etc. Challenge: Use one of these ideas to excite students about the total solar eclipse. If you enjoyed these ideas, get your copy of The 30 Goals for Teachers or my $5.99

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