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Does Ownership of Instructional Materials Matter?

Doug Levin

. – I want to focus instead on one aspect of how we are shifting from print to digital: the procurement decision schools make about whether to license digital instructional materials or purchase them outright, because I think ownership of instructional materials matters.**. Image credits. Image credits.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 18 Edition)

Doug Levin

We have a choice to make about the future of instructional materials in a digital age. As physical books are replaced by digital replicas and - increasingly - by interactive software, do we continue to believe that public school instructional materials should be subject to public inspection?

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A Very Useful Guide to Virtual Classroom Collaboration

The CoolCatTeacher

Collaborate with faculty to support them in an instructional design capacity, inspiring and helping them implement engaging curricular units around instructional technology and innovation. Develop training and instructional materials for faculty to enhance their fluency with available technologies and software.

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Savvas Learning Company Extends Collaboration with Cognizant, Leader in Driving Enterprise Transformation

eSchool News

Cognizant Flowsource , a new platform powering the next generation of software engineering for enterprises, aims to enhance platform engineering capabilities, improve efficiencies, and drive automation for Savvas. “Today’s K-12 edtech ecosystem is more dynamic than ever.

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Vernier Software & Technology Launches E-Book to Support Hands-On Science Learning for Middle School Students

eSchool News

BEAVERTON, Oregon, July 27, 2022 — Vernier Software & Technology has launched Light & Matter: Vernier Supplement to OpenSciEd Unit 6.1 It is so important for teachers to have high-quality content to help build students’ STEM literacy at an early age,” said John Wheeler, CEO of Vernier Software & Technology.

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Want to Help Schools Closed by COVID-19? Don’t Pitch Them Right Now.

Edsurge

Often, these pitches entail free or discounted software for products ranging from instructional materials to virtual conferencing tools. Not all company executives are offering software. Among them are companies directly reaching out to teachers and administrators, offering to help ease that transition.

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The Benefits of Video in the Digital Classroom

ViewSonic Education

63% also believe it increases the relevancy and quality of the instructional materials. Increases the relevancy and quality of the instructional materials (63%). Provides an innovative way for instruction to be personalized for each student (56). Software fine tuning. That's a 45% increase in just one year.

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