eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

Session tracks focus on topics and insights relevant to various K-12 leadership titles: district leaders, school leaders, classroom leaders, IT leaders, coach leaders, inclusion leaders, esports leaders, and library leaders. Here’s a look at just a few of the sessions on tap: 1.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2018

Using the mobile and online technology already in place, students can better track and tailor their academic experiences ,” writes Lynch. Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017.

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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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Teacher Reboot Camp

MARCH 7, 2017

This is especially important, because research shows low percentages of females and minorities pursuing STEM degrees and professions. Additionally, females worldwide have higher quit rates in STEM professions. The Library of Congress has various primary sources including newspapers and images. Enjoyed this post?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 15, 2019

Education has many disruptors–3D Printing, AR and VR, 1:1 technology, STEM, and STEAM–but a recent and wildly popular one is robotics. I was amazed how much is included, how differentiated the offerings for varied student learners, and how much of it ties into so many STEM lesson plans. What is Wonder Workshop?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

Books can be read online or on most mobile devices. You can read them online, on a mobile device, or download them. International Children’s Digital Library. Books are made available from a variety of sources including the Library of Congress. Open Library. Gutenberg Project.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The elevatED Collection comprises 46 individual and modular pieces for young learner activities including art, STEM / sensory, literacy development, play, tables, seating, lockers and storage. Brushed nickel legs add design counterpoint and rich visual interest.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Ask your library staff for OER training; most are happy to help. Open Textbook Library (umn.edu) - Find reviews of available OER, and also visit Open Education Network (umn.edu). Read: Lyryx further increases student engagement with the Lyryx Mobile App for Linear Algebra. Wilson’s recommended resources.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Refugee Libraries Toolkit Free! Refugee Libraries Toolkit : The Refugee Libraries website self-describes itself as “an attempt to reach across the library community to provide resources to better serve refugee populations.” Sponsored by Urban Librarians Unite , all of the resources are completely free. 21Teach Freemium!

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2020

To keep students engaged in STEM learning during school closures, Vernier Software & Technology is offering a robust collection of free remote learning solutions for teachers and students. Students can perform their own analysis of the sample data and answer questions based on their results.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 13, 2018

Libraries as Maker Magnets. What happens in a Future Ready Library? Explore why and how libraries are becoming ground zero for the maker revolution, where student are creators,empowered learners, innovative designers, and global collaborators. Learn how to optimize your data and mobilize your movement in the digital space.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

They can also send them as eBooks that people can read on their mobile devices or computers. Here’s a class library for an elementary classroom. Audience: Remember that audience improves student learning—nobody wants to do wastebasket work. Students will be able to download their books as PDFs and print them.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

As a teacher, you can get started with a library of 40 books as part of their free version – go to coolcatteacher.com/bookcreator to get started now. Now you get to make a poster or website or a hangar mobile or whatever product it might be.” Well, now we can all use Book Creator in our classrooms using the Chrome web browser.

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Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh offers everything you would expect at a library: books, computers, story time for the little ones. In 2010, the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP) was one of several sites to receive funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the John D. and Catherine T.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2019

The delivery platform is YouTube making them available from desktops or mobile devices and embeddable into LMSs, websites, or anywhere that takes embeds. C-Span video library. It has become the largest STEM video library of its kind. Videos are free when low-resolution and are watermarked. History Channel.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 3, 2017

And what if this interaction and exploration used some of the tools students were most comfortable with – mobile devices. Research shows that students feel more comfortable around the mobile devices they use every day. The beauty of mobile devices is that because students have been using them for all their lives, they’re experts.

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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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Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 27, 2016

They are creating a meaningful connection with the data, which is a powerful way to learn STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). Piktochart is my favorite way to create infographics with clipart, templates, fonts, and more in their library. Get your copy of The 30 Goals for Teachers and Learning to Go.

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eSchool News

MAY 18, 2016

Dremel 3D printing mobile app for iOS and Android enables educators and students to select, build and monitor 3D models remotely. As schools expand “making” beyond traditional interactive technologies, Dremel, manufacturer of tools for life and learning, introduces the Dremel 3D mobile application.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 15, 2017

Try Creating a Student Centered Library Where Kids Love to Learn with librarian Micki Uppena. Additionally, Rachelle is: Communications Chair for the ISTE Mobile Learning Network, a Member at Large for Games & Sims, the Innovations and Resources Co-Chair for the Teacher Education Network and. Selected Links from this Episode.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 7, 2019

Microsoft 365 - A complete, intelligent solution; including Office 365, Windows 10, and Enterprise Mobility + Security, that empowers everyone to be creative and work together, securely. Intune for Education - advanced configuration and management of devices, apps and users. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 28, 2016

QR codes get learners out of their seat scanning to discover what the knowledge they will uncover with their mobile devices. Create QR codes on your mobile device with the Quickmark app, which allows students to scan and create QR codes with an iOS, Android, or Windows phone. Students can create QR codes for the library.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2017

Twitter: @RichLehrer1 A summer fellowship in Rwanda sent Lehrer looking for middle school STEM projects that would link students to the community. The plastic brackets that currently hold our library shelves tend to break easily when supporting large heavy books. Rich Lehrer Website: www.richlehrer.weebly.com. So what comes next?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Our Student Library Advisory Board collaborated to create advertisements about our library as the heart of the school. Students used peer feedback to create graphics and videos showcasing the many ways the library has impacted them. Adobe Spark allowed us to design, collaborate and get feedback easily among our group.

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Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh offers everything you would expect at a library: books, computers, story time for the little ones. In 2010, the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP) was one of several sites to receive funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the John D. and Catherine T.

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Educator Innovator

JANUARY 5, 2017

How a local public library in Nashville is using digital media to help teens see themselves as readers, and much more. It began with a simple library lending program. The Nashville Public Library (NPL) got the teens at Woodland Hills set up with library cards, which they use often.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

OCTOBER 3, 2019

STEM-based learning programs are being introduced in schools all across the globe. STEM has proved to be a much better educational program in terms of learning effectiveness and leading to better career opportunities than the regular curriculum. Therefore, eBooks make for the perfect study material to deliver STEM courses.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2019

It so far does not work on mobile devices. He said he’d like to see Labster build out its content library into other STEM fields. On Labster, students can conduct lab assignments in a digital version of a science lab, answering questions along the way to prove their understanding. If 2019 is Labster’s year to grow in the U.S.,

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

In addition, Science.gov now offers information from across the federal government on education and training opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields for undergraduate and graduate students." This post originally appeared in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning ( www.educatorstechnology.com ).

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Veative

JUNE 14, 2018

This simply is not the case, and if it were, as parents and teachers we know that those phones are undoubtedly filled with much more important things such as Instagram images and a music library which would be the envy of industry professionals, as recent as two decades ago. appeared first on Veative.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2020

A couple of decades ago, when I was dean of online learning at Stevens Institute of Technology, a small STEM college on the Hudson with a view of mid-Manhattan, we polled our digital students about why they chose to enroll as virtual learners. Did they come to our virtual classrooms for the strength of our faculty? The quality of the program?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2014

This is a GREAT week for library learning and conversations! Then our fourth annual (and free) Future of Libraries conference, Library 2.014, starts on Wednesday, October 8th, at 10:00am US-Eastern Time with the opening keynote by conference co-chair Dr. Sandra Hirsh from the School of Information at San José State University.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The company has built several tools to do that, including a customizable reading challenge platform and a mobile app, reading challenge templates, and diverse book recommendations. From corporate organizations to educational institutions, the increasing number of connected mobile devices introduces security risks to users and networks.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

This funding opportunity will allow K-12 schools and districts, colleges and universities, and public libraries to connect students to safe, reliable internet outside of the classroom. Smartpads pair with any paper and can project onto a PC or mobile device in real-time. Kami demonstrated its all-in-one digital learning platform.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

The February Guide, the eSchool News STEM, STEAM, & Makerspaces Guide , offers insight on the best approaches to STEM, STEAM, and makerspaces. Plus, we examine one school’s successful transition from STEM to STEAM learning, and we learn some of the most-needed components for a successful makerspace.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 16, 2017

It includes suggestions for creating your Google lit trip, a library of completed ones, and a place you can suggest a lit trip for a future post. This website supports a variety of STEM goals as well as the critical-thinking so important to preparing students for college and career. It can be played on a desktop or as a mobile app.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

When combined with a mobile device and Merge EDU apps, the Merge Cube can transform into virtually any 3D object, enabling a powerful new way to learn that is innovative yet familiar. STEM Project Plans that work for both in-school and remote learning. Merge Cube is the only product in the world that lets you hold digital objects.

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