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Publisher
Twelve
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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"A free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere: this is the goal of the Khan Academy, a passion project that grew from an ex-hedge funder's online tutoring sessions with his niece, who was struggling with algebra, into a worldwide phenomenon. Today, millions have viewed and subscribed to the Khan Academy's YouTube videos, which have expanded to encompass nearly every conceivable subject. Like all great innovators, Sal Khan established himself...
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English
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Reinventing Project-Based Learning offers educators an accessible guide for maximizing the benefits of project-based learning in today's technology-rich learning environment. This reader-friendly book speaks directly to educators, administrators, and professional development specialists who want to transform learning into a more active, student-driven experience, using technology tools for inquiry, collaboration, and connection to the world beyond
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English
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"Many educators are frustrated with the perceived limitations of a video-conferencing platform like Zoom that was originally designed for corporate meetings. Yet Zoom offers tools that, with creativity and practice, can be used to more deeply engage students, reduce Zoom Fatigue, promote active learning, and achieve successful learning outcomes. Dr. Brennan has developed a collection of dozens of active, synchronous Zoom learning structures that can...
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Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A look at how to teach history in the age of easily accessible-but not always reliable-information.
Let's start with two truths about our era that are so inescapable as to have become clichés: We are surrounded by more readily available information than ever before. And a huge percent of it is inaccurate. Some of the bad info is well-meaning but ignorant. Some of it is deliberately deceptive. All of it is pernicious.
With the Internet at our fingertips,...
Author
Publisher
[Dan Levy]
Language
English
Description
The goal of this book is to help educators teach effective live online sessions using Zoom. It offers practical pedagogical advice. The book is based on the author's experience teaching in person and online at Harvard University, observations of several colleagues teaching virtually, research-based principles of effective teaching and learning, tips from the readers fo the first edition of the book, and, perhaps just as importantly, interviews with...
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Publisher
Shake Up Learning
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In Blended Learning with Google, bestselling author and experienced educator Kasey Bell shows you how to use Google tools to design and support dynamic blended learning experiences whether you're teaching in-person, online classes, or both! With so much of life and learning happening online, we have to think differently about lessons and assignments. We can't rely on worksheets or one-and-done activities. They don't cut it anymore! To better serve...
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Publisher
KidHaven Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Virtual learning became the reality for most students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The debate over virtual learning has many strong arguments on both sides. While one side argues that virtual learning provides a flexible schedule and comfortable home environment for students, the other side argues that students from low-income households and with special needs can fall behind. This book explores several arguments on both sides of the virtual learning...
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Publisher
Norton Professional Books, an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Online instruction has become an easy target to blame for learning loss during the pandemic. But in fact, it is a rich resource that can strengthen current classroom teaching, and also prepare schools to weather future school closings. In Online By Choice, Stephanie Moore and Michael Barbour argue persuasively that online learning is a precious source of resilience and flexibility for schools now and going forward--an important feature of a robust...
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Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A leader in educational technology separates truth from hype, explaining what tech can--and can't - do to transform our classrooms. Proponents of large-scale learning have boldly promised that technology can disrupt traditional approaches to schooling, radically accelerating learning and democratizing education. Much-publicized experiments, often underwritten by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, have been launched at elite universities and in elementary...
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Publisher
Entrepreneur Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
In the Information Age, the personal computer is becoming as pervasive as the telephone and television. It accesses vast stores of constantly changing information and the ability to navigate it and the Internet has become a professional necessity for a majority of white and blue collar jobs. And the key to opening that doorway is computer-based learning "e-learning. " Using computers for education and training, an industry that barely existed a decade...
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Library technology reports ; 55, no. 3
Publisher
ALA TechSource
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Digital badges, a type of micro-credential, have been heralded for the last five years as a key trend in education to provide competency-based pathways to learning. Micro-credentials allow for a unique way to teach students information literacy skills. Many libraries may be interested in implementing a micro-credentialing program but may have questions about design, mechanics, and sustainability. This report will give readers much of that background...
19) Accelerated distance learning: the new way to earn your college degree in the twenty-first century
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Publisher
Dedicated Pub
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
International Society for Technology in Education
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Web 2.0, the second generation of the World Wide Web, allows us to connect, create, collaborate, and share information. When we bring Web 2.0 tools into the classroom, we transform learning. By applying these tools thoughtfully, we see a shift in student engagement, creativity, and higher order learning skills. In this companion book, the authors of the best-selling Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools introduce you to more Web 2.0 tools and expertly...
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