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shared by anonymous on 30 Sep 11 - No Cached

Since they couldn't afford new textbooks, Byron High's math and science teachers offered to donate time to sift through the best free resources and create virtual textbooks. The kids would have access to the lessons 24/7 and the department would have lessons that met the new state standards.
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In addition to virtual textbooks, why not add on YouTube videos of individual lessons? Kids would still have normal classroom instruction, but now they'd be able to rewind and fast-forward their teacher. No matter what time they did their homework, the teacher would be there to help them brush up on the day's lesson.
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With this award, Byron Senior High School made a 180-degree turn from being so desperate they couldn't afford textbooks to having a wealth of high tech resources they can share with the entire Byron school system
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We have identified with a laser focus things that are essential.
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shared by anonymous on 27 Mar 12 - No Cached

Discovery Education has given digital textbooks another jolt with the release of its own high school science offering—and a middle school social studies product as well.
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Discovery Education’s new “Techbooks” expand on an instructional delivery model that Discovery launched for K-8 science in 2010. Much more than just digitized versions of static textbooks, the Techbooks include videos, embedded assessments, and other interactive features that leverage the power of the internet, the company says.
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Discovery’s Techbook series is cloud-based, meaning students can access the materials from wherever they have an internet connection; the company says that’s because not all school districts have the funds to give every student his or her own device. The Techbooks are also platform-agnostic to work with whatever hardware a district or student might have—iPads, tablets, mobile devices, laptops, or desktops.
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the Techbooks give teachers the opportunity to incorporate current issues into their curriculum. The resources also include an assessment component that measures students’ progress and recommends individualized resources.
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shared by anonymous on 26 Sep 11 - No Cached

- anonymous on 26 Sep 11
  
  need to figure out how to include kids without internet access. Can videos be downloaded and viewed in school library during study hall? saved to teacher web site and student access at public library?
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">need to figure out how to include kids without internet access. Can videos be downloaded and viewed in school library during study hall? saved to teacher web site and student access at public library?</div>
  
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But at school, it was worksheet after worksheet, even if I had already mastered a concept.
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The kids who already get something are bored, the kids who are trailing behind feel lost and embarrassed. And the middle third isn’t having such a great time, either
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the Khan Academy, it’s a free website that offers a large library of startlingly clear mini-lectures, combined with software that generates exercises, feedback, and encouragement in the form of points and badges inspired by the video game world.
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Khan offers a new way to teach mathematics for a country badly in need of inspiration
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we may finally begin to see ways technology can contribute in the classroom
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