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School libraries changing with move to digital resources | News | eClassroom News - 0 views

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    Page 3 of this article has a great summary of the challenges school systems of facing in terms of integrating technology into schools. (FYI-you may have to create a free account on eClassroom News to read the full article)
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Libraries, Ebooks, and Beyond: Tablets in the Classroom - The Digital Shift - 0 views

  • students having devices does not necessarily mean students using them well: a survey showed that 58 percent of her students hadn’t accessed the library’s ebooks (and her library won AASL School Library Program of the Year in 2010), and 71 percent did not have an ereader on their devices.
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    This is an interesting perpective on Ebooks from a school library point of view. I particularly was interested in the statement "students having devices does not necessarily mean students using them well". Another indication of the importance of professional development for faculty and administrators. 
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Do Educational Video Games Actually Work? | E-Learning and Online Teaching Today - 1 views

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    This is an interesting infographic about educational video games.
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State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) - Out of Print Report Releas... - 0 views

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    This is the website for the "Out of Print" report. This includes not only a download of the report but a video presentation given at the time of release.
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» The Beginner's Guide to Unschooling :zenhabits - 0 views

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    This includes a great description of "Unschooling" that Dr. Becker referred to during our first class. Though this describes unschooling as a form of homeschooling, but the description applies to education at any age. 
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New paper proposes ed-tech evaluation system | eSchool News - 0 views

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    This article discusses a proposed system to evaluate educational technology products and provide the information to decision makers. They are proposing that the project be started with grant funds and them move to a fee based funding system. My questions would be - 1) Who would evaluate the products? 2) Would a fee based system lead to any sort of bias? - particularly since the creators propose a sliding fee scale based on the size of the company.
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