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One of the largest open-resource undertakings is being led by the K-12 OER Collaborative, a coalition of 12 states and a group of nonprofits developing resources in English/language arts and math.

EngageNY, initially supported with federal Race to the Top funding, provides open, common-core-aligned English and math resources to K-12 audiences.

At the same time, more districts also may choose to rely on private vendors for "wraparound" services to support educators, while they turn to open sources for core academic content.

83% of executives indicate they’re increasingly using contingent workers ‒ at any time, on an ongoing basis.

all classes of work, from the executive suite

In Workforce 2020, approximately one-third of all respondents – no matter the industry – stated that increasing reliance on contingent, intermittent, seasonal, or consultant employees requires additional investment in training, changes in HR policies, and support for the latest technology.

HR systems can become a system of engagement – a central hub of all things workforce-related. Employees can form groups, network, and share knowledge around common goals, interests, projects, work experience, locations, and much more.

project-based unit on social-justice movements

Their goal: Produce independent research papers on topics of their choice, then collaboratively develop a multimedia presentation of their findings with classmates researching the same issue.

cloud-based tool called Google Slides

prepare written text (61 percent of respondents reported that their students did so "sometimes" or "often") conduct Internet research (66 percent), or learn/practice basic skills (69 percent).

"job-embedded" professional development

"most teachers [at the school] had adapted an innovation to fit their customary practices."

"second order" obstacles.

expanding teachers' knowledge of new instructional practices that will allow them to select and use the right technology, in the right way, with the right students, for the right purpose.

eachers and students in the small-scale study were found to be making extensive use of the online word-processing tool Google Docs. The application's power to support collaborative writing and in-depth feedback, however, was not being realized.

"We're telling teachers that the key thing that is important is that students in your classroom achieve, and we're defining achievement by how they do on [standardized] tests," she said. "That's not going to change behavior."

Far more rare were teachers who reported that their students sometimes or often used technology to conduct experiments (25 percent), create art or music (25 percent), design and produce a product (13 percent), or contribute to a blog or wiki (9 percent.)

"The smarter districts use those teachers to teach other teachers how to integrate tech into their lessons,"

What’s the best time to engage followers?

Understand Your Audience In order to be effective at social and to be able to prove ROI, it’s necessary to fully understand your goals and how those align with those of the business and to understand exactly who your customer is.

Being a freelancer is always harder.

1) Competitors’ Blogs on the Same Topic

Step 4: Mine for Content.

Let’s have a look at some of the types of content you may like to include and where to find them: Images and infographics: Google image search, Pinterest, Instagram, Infographic directories Podcasts and webinars: Search in podcast and webinar directories, or use Google search Video: YouTube, Vimeo, 99U, TED talks Presentations: SlideShare and Prezi Stats and quotes: Google search, or Factbrowser Tools, widgets and resource downloads: Google search, Wordpress plugin directory, Google or Apple iTunes app store