Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

When Jenny Billings piloted a digital textbook class and saw an immediate increase in engagement and retention after just one semester, she thought it must be a fluke. Taking Textbooks Online: Rowan Cabarrus Community College. The digital textbooks are available at a discounted price through. percent to 76.6

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Textbooks Lecturing English Internet 115

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Since the earliest days of colleges experimenting with teaching over the internet, the goal has been to replicate as closely as possible the physical classroom experience. Students greatly favored hybrid options, and they preferred digital course materials over print textbooks.

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Teaching Lecturing Blended Courses Instructors 218

Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2021

For topics such as history or SEL, a first-person perspective allows students to see life through the eyes of others EdSurge: Tell us about the early days of VERE360. For topics such as history or SEL, a first-person perspective allows students to see life through the eyes of others and experience things they would otherwise never have known.

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Textbooks History Fairness Study 217

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

As far back as history reaches, they played a vital role in helping students. Students no longer have to carry heavy backpacks full of stacks of printed textbooks. As long as you have access to a screen and internet, you can open millions of books and the whole world’s information. We wouldn’t be where we are without them.

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Textbooks Education Knowledge History 157

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2021

That’s pretty much the opposite of the way the internet and social media have traditionally treated information, which is to make it easy to make exact copies of something to spread to as many people as possible. “If Textbooks and College Sports? The next best application is textbooks,” he responded to my email query.

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Textbooks Education Syllabus Writing 198

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2022

I found creative uses for it in my history teaching, even at that time. My favorites as a history teacher were #sschat #edtechchat and #edchat. As Twitter moved into its second decade, templates for fake Twitter accounts for teachers showed up on the internet. How many followers do you have?

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History Textbooks Assignments Study 172

Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2018

Here’s a slightly Orwellian way to check whether your students may have plagiarized part of their essays: the Chrome extension Draftback , which plays back the revision history of any Google doc you can edit—down to the keystroke. Instead of teaching with a math textbook, it’s way more fun to teach with Chrome Music lab, he added.”

Essay 167

Essay Plagiarism Coaching Learning Disabilities 167

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 2, 2025

Read more here: the history of National Library Week American Library Association. International Library Internet Archive Internet Archive offers over 12,000,000 freely downloadable books and texts. Kindle read ebooks, newspapers, magazines, textbooks and PDFs on an easy-to-use interface.

Reading 107

Reading Textbooks Internet Intelligence 107

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 31, 2020

Here’s What Schools Can Do For the Millions of Students Without Internet Access –from EdSurge. 10 Tips to Support Kids with Slow Internet –these from Matt over at Ditch That Textbook. 10 Tips to Support Kids with Slow Internet –these from Matt over at Ditch That Textbook. Nicely organized.

Teaching 107

Teaching Distance Learning Textbooks Internet 107

eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2022

Kiddom works on any device, on any web browser and on a wide range of internet speeds. Kendall Hunt has a 75-year history of providing innovative educational solutions. The company strives to give every learner a high-quality education, regardless of gender, race, background, income, or learning level. To learn more, visit [link].

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Middle School Middle School Curriculum Distance Learning 143

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

It also offers a YouTube channel on which historians discuss their work , making history come alive for contemporary youth. The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. million book images from the Internet Archive. .

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Study Teaching History 76

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 2, 2015

Ansel & Clair: Paul Revere’s Ride –a History lesson that fully leverages the interactive capabilities of the iPad. Kindle –read ebooks, newspapers, magazines, textbooks and PDFs on an easy-to-use interface. SpellingCity –the app for the wildly popular internet-based site. Tumblebooks (fee). Ziggity Zoom Stories.

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Reading Textbooks Coaching Critical Thinking 117

Edsurge

AUGUST 27, 2019

That makes it especially valuable to an education company like HMH, which is best known among teachers and students as a textbook publisher. Michael Milton, a high school history teacher in Burlington, Mass., But it was James Fester, a technology integration specialist and former history teacher in Maplewood, Minn.,

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eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2024

We had the chance to interview keynote speaker Mike Trucano, Visiting Fellow at the Center for Universal Education, Brookings Institution on to get a sneak peek on his ideas and insights into what could be the most impactful technology to affect education in history. There’s so much confusion and yeah, leading into the space it is it.

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Education Intelligence Internet Discussions 216

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

If one of these bullet points is different from what the learner may have originally come up with, there’s a new intrigue of the history and subsequent understanding of it, opening a new avenue for continued learning and interest. AI transforms textbooks into interactive study guides. That’s over ten hours a week.

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Plagiarism Education Intelligence Textbooks 130

Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

One way he looks at the online course is as a competitor to commercial textbooks, but one that is updated and enhanced by a community of professors. Finding reliable internet connections to send back his videos was sometimes an issue, though. But there are some important differences in what Wesch wanted to do. embassy to get him out.

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Textbooks Teaching Assistants Instructors Exams 162

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Online databases, digital libraries, and educational apps provide students with a wealth of information beyond traditional textbooks. Technology also provides access to a vast array of information, expanding learning beyond traditional textbooks. Access to diverse resources is also enhanced by technology.

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Technology Teaching Learning Styles Quizzes 143

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Ten years ago, when we began building equitable, offline-first education technology for the 2/3 of the world who didn’t have internet access, many people told us to just wait and the gap would close naturally. billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Today, over 2.9

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Gamification Intelligence Reading Ethics 360

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Within these walls, knowledge transcends textbooks, as discussions, debates, and collaborations spark deeper understanding. For example, in a history class, students might participate in a simulation of a historical event, immersing themselves in the context and gaining a deeper appreciation for the complexities of the past.

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Learning eLearning Instructors Learning Styles 130

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

I have a list of eight research sites that walk the line between stodgy (textbooks) and out-there (Twitter and Facebook), designed by their developers with an eye toward enticing students in and then keeping their interest. History Channel Great Speeches. Lesson plan on Internet Search/Research. The UK-based SchoolsWorld.TV

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Quizzes History Students Middle School 79

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2018

Less about textbooks and more about authentic resources. Textbooks used to be de rigueur in a classroom. No more waiting for the expensive update to a textbook. Additionally, with increasing availability of the Internet, students and parents can access classwork and schedules online , from anywhere, twenty-four hours a day.

Education 79

Education Gamification Textbooks Critical Thinking 79

k12 Online Schools

MAY 12, 2025

Welcome to the Hidden Curriculum of the Internet We often imagine learning as something that happens within school walls, books opened, teachers talking, students taking notes. This is the hidden curriculum of the internet, which aids online learning. But in 2025, that idea is rapidly fading. This is informal learning. And guess what?

Online Learning 52

Online Learning Lecturing Learning Textbooks 52

Priceless Ponderings

APRIL 14, 2025

Finding a homeschool social studies curriculum that balances history, geography, civics, and culture Keeping your child engaged without spending hours prepping lessons Making social studies meaningful and relevant to everyday life If you nodded along, youre not alone! Do any of these sound familiar? Lets break it down!

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Study Curriculum History 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 4, 2019

Teaching a three-week course in keyboarding at the end of the school year, where class time is used to teach typing skill s while completing an authentic project, will excite students who thought they had to slog through another unit in American History or Calculus. This could be Dance Mat Typing for youngers or Type to Learn for olders.

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Activities Schools Ethics Writing 88

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Ten years ago, when we began building equitable, offline-first education technology for the 2/3 of the world who didn’t have internet access, many people told us to just wait and the gap would close naturally. billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Today, over 2.9

Gamification 130

Gamification Intelligence Reading Ethics 130

k12 Online Schools

MAY 3, 2025

History lessons incorporate global perspectives. Not all families have equal access to technology, stable internet, or a quiet learning space. Traditional schools often teach a national curriculum designed to align with the values, history, and priorities of a specific country. Who Gets Left Out in a Virtual System?

Culture 52

Culture Schools Language Languages 52

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 23, 2025

They can study world history while standing inside the Colosseum, or read classic literature while traveling through the landscapes that inspired it. Technology-Enhanced Learning Experiences Online education isnt just textbooks uploaded to a computer. Online schooling allows students to blend formal learning with lived experience.

Schools 52

Schools Exams Assignments Culture 52

Edsurge

JULY 15, 2019

The biggest education company in the world is moving away from a production model that has been one of the main drivers in the rising cost of textbooks. This marks a significant departure from the traditional textbook product development cycle, in which titles are updated and reprinted about every two to three years.

Textbooks 167

Textbooks Study History Accessibility 167

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

This is one of the visual sources that former high school world history teacher Amy Ernenwein used in a “gallery walk” to introduce a unit on industrialization. Sources become an illustration of history rather than a tool for uncovering it. It’s now rare to find a textbook that doesn’t include a spotlight on key primary sources.

History 129

History Teaching Social Studies Textbooks 129

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2017

It was a really bad part of the history where the government was oppressing the population. Anyway, I was teaching it in this very dry way, out of this textbook, and looking at a class of 9th graders who could care less what I was saying. Textbook costs have increased over 1,000 percent over the last 30 years. I'll own that.

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Textbooks Fairness Testing Motivation 136

Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2017

I don’t have to pay for textbooks or go somewhere to attend a class.” A number of the university’s refugee students are living in war-torn countries, like Syria, venturing to Internet cafés to check in with their classes and submit homework. I can work during regular hours and do my studies anytime. Since 1980, the U.S.

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