Free eBook Open Source collections Free ebooks collections You may be interested in the following free ebooks. Please note that individual records will not appear in a search of LibrarySearch or Newton. Collections Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Alex - A full text indexed collection of classic American and English literature as well as Western philosophy, written or translated into English. Bartleby — The full text of many classic literary works, including Shakespeare. Bible Gateway – The full text of approximately 100 versions of the Bible in 54 languages. Blake Archive – This archive contains electronic copies of William Blake’s illuminated books, as well as a number of his illustrations, drawings, paintings and manuscript works. CARRIE – This full-text electronic library hosted by the European University Institute in Italy, contains digitised primary documents as well as ebooks in history. Cascadilla Proceedings Project – Linguistics conference proceedings from Cascadilla Press. Science, Technology & Medicine S.L.
5 K-12 Ed Tech Trends for 2012 Trends | Features 5 K-12 Ed Tech Trends for 2012 As the new year begins, education technology experts look at what's ahead for learners and educators. By D.A. In 2012 education technology will see an increased focus on individualization--from personalized learning environments to digital textbooks designed to connect students to the resources that work best for them. "There are a few trends worth watching this next year," said Karen Cator, the United States Department of Education's (ED) director of technology. Personalized Learning Environments"I'm really excited about the opportunity to personalize learning environments--to make learning more efficient and effective because it's more personal and it's more closely related to who your are as a learner," said Cator. Companies like Kaplan and Sylvan provide a number of online tutoring options to supplement learning. "It's a very interesting trend right now," said Ganis.
The Faculty Project Technology in Schools Faces Questions on Value Jim Wilson/The New York Times Students using an interactive whiteboard, part of an ambitious technology plan in the Kyrene School District in Arizona. To hear from more experts, and to share your own predictions for the future of technology in the classroom, visit the Bits blog. Jim Wilson/The New York Times Molly Siegel and Christian Dedman, both 7, worked together with a laptop during a class in the Kyrene School District in Arizona. In this technology-centric classroom, students are bent over laptops, some blogging or building Facebook pages from the perspective of Shakespeare’s characters. The class, and the Kyrene School District as a whole, offer what some see as a utopian vision of education’s future. The digital push here aims to go far beyond gadgets to transform the very nature of the classroom, turning the teacher into a guide instead of a lecturer, wandering among students who learn at their own pace on Internet-connected devices. “This is such a dynamic class,” Ms.
Digital Textbook Initiative About Us Additional Options "From government to non-profit organizations, teachers to textbook publishers, we all have a role to play in leveraging 21st century technology to expand learning and better serve California's students, parents, teachers and schools. This initiative will ensure our schools know which digital textbooks stand up to California's academic content standards - so these cost-effective resources can be used in our schools to help ensure each and every student has access to a world-class education." - Governor Schwarzenegger Download the draft Phase Three Report Download the Phase Two Report Download the Phase One Report Electronic Instructional Materials and the Williams Settlement's Sufficiency Requirements Review results from all three phases of the Digital Textbook Initiative are listed separately below. CLRN is aware that some of the publisher provided website links to the CLRN reviewed textbooks are not current.
Evaluation Reports--Policy and Program Studies Services Early Implementation of State Differentiated Accountability Plans Under the No Child Left Behind Act (2012) describes how nine states implemented their differentiated accountability plans through January 2010, based on interviews and reviews of state documents. The differentiated accountability pilot was established by the Department to allow states to waive certain accountability requirements by varying the intensity and types of interventions provided in Title I schools identified for improvement. The Department approved differentiated accountability waivers for Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, and Ohio in July 2008 and for Arkansas, Louisiana, and New York in January 2009. Key findings include: Eight of the nine participating states determined school improvement status based on both the percentage of AYP indicators the school had met and the number of years the school had been in school improvement. Full Report: PDF (893KB)Results in Brief: MS Word (64KB)
Découvrez LA méthode pour apprendre une langue avec ONLINE TRAINERS 100 Free Online Lectures that Will Make You a Better Teacher 100 Free Online Lectures that Will Make You a Better Teacher Great teachers know that learning doesn’t stop as soon as you graduate from college. Teachers learn from their experience, from their colleagues, from their students, and any number of other resources. If you are a teacher looking for ways to expand your knowledge base, here are 100 free lectures you can watch to help facilitate some of that learning. Creative Learning Environments Find out how these creative learning environments have inspired teachers and students alike. Ken Robinson, (TEDTalks) – Do schools today kill creativity?. Technology The following videos demonstrate ways to use technology in the classroom and offer tips, lessons, and information. Rights Management and Educational Repositories. Information for New Teachers New teachers will love these videos that offer previews to teaching, helpful hints, and even a little humor. The Teachers TV ITE Lectures – What Kind of Teacher Will You Be?. Information for All Teachers
Blackboard buys Moodlerooms...And no, this isn't an early April Fools My first reaction when I saw this news today was something along the lines of, "Wait, what? lolz! Gotta retweet that one!" Then, of course, I realized that it was true. Blackboard announced the acquisition of both Moodlerooms and Netspot today, along with the creation of a new "Open Source Services Group", headed by none other than Charles Severance, founding Chief Architect of the Sakai Project. Is this another case of Blackboard just buying up its competitors, a major horizontal play, or something else entirely? Far less surprising than Blackboards announcement that it had just acquired two of the largest providers of the open source Moodle LMS was the reaction from competitors. It looks like Blackboard is giving up on innovation and instead is focused on commoditizing the LMS. Of course, Blackboard, which was itself recently acquired by a private equity firm for a cool $1.64 billion, said precisely the opposite in a press release: So is this a good thing? Sure, this is marketing.
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Floating University Launches New Model for Education – A Liberal Arts Education in 12 Hours! NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This week, for the first time in more than three centuries, Harvard and Yale will concurrently offer the same course — and its primary "text" won't be a book, but rather a video lecture series comprising the world's greatest thinkers and leading scholars. “Floating University will be a major catalyst in changing the business and economic model of education by unbundling the traditional silos which house university curriculum, and providing access to leading scholars and the best minds in their field for a fraction of the cost – to anyone, anywhere.“” Philanthropist and investor Adam Glick and the global knowledge forum Big Think are proud to announce the launch of The Floating University (www.floatinguniversity.com), a new educational media venture which presents an entirely new model for Higher Education. The company’s first multimedia lecture series, Great Big Ideas: An Entire Undergraduate Education While Standing on One Foot! And, students are responding.
Lectures: Cohen An Introduction to Demography and Populations Study Through an Examination of the World's Population. JOEL COHEN, Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of Populations, Rockefeller University, Mathematical Biologist, Columbia University Lesson Overview Why study demography? You will be growing up in the generation where the baby boomers are going into retirement and dying. Professor Cohen first asks and answers the question, “How did humans grow from small populations on the African savannah to almost seven billion people?” Readings Course Pack: Joel E. Discussion Questions (1.) (2.) (3.)
TELL ME MORE - Accueil Rosetta Stone Inc., leading provider of education technology and language-learning solutions, acquires global language software company Tell Me More S.A. Rosetta Stone Inc. (NYSE:RST), leading provider of education technology and language-learning solutions, announced it has agreed to acquire Tell Me More S.A., a global language-learning software company with significant presence throughout Europe, as well as in the U.S., Latin America and China.To learn more, view the complete press release.