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Innovative Teachers Wanted. Final Project-Tom: Technology Integration in the Humanities. TPACK Project Plan Project Title: Film Research Project--Grade 11 I am posting the student assignment page, as I have worked it up so far.

Final Project-Tom: Technology Integration in the Humanities

Home. Home. Home. America's Promise. Digital Learning Day / Homepage. ReviewoftheOERMovement. Reading Tools. Conducted in conjunction with an institute on open textbook adaptation, this study compares textbook evaluations from practicing K-12 classroom teachers (n = 30) on three different types of textbooks utilized in their contexts: copyright-restricted, open, and open/adapted.

Reading Tools

Copyright-restricted textbooks consisted of those textbooks already in use by the teachers in their classrooms prior to the institute, open textbooks included alternatives from CK-12 and OpenStax, and open/adapted consisted of open textbooks that the teachers devoted time to adapting to their individual needs. Results indicate that open/adapted textbooks were evaluated as having the highest quality, and that open textbooks were of higher quality than copyright-restricted textbooks. Bibliotherapy. Foundation Project. The mission of the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is to provide software for the public good.

Foundation Project

We do this by providing services and support for many like-minded software project communities of individuals who choose to join the ASF. Established in 1999, the ASF is a US 501(c)(3) charitable organization, funded by individual donations and corporate sponsors. Our all-volunteer board oversees more than 350 leading Open Source projects, including Apache HTTP Server -- the world's most popular Web server software. The ASF provides an established framework for intellectual property and financial contributions that simultaneously limits potential legal exposure for our project committers. Astropedia Wikimap - Teach Astronomy. Astropedia Intended for all audiences, this textbook is an introduction to the nature of the universe.

Astropedia Wikimap - Teach Astronomy

Use it to research or review our solar system, stars, galaxies, and the history of the universe. Each chapter has a set of corresponding homework questions. Open Source Initiative. White Paper: Open Educational Resources. Open source courseware. Open source courseware. Terms of Service. The following is a legal agreement between you ("You") and the owners and operators ("We") of pixabay.com ("Website" or "Pixabay").

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These terms of service ("TOS") govern your access to and use of the Website and its content. "Content" shall refer collectively to images and videos available under Creative Commons CC0 from the Pixabay website. Finding OERs. Search engines A number of search engines exist to search Open Educational Resources.

Finding OERs

These include: Open educational resources (OERs) There is no one, standard definition of open educational resources. However, the following broad definition of OERs from OER Commons seems to be generally accepted by the community: 'Open educational resources are teaching and learning materials that are freely available online for everyone to use, whether you are an instructor, student or self-learner. Examples of OER include: full courses, course modules, syllabi, lectures, homework assignments, quizzes, lab and classroom activities, pedagogical materials, games, simulations, and many more resources contained in digital media collections from around the world.'

What is OER? - Creative Commons. What are Open Educational Resources (OER)? Open educational resources (OER) are free and openly licensed educational materials that can be used for teaching, learning, research, and other purposes. Open Education "...is the simple and powerful idea that the world’s knowledge is a public good and that technology in general and the Web in particular provide an extraordinary opportunity for everyone to share, use, and reuse knowledge. " —The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Electronic journal on e-learning. Researchers in Southeast Asia Are Bombarded with Conference Spam March 17, 2016 Conferences, journals, spam.

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A continuing explosion in the number of low-quality and predatory scholarly conferences in Southeast Asia is confusing and annoying researchers in the region. One example is the so-called International Academy of Computer Technology (IACT) — which is not really an academy at all — whose headquarters address shows up as a dwelling in a U.S. state. Read the rest of this entry » Crippled by Choice: Plethora of Open Educational Resources Inundate Educators. (Tribune News Service) — With millions of pieces of open education resources flooding the Internet, educators face a "needle in the haystack" problem of epic proportions.

Crippled by Choice: Plethora of Open Educational Resources Inundate Educators

Sure, they can find hundreds, if not thousands, of free pieces of content to accomplish their mission with students, but how to find the right one, aligned to the right standard, for the right student, at the right time? That challenge lies at the heart of personalized learning, whether conveyed through teachers, technology, or some combination of the two. The Houston schools confronted that issue in the rollout of PowerUp, the district's 1-to-1 digital learning initiative for its 215,000 students. Planning to move away from traditional textbooks, the district needed to start "curating, creating, and—where we couldn't create or curate—procuring" content, said Annie Wolfe, the officer of secondary curriculum and development.

The Role of Open Access and Open Educational Resources: A Distance Learning Perspective, Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2015. The paper explores the role of Open Access (in licensing, publishing and sharing research data) and Open Educational Resources within Distance Education, with a focus on the context of the University of London International Programmes.

The Role of Open Access and Open Educational Resources: A Distance Learning Perspective, Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2015

We report on a case study where data were gathered from librarians and programme directors relating to existing practice around Open Access; the major constraints in using Open Educational Resources and the main resource implications, when adopting Open Educational Resources, were also investigated. Our aim was to (a) raise awareness and understanding of what is possible to achieve in higher education by embracing the Open Access movement (b) identify next steps and actions that could be taken to improve institutional use of Open Access materials, including Open Educational Resources, (c) examine the implications of such actions for Open Distance Learning and generally the higher education sector. Academic Conferences Limited. Developoing a Review Rubric for Learning Resources in Digital Lib. PechaKucha 20x20. Be less busy. Purchase — Breakout EDU. Ignite. Enlighten us, but make it quick. DiRT Directory. Top tips for selecting open source software. By Randy Metcalfe on 1 February 2004 , last updated Introduction Performance and reliability are very important criteria for selecting software.

Top tips for selecting open source software

In most procurement exercises however, price is also a determining factor when comparing quotes from multiple vendors. Price comparisons do have a role, but usually not in terms of a simple comparison of purchase prices. Rather, price issues tend to arise when comparing total cost of ownership (TCO), which includes both the purchase price and ongoing costs for support (and licence renewal) over the real life span of the product. Recitethis.com. Reese Grant. This is a synthesis grant. In it, we use meta-analysis to synthesize quantitative research on scaffolding and scaffolding-related interventions in STEM fields, including but not necessarily limited to biology, chemistry, physics, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

This project builds off of our pilot work, which has recently been published: 2. For Education: Save time and stay connected. For Education Spark learning with G Suite for Education A suite of free productivity tools to help students and teachers interact seamlessly and securely across devices. Get G Suite for Education What’s included. Collaborative Research: Educational Data Mining Approaches for Digital Libraries. OER Resources for Educators. Videos Digital Media at CMS (CA)- Students describe the highlights of their Digital Media course.Elephant Toothpaste Lab (CA)- Students and their teacher showcase an experiment in their chemistry class.Marshmallow Roasting (science) (CA)- Students explain the scientific principles behind roasting a marshmallow.Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Coronado Middle School (CA)- Teachers explain the shift to the NGSS and the implications for their students.SIATech student experiences (SIATech)- Students describe the unique SIATech school model and their experiences.STEAM Bridges (CA)- A school uses a STEAM focus for a bridge-building project.Volcano Project (CA)- A student testimonial about the volcano project in their school.

*Key of case studies Support for the site was provided by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Online Education: Explore 2016's Best Colleges & Resources. Organize your resources in an online digital binder - LiveBinders. Finding OERs. Four must-read blended learning models. Educreations. The How to Find Openly Licensed Educational Resources Infographic. Download. ELS-LC_IR_process.pdf. PBIS.org Home Page. Child Care and Early Education Research Connections. Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. CSEF/SEEP: Center for Special Education Finance & Special Education Expenditure Project. TechCrunch - The latest technology news and information on startups. Library Connect Webinars. An Error Occurred Setting Your User Cookie. Education and Information Technologies. An Error Occurred Setting Your User Cookie. The%20Open%20Educational%20Resources%20Ecosystem 1.

ReviewoftheOERMovement. OER Soots 01282013. Modals. EmergingOpportunities. 1 s2.0 S1096751600000166 main. Open source courseware. Environmental Scan and Assessment. 9607041e. 9607041e. OER UsingtheOERCommonsWebsite Final 032713. Open Textbooks review rubric. OER White Paper Nov 22 2013 Final 0. Openingthecurriculum2014. Kimmons 2015. Virginia 2015. Tonks 2011. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning. The Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning. The Monterey Institute for Technology and Education. Participate Learning - Home. Center for Digital Education. Top tips for selecting open source software. Welcome to TakingITGlobal! THE Journal: Technological Horizons in Education. American Educational Research Association > Home. Environmental Scan and Assessment. Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education.

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