Digital Directions: Digital Book-Sharing Unlocks Print for Students

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	EdTech @ Work Digital Book-Sharing Unlocks Print for Students A service called Bookshare makes traditional books quickly accessible for students with certain disabilities. (Education Week) Minn. Teachers Write Their Own Online Textbooks The more than 3,100 sophomores in the state's largest district are learning from an online curriculum developed by their teachers with free software distributed over the Web. (Associated Press) Advertisement E-Learning Effort to Review Online Schools in Colorado Fails The proposal failed before a divided legislative committee that argued about the politics behind the requested investigation. (Associated Press) Gadgets and Games Commentary: Scaling Up a Video Game-Learning Link Video games could be key to untapping 'digital promise' in schools, Michael Levine & Alan Gershenfeld write. (Education Week) Read the Ed-Tech Blog Check out the Digital Education blog for solutions and analysis for the technological challenges you face today. Recent Posts: Leftover Political Residue in Virtual Schooling? (Digital Education Blog) Virtual Education Sees Shift to Accountability (Digital Education Blog) Spotlight on Assistive technology American schools use many strategies to make classrooms more inclusive of students with disabilities. This Spotlight looks at inclusion and school technology's growing role in supporting it. See other Spotlights. Upcoming Webinars Blended Learning Strategies for K-12 Leaders Today, Nov. 17, 2011 at 2 p.m. ET Content provided by Blackboard K-12 Hear from three districts with student enrollment of less than 10,000 about how they are using blended learning to impact student achievement and give teachers the tools necessary to develop engaging lessons that build 21st-century skills. Register now for this free live event. Common Assessments: What You Need to Know Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011, 2 p.m. ET Underwriting for the content of this webinar has been provided by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Two groups of states are using federal funds to design new assessment systems and instructional tools for the common standards. Both aim to move past multiple-choice-only tests to include essays, projects, and other tasks designed to gauge deeper, more complex learning. Join us as representatives from each group describe their test designs and instructional tools. Register now for this free live event. Hybrid Learning Pushes Personalization Forward Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2 p.m. ET Sponsored by CompassLearning Schools are looking to online courses and digital curricula to move learning beyond a one-size-fits-all approach for students at all levels and toward greater personalization. The experts on this webinar will provide in-depth advice on the strategic uses of online courses and digital curricula to help differentiate learning for individual students. Register now for this free live event. Ed-Tech Events • Creating a Digital-Rich Classroom 2-Day Workshop • National Technology Centers That Work Leadership Forum To search for more ed-tech events, visit our calendar of events.		Most Viewed on DD 1. Digital Education Blog: Cyberbullying: The Power and Peril of Anonymity 2. Digital Education Blog: ED Launches Registry; Microsoft Takes Over TEACH 3. Minn. Teachers Write Their Own Online Textbooks 4. Educators Evaluate Learning Benefits of iPad 5. Digital Education Blog: Blended Learning on the Rise, Report Says Some stories may require subscription. EDUCATION WEEK EVENTS Blended Learning Strategies for K-12 Leaders Sponsor Webinar Nov. 17, 2:00 p.m. Eastern Register now. Content Provided by: Blackboard K-12 What Students Are Saying About College Readiness and What High Schools Can Do Chat Nov. 17, 2:00 p.m. Eastern Sign up for e-mail reminder. Common Assessments: What You Need to Know Webinar Nov. 29, 2:00 p.m. Eastern Register now. Deepening and Strengthening Teacher Education Webinar Dec. 8, 12:00 p.m. Eastern Register now. Search Education Jobs + Superintendent Highline School District, Burien, WA + Superintendent Babylon Union Free School District, Babylon, NY + World Languages Department Chair Evanston Township High School District 202, Evanston, IL + Superintendent of Schools Neah-Kah-Nie School District, Rockaway Beach, OR WHITE PAPERS Improve Teaching & Learning via Online Collaboration Blackboard Collaborate Expanding the Classroom: Mobile Distance Learning USDLA Impact of Technology PD on Student Achievement Atomic Learning Effective Reading Programs for Title I Schools Success For All Measuring the Value of Online Learning Blackboard Data Systems That Enable School Leaders to Make a Difference SAS Text-to-speech AT for students with LDs Intel Obama Imprint: ARRA, Reauthorization & Road Ahead Thompson Publishing Facing Down Bullying Herff Jones Differentiating Instruction Herff Jones Great Books Programs Fit the CCSS Great Books Foundation Using Adaptive Instruction to Ensure RtI Success  Mimio Get the Research That Can Help Protect School Success NWEA Inclusive Technology for Special Needs Students EInstruction RTI - Systematic Process to Increase Learning Outcomes Headsprout
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