OER & Digital Curriculum
How does learning change when students have access to digital resources and a learning environment that goes beyond the classroom walls? This toolkit is designed to help educators incorporate digital curriculum by showcasing the research-based practices that other schools have used to great success.
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BYO, Chromebooks and Innovative Learning in Southeast TexasA robust wireless infrastructure, Google Apps for Education, student-owned devices, and Acer Chromebooks are the perfect backdrop for innovative classroom learning in Dayton ISD. |
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1:1 Laptops Set the Stage for District-Wide InnovationTwelve years ago, Roanoke County Public Schools (RCPS) in Virginia handed out Dell laptops to the ninth-grade students at its new high school and students attending the Engineering Academy. Today, all 5,000 high school students and 1,400 teachers in the district are part of the Dell Latitude 1:1 program. |
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Going 1:1 with Chromebooks in North CarolinaGoogle Apps for Education and other cloud-based resources are crucial to learning in North Carolina’s Union County Public Schools, so it’s not surprising that the district chose to place rugged Lenovo Chromebooks in the hands of all students in grades 6-12 |
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Reality Bytes: Virtual Reality and K-12 EducationMaking learning more personalized, more relevant, and more immersive have always been the moving goal-posts of education. Digital media has helped create infinite opportunities in terms of access to dynamic content, but it’s still, for the most part, an extension of traditional learning: groups of students watching and absorbing static information with minimal interaction. |
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Open Up to OER at the Florida Open Educational Resources SummitWant to rub shoulders with OER thought leaders to learn more about harnessing the full power of Open Educational Resources? Then head down to Florida on September 7-8 for Florida’s first Open Educational Resources Summit, sponsored by Florida Virtual Campus. Director of Open Education Cable Green will be joined by other national and campus leaders involved in defining and driving OER strategy and initiatives to lead a variety of thoughtful discussions. |
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Digitize Math with EquatIOTexthelp, the accessibility-focused developer, has added a new Chrome extension to its quiver of tools. EquatIO solves a tricky conundrum for math teachers and students: digitizing math expressions and equations. |
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OER: An Approach for Teachers
What exactly is OER, and how is it different than the informal environment of openness and fair use in the field of teaching and learning? This white paper developed by Clarity Innovations help to both tease out a usable definition and provide a guide for schools, districts, and educators interested in the Open Education Resources movement.
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Learning in Motion: Digital Storytelling in the ClassroomChildren are natural born storytellers. This is why digital storytelling has become such a popular tool for today’s students and educators alike. |
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Breaking News: Helping Students Navigate a Post-Truth WorldWhat is real? What is a lie, and what’s merely a joke? Is a fact, in fact, a fact? These days, it’s hard to tell. |
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Opening Up to Open Educational ResourcesAs more K–12 teachers, administrators and district leaders become aware of OER, the more eager they are to embrace the model. OER provide opportunities to update and adapt materials to meet different student needs, spurs innovation in open learning practices, and reduces content acquisition costs. |
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Microsoft Technology Planning ResourcesMicrosoft works with hundreds of thousands of schools and school systems to solve big problems. Here are resources to guide school leaders as they transform schools with a vision to empower students to achieve more. |
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Curated Google for Education ResourcesGoogle for Education has gathered ideas, best practices, and resources from hundreds of schools. Learn from their successes as they share what they've learned with this collection of curated resources. |
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Digital Side EffectsIn what ways can the powerful technology practice of crowdsourcing bring us together in support of learners? See Leslie Wilson's insights as she helps us to explore the possibilities. |
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