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December 24, 2015

Digital Education’s Top Stories of 2015

A look back at this blog's most-viewed posts reveals that readers were most interested in such varied topics as the best ways to ensure "active" use of educational technology in learning environments, potential changes to federal data-privacy laws, and questions…
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December 21, 2015

Ideas for Using AASL Best Websites: WhatwasThere

Last month I wrote about HistoryPin, a collective visual ethnography of images from around the world. A location online where anyone can add pictures and everyone can search by site to find amazing historic photos located just about anywhere. This…
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December 18, 2015

GVSU helps Grand Rapids reduce energy use

Grand Valley State University is a founding member of a newly launched initiative called 2030 District, with a goal to reduce energy use 50 percent by 2030 in downtown Grand Rapids. Grand Valley is one of 39 members and has…
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December 11, 2015

Librarians Point the Way on Digital Learning

Project Tomorrow's annual Speak Up surveys show that librarians are in a unique leadership position to develop new visions of learning at their schools. We see that administrators now have a well-articulated need and community backing to support digital integration,…
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November 23, 2015

Ideas for Using AASL Best Websites: HistoryPin

This month's blog post on an AASL Best Website for Teaching and Learning is focused on a favorite that won in 2014, Historypin (https://www.historypin.org/). The newly redesigned site is a great place to search for historic images from around the…
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October 22, 2015

Ideas for Using AASL Best Websites: Code.org

Today's blog entry on using the AASL Best Websites in your schools and libraries focuses on Code.Org (https://code.org/). The Best Websites for Teaching and Learning Committee categorized this dynamic site as Content Resources in 2015. Code is a non-profit educational…
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