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National Center on Accessible Educational Materials, 2023
This guide addresses the challenge of inaccessible digital learning resources by providing K-12 education stakeholders with actionable information about EPUB, a digital file format. EPUB is a widely adopted format for many digital books and is specifically designed to display text, audio, images and, in some cases, video in a manner usable by all…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Guidelines
Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center (REMS), 2020
The onset of COVID-19 has dramatically increased the usage of digital learning formats by education agencies across the nation and shifted the learning environment to "school at home." Since students are online more, they are vulnerable to more threats. Cyber safety is critical and is a shared responsibility of students, parents, and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Huang, Ronghuai; Spector, J. Michael; Yang, Junfeng – Lecture Notes in Educational Technology, 2019
The aim of this book is to prepare students with knowledge and skills to understand the organizational needs and requirements of educational technology. Students should be able to use and manage both existing and emerging technologies effectively and be able to apply associated pedagogies to suit the environment, but also evaluate and manage…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
European Students' Union, 2019
This paper defines the European Students' Union (ESU) opinions on the topics related to internationalisation and learning mobility. This document is both an advancement and a cohesive overview of ESU's existing positions on internationalisation and mobility in higher education. This paper offers both definitions and elaborations on relevant policy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Unions, Global Approach, Higher Education
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Liu, Dejian; Huang, Ronghuai; Wosinski, Marek – Lecture Notes in Educational Technology, 2017
This book introduces readers to the current status of smart learning in China by providing extensive and accurate data from different contexts of smart learning. In particular, it investigates smart learning in smart cities, which extends the concept of smart learning to cover both formal and informal learning, and to support life-long learning.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Lifelong Learning
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Phillips, Amber; Rodenbeck, Myshel; Clegg, Bethany – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2014
Physical education teachers have been encouraged to use technology in their classes to enhance student motivation and learning. The purpose of this article is to share iOS applications (apps) that K-12 physical education teachers and students have found useful.
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Physical Education, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Jackson, Richard M. – National Center on Accessible Educational Materials, 2014
Audio-Supported Reading (ASR) is a technology-based approach for accessing and working with text presented in either braille or enlarged (magnified) print. This approach allows a user to listen to a spoken version of text while looking at screen-displayed print or while touching braille. In ASR, both the rate of information pick up and the portion…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Blindness, Braille, Visual Aids
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Winkel, Brian – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2012
We present background and an activity meant to show both instructors and students that mere button pushing with technology is insufficient for success, but that additional thought and preparation will permit the technology to serve as an excellent tool in the understanding and learning of mathematics. (Contains 5 figures.)
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
Office of Educational Technology, US Department of Education, 2017
This document is an outgrowth of the 2016 National Education Technology Plan (NETP). The NETP presents a shared vision and call to action for transformational learning enabled by technology at all levels of our education system. This Higher Education Supplement to the 2016 NETP builds on the principles described in each of the NETP's five…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Higher Education, Lifelong Learning
US Department of Education, 2014
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) wishes to remind states, districts, schools, students, staff, families, and guardians as well as communities about the importance of: (1) addressing the prevention of infectious disease in schools, including the seasonal flu, viral meningitis, enterovirus, and Ebola; and (2) ensuring the continuity of teaching…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Communicable Diseases, Attendance, Diseases
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Martineau, Eric; Boisvert, Louise – Journal of Chemical Education, 2011
Wikipedia represents a revolution in the way knowledge is communicated and a potential threat to traditional encyclopedias. Wikipedia is widely used as a reference in academic assignments. Unfortunately, for the neophyte, it may be hard to assess the completeness and the accuracy of a contribution to Wikipedia. In this article, we describe an…
Descriptors: Encyclopedias, Web Sites, College Science, Critical Thinking
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Adler, Jacob J.; Judd, Mariah V.; Bringman, Lauren R.; Wells, Clark D.; Marrs, Kathleen A. – American Biology Teacher, 2013
We developed an interactive laboratory that allows students to identify and grade tissue samples from human breast biopsies, using techniques similar to those used by actual pathologists. This unique lab develops a practical and intellectual understanding of basic tissue structures that make up living systems, utilizing technology to bring…
Descriptors: Pathology, Science Instruction, Cancer, Laboratory Experiments
Moore, Kenneth D.; Hansen, Jacqueline – SAGE Publications (CA), 2011
Featuring a wealth of reflection activities and connections to standards, this concise, easy-to-read teaching methods text equips students with the content knowledge and skills they need to become effective K-8 teachers. The book maximizes instructional flexibility, reflects current educational issues, highlights recent research, and models best…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Educational Technology, Individualized Instruction, Special Needs Students
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Metaxas, Nikolaos; Karagiannidou, Andromachi – International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning, 2010
Visualization of mathematical relationships enables students to formulate conjectures as well as to search for mathematical arguments to support these conjectures. In this project students are asked to discover the sufficient and necessary condition so that two circles form the circumscribed and inscribed circle of a triangle and investigate how…
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Geometry, Visualization, Mathematics Instruction
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France, Derek; Wakefield, Kelly – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2011
Modern day students are said to hold a toolbox of technical knowledge, which can assist them with their undergraduate studies. The "net generation" is more technologically capable than ever before and crave interactivity and image-rich environments, which has created a need for higher education institutions to diversify assessment…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Higher Education, Field Studies, Geography Instruction
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