Sentences with phrase «digital resources at»

«While many patrons appreciate bring able to access new digital resources at libraries, they also say they value having print books and other traditional resources at libraries and still want a personal connection with library staff,» Kathryn Zickuhr, research analyst at Pew, observed in a press statement.

Frontier, our web - based tool, is built around free digital resources at no cost to districts.

This is how you create true impact with the digital resources at your disposal, so break them out of the cupboard.

With digital resources at their fingertips, pupils become adept at working independently too, accessing and sharing digital textbooks, course material and podcasts.

Not exact matches

For over 12 years she was a GM at West Regional Sales (a division of the West Australian) and more recently with national B2B clients in the resource sectors delivering print, digital & events solutions.

We'll take a look at 5 things that any business can do to help them increase their digital footprint while being mindful of resources - knowing your audience, developing a plan of attack, managing your resources, looking beyond social media and understanding numbers and trends.

* You can get digital resources with a better software, better UI, all at sometimes 50 - 90 % off.

Launched at the National Parent Teacher Association convention in Orlando, the How to Be a Good Digital Parent program, sponsored by Facebook and Google, will give parents and PTA leaders the tools and resources they need to successfully host an online safety learning event.

Christine is the founder and editor of the stylish parenting resource portal Boston Mamas, the graphic designer behind Posh Peacock, a digital strategist at Women Online, and co-founder of The Mission List (a network of women passionate about using their influence for social good) and Pivot Boston (an event series geared towards helping women follow their passion and make their lives awesome).

Additionally, parents can sign up at our website to receive a free Safe Kids Kit, a digital toolkit, including valuable resources designed to protect kids at whatever age and stage their own children are currently in.

Through an allocation with the National Science Foundation Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (NSF XSEDE), a national cyberinfrastructure that gives researchers access to advanced digital resources, Hill and his team use advanced computing at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) to perform their modeling.

Through the BEN Scholars (BEN is short for BiosciEdNet), AAAS and its partners in the program are training select faculty members in the use of resources from the BEN Portal digital library; they bring their new insight not only to students but also to other faculty at their institutions.

I studied Media at the University of Bedfordshire UK and am certified in Digital Filmmaking, Web & Graphic Design and Human Resources Management.

1) Joint Mobility Super-Package (Digital / Downloadable Collection — $ 54.95)-- This is quite simply the best collection of joint mobility training resources currently available, and at a seriously reduced rate (75 % off for a limited time).

Sure enough, the folks at Weta Digital do wonders in imbuing the virtual character with an empathetic personality, making it tough to watch as the U.S. military uses every resource at its disposal to subdue the beast.

Six fully planned and resourced lessons for upper KS2 looking at different aspects of digital media and their content.

To master the digital classroom, K - 12 teachers can tap into resources at local colleges and universities.

For further resources, check out the webinar series from the MacArthur Foundation's Digital Media & Learning Research Hub and Institute of Play's webinar about how we've used Minecraft at our school.

As digital resource curator at Edutopia, I curated information and media related to effective teaching and learning strategies and resources.

Funding Marcus Fagent, education sector lead at Arcadis will present a session on designing schools in a less resourced, digital age.

Look at the great set of resources on the Schools Digital Curation Project 2012 scoop.it page.

Yes, we are very fortunate to havemod cons, digital resources and the latest technology at our fingertips, but do our youngsters know how we got to this point and how much we as a society have excelled in terms of invention and innovation?

Australia has a moved towards an online national curriculum supported by digital resources, and is already administering sample online national assessment and moving to an online system for full cohort national testing; but at the same time, traditional pen and paper testing remains a feature of many states» final year assessment regimes.

«We all know that today's generation of learners are switched on to digital resources, and technology has had a really positive impact at Beaver Green - helping children to explore difficult concepts in a fun and accessible way, while equipping them with the skills they need for the future.»

We now live in a world where digital resources are at our fingertips.

At present, English schools are seemingly reluctant to continue engaging with these highly valuable resources in the classroom, perhaps because they're seen as redundant in the digital age or because they're not regarded as a diverse learning resource.

Digital resources for editing and sharing on Google Classroom and Seesaw available by following the link provided at download.

See how Discovery Education works with schools to deliver outstanding digital resources, and inspire lifelong curiosity in learning, at discoveryeducation.co.uk

With teachers spending on average seven to eight hours a week preparing their lessons, sharing resources is proving very effective at saving time and improving classes, writes Brigitte Ricou - Bellan, managing director of digital at TES Global

«St Aloysius College [has] a large intake at Year 8, so it is important that we make all students aware of their digital responsibilities when using resources that they find online.

Highlighting CUP's innovative new digital resources to help bring GCSE fiction and non-fiction to life in the classroom, the webinar will include plenty of practical suggestions for using video, audio and gaming in the classroom to engage English students and help prepare them for success at GCSE, drawing on content produced by CUP — created by teachers for teachers and tried and tested by students.

This is the third year in a row that Twig World products have won at BETT with Twig World being named the 2013 winner in the Digital Collections and Resource Banks category and the 2012 winner in the Secondary Digital Resource category.

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SchoolTube: This site is setup to serve students who wish to get ahead at home and at school, as well as teachers who want to access digital resources.

Technology Lending Grants, aimed at ensuring equitable access to quality digital resources and courses for all students, have been awarded to 148 school districts and charters schools.

Rather than running «courses», they provided digital «resources» that provided support and answers to managers» questions at the point of need — and it was hugely successful!

The Learning Counsel research institute has analyzed various estimates and concludes that total annual K — 12 spending on print resources (textbooks and other materials) in 2014 was $ 10.4 billion, while digital content and curriculum spending came to $ 1.8 billion at the district level and $ 4.8 billion at the school or teacher level.

«We're really honoured to be invited to speak at The Association for Science Education Conference, and to connect with so many teachers who are passionate about using digital resources to bring science education to life.

Available at no cost to schools, the Generation Beyond programme includes an online space curriculum for teachers and families, with digital resources such as lesson plans, educator guides and family activities.

With the range of Agylia mobile learning Apps, for iOS, Android and Windows devices, learners can download and access digital learning resources and performance support materials at the point of need — on their own mobile devices.

Although at first glance participants» lack of use of DocSouth may appear bleak, the interviews reveal that there is great potential for digital historical resources to enhance the social studies classroom.

, a division of Sunburst Digital aimed at illuminating Latin lives by connecting educators with curriculum and instructional resources promoting positive learning outcomes for native Spanish speakers.

To look at innovative use of digital media to impact teaching and learning across the curriculum, using Discovery Education Secondary resources on iPads

Teachers and administrators at each school will join forces to share professional development and mentoring, including access to ASU faculty, a self - paced digital curriculum for students, and other resources in an effort to boost student achievement, graduation rates and college attendance.

As districts start thinking creatively about how they plan to combat the issue, schools are looking at digital solutions as a possible resource.

With a range of native mobile learning Apps for iOS, Android and Windows devices, Agylia provides learners with instant access digital learning resources at the point of need — ideal for induction, compliance and performance support programmes.

The seminar will also showcase how the Agylia Learning Management System (LMS) and mobile learning Apps are providing learners with instant access to the latest digital learning resources at the point of need, wherever they are, on their preferred device.

Summary: This article looks at the proliferation of digital resources and social media that has had an impact on the way that schools and parents interact.

She found that students who were involved with making digital video projects benefitted tremendously: «Clearly, these students were drawing on their lifeworlds as resources in their [digital video] composing, but also critiquing those lifeworlds, reframing neighborhood identities, and using their collaborative work as a persuasive move aimed at change» (p. 77).

Having regularly used GCSEPod at his previous school he knew that the resource could play a huge part in the digital transformation of the school.