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The textbook is dying. Meet the artificially intelligent software That's ... - Slate Magazine

The textbook is dying. Meet the artificially intelligent software That's ... - Slate Magazine | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The result is a classroom experience starkly different from the model that has dominated American education for the past 100 years ..."

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This stunning app will make you wish all textbooks were on an iPad

This stunning app will make you wish all textbooks were on an iPad | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"When I say textbook, you probably think something along the lines of “boring” or “meh,” but a new app called Earth, A Primer for iOS brings boring old geology textbooks into the addictive, interactive future ..."

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Imagine this on full screen - with full class involvement....

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Free Technology for Teachers: Five tools for creating multimedia textbooks - A comparison chart

Free Technology for Teachers: Five tools for creating multimedia textbooks - A comparison chart | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it
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China weighing more emphasis on traditional culture in textbooks

China weighing more emphasis on traditional culture in textbooks | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Education officials in China are considering changes to elementary and middle school textbooks that would expand the study of Chinese philosophy and literature ..."

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New digital textbook that adapts to your level of knowledge as you read

New digital textbook that adapts to your level of knowledge as you read | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"A new digital textbook introduced to the students in Houston, Texas are the first digital schoolbook in which lessons are personalized ..."

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Twenty-three things top students do (or why lectures are just not enough!)

Twenty-three things top students do (or why lectures are just not enough!) | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"According to this Lifehack article this is what they do (which helps explain why lecture is never enough!):
They don’t always do all of their homework.
They never “read through” the textbook.
They Google EVERYTHING ..."

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You cannot afford to miss these free resources for audio books, e-books and textbooks - EdTechReview™ (ETR)

You cannot afford to miss these free resources for audio books, e-books and textbooks - EdTechReview™ (ETR) | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"And here, we have rounded up the best places where you can find free best resources audio books, e-books and textbooks ..."

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Five skills that games teach better than textbooks -- THE Journal

Five skills that games teach better than textbooks -- THE Journal | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Gaming offers the excitement of competition and a clear promise of rewards for accomplishments. It can also help prepare students to win in the real world ..."

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Smithsonian Science Education Center releases free iBooks textbook for students (Grades 3-5) | LJ INFOdocket

Smithsonian Science Education Center releases free iBooks textbook for students (Grades 3-5) | LJ INFOdocket | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Released online today and available at no charge from Apple’s iBooks Store. From the Smithsonian Institution: Expedition: Insects, an iBooks textbook written, illustrated and animated by the Smithsonian Science Education Center using iBooks Author ..."

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