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ISKME to Provide New Tools for Curation, Metadata Sharing, and Educator Training As Part of #GoOpen Educational Resources Initiative
ISKME to Provide New Tools for Curation, Metadata Sharing, and Educator Training As Part of #GoOpen Educational Resources InitiativeOER Commons available for open content discovery, reuse, and authoring by #GoOpen districts and statesSAN FRANCISCO, CA—February 26,...
OER And You. The Curation Mandate
At the #GoOpen Exchange on Friday, everyone was talking about OER and the need to curate. The Twiter feed shows the buzz around the trending event and it shows school librarians were at the table.As the initiative moves forward, it is critical for...
U.S. Department of Education Recognizes 14 States and 40 Districts Committing to #GoOpen with Educational Resources
The U.S. Department of Education today announced the launch of 13 statewide #GoOpen initiatives committed to supporting school districts and educators as they transition to the use of high-quality, openly-licensed educational resources in their schools. This inaugural...
OER Commons – A Good Place for Common Core Aligned Resources
There are a lot of Open Educational Resources out there, which is exciting if you are a teacher, as you can find myriad of lessons and ideas. The big issue with OER is of course the quality of what you find, does it really align to your instructional goals, and...
Schools Maximize Free Content
When Tullahoma City Schools administrators started shopping for new social studies textbooks in 2013, they were disappointed to find only a few options aligned to the new Tennessee state standards. Rather than wait for newer textbooks to be released, the district...