Archive of ‘ebook’ category
Google book scanning project
What do we know about Google’s enormous book-scanning project? How far are we in the quest for a universal digital library? What does it mean for higher education?
bookwidgets
digitized court cases
Thousands of 16th, 17th and 18th century court cases – including witchcraft, missing children and swan thefts – are coming to light for the first time thanks to a Cambridge University Library archives project from r/books
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/Ely_Assizes2
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more on history in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=history
online board games
How to Create Your Own Online Board Game
https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2020/07/how-to-create-your-own-online-board-game.html
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more on gamification in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=gaming
audio books on the fly
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more on audio books in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=audio+books
e-book pricing ‘scandal’
University staff urge probe into e-book pricing ‘scandal’ https://t.co/SJyCIP5qQf
— Robin DeRosa (@actualham) November 13, 2020
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54922764
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more on e-books in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=e-book
History Medieval turning points
Medieval turning points
https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/medieval-turning-points-charles-west-podcast/
to listen on mobile device: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/history-extra-podcast/id256580326?i=1000493904737
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more on history in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=history
free digital tools for students engagement
15 Free Digital Tools to Boost Students’ Engagement Online
A review of digital tools and ideas for teachers to support formative assessment in online classrooms
https://medium.com/the-faculty/digital-tools-for-online-student-engagement-2faafbbd0b44
1. Diigo
2. Evernote
3. Notion
4. Hypothes.is
5. Mural
6. Miro
7. Kahoot
8. Sli.do
9. Factile
10. Wakelet
11. Flipgrid
12. Slack
13. Padlet
14. Zoom
15. BigBlueButton
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more on engagement in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=engage
best math apps and online tools
Teachers share their picks for the best math apps and online tools. 💯✨https://t.co/gYPcSfJzlI
— edutopia (@edutopia) August 1, 2020
https://www.edutopia.org/article/11-teacher-recommended-math-apps-and-online-tools
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more on math in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=math