San Jose article: http://www.mercurynews.com/News/ci_27429331/Goodbye-textbooks-hello-free-online-resources

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On Sat, Jan 31, 2015 at 1:17 PM, Cable Green <[log in to unmask]> wrote:


(1) Front page of San Jose paper - see attached. (nice catch, TJ!)
  • More schools are choosing free Web 'open educational resources,' closing chapter for textbooks.

(2) Washington DC: Department of Education: Future Ready District Pledge: http://futurereadyschools.org/take-the-pledge
  • Providing Access to Quality Digital Content.
    • Future Ready districts align, curate, create, and consistently improve digital materials and apps used in the support of learning. Future Ready districts use carefully selected high quality digital content that is aligned to college and career ready standards as an essential part of daily teaching and learning. Teachers are able to share, discover, and adapt openly-licensed materials and teaching plans.
Good weekend,

Cable