Hi All, Since I know some of you are familiar with the great work by the CK-12 Foundation with their free, online, flexbook texts, I know you will be interested in all the new things they are doing now. If you aren't yet familiar with CK-12, I encourage you to check it out. While directed at older students at the start, they are slowly working their way down and are now doing some books for the middle school level. All are open source, as are the diagrams and photos that come with them. Thus, even if your target audience is younger or is not a group of English (or for some flexbooks Spanish) speakers, you can still make use of the fine illustrations they have in any translations or adaptations you may decide to use. Check it out! I think you will be impressed. Caryl
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2012 13:34:43 -0400 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: News from CK-12 Foundation Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Hi, just a reminder that you're receiving this email because you have expressed an interest in CK-12 Foundation. Don't forget to add [email protected] to your address book so we'll be sure to land in your inbox! You may unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive our emails. Newsletter July 2012 Quick Links Home Page How It Works Free Webinars Case Studies About CK-12 CK-12's website has been completely revamped! If you haven't seen the new CK-12 website, please take some time to check it out! We've added a whole new suite of features and made some features more easily accessible. Concept based learning: FlexBooks have been deconstructed into concepts that you can use as short lessons to build your knowledge.Learn on more devices: all our FlexBooks are now available as a mobi file for your Kindle or an ePub file for your iPad and Android devices.Annotation tools: highlight and take notes as you read to keep track of important information. Check out a comprehensive list of all the new features here! Look here to see some of the differences between the old site and the new. New this month! CK-12 Library CK-12 Physical Science For Middle School Coming Soon... Titles coming soon to the CK-12 library: CK-12 Earth Science Concepts For Middle SchoolCK-12 Life Science Concepts For Middle SchoolCK-12 Physical Science Concepts For Middle School Points of Interest CK-12 is seeking translations...CK-12 is looking to expand its library with translations of its content. If you have translated our books (in part or in whole), or adapted your own, please let us know. We are especially interested in Spanish versions of our Biology textbook. Email: [email protected] Understanding Biodiversity - collaborative project...CK-12 Foundation andEncyclopedia of Life are joining forces to produce Understanding Biodiversity - a FlexBook for secondary level students, created by secondary level students. Understanding Biodiversity will consist of species pages describing organisms studied in the life sciences. Secondary level biology students and classes around the world are invited to learn more about how to contribute by emailing [email protected] with "[SCIENCE] Understanding Biodiversity proposal" in the subject line. For more general information about this project, visit the Understanding Biodiversity FlexBook. CK-12 is Hiring! CK-12 is seeking highly motivated individuals to become part of a team set to revolutionize K-12 global learning and textbook publishing. Through the use of a superior open-source environment, CK-12 aims to create a major paradigm shift from traditional textbook learning and publishing to collaborative online learning and customized textbook publishing designed to foster greater relevance and resonance among teachers, students, and communities. Visit our jobs page for a list of current openings. Forward email This email was sent to [email protected] by [email protected] | Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. CK-12 Foundation | 3430 W. Bayshore Rd. | Suite 101 | Palo Alto | CA | 94303
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