CK-12’s collection of over 100,000 textbooks just keeps growing! The free resource platform now has roughly 106,000 texts provided by about 30,000 schools. For more on this announcement, click here.
If you’re unfamiliar with CK-12, check out their page here. The site has resources for math, science, English, history, and even SAT prep!
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Textbooks and materials consume a fair amount of a schools budget. CK-12 Foundation aims to reduce the impact of educational resources needed nationally and globally. This nonprofit organization provides tools to help increase student learning and engagement by increasing access to learning content. The Foundation has developed the “Flexbook” concept. This is an open-source tool that allows teachers and experts to edit and compile digital textbooks which can then be freely shared within any defined community. Click here to learn more about “Flexbook” in an article written by Edshelf.