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73% of books released between 1924 and 1963 are in the public domain
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Sharing: 4 Reasons That Technology Might Not Be Helping Them Learn
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TeachingBooks has hundreds of thousands of premade resources for children’s and teen’s books
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The best time is now
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When it comes to badges, it may be smart to start with the teachers
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