MARCH, 2010

March edition of E-Update now available

ERAC's monthly, five-minute newsletter is now available. In this month's edition, read stories on: ERAC's new and revised agreements, offering lower prices for popular products; the consortium’s new French Toolkit for French-speaking users of ERAC's Online Resource Database Bundle; ERAC's spring video sale; and the reduced group rates for ERAC's Copyright course. Users can also subscribe to E-Update for free.

E-Update March 2010

FEBRUARY, 2010

Helping district staff, parents and students take full advantage of ERAC's agreements

Many learning resources and software products that ERAC has negotiated over the past few years offer discounted purchasing or allow home access. While ERAC's focus is fixed firmly on the needs of schools and educators, we also recognize that the classroom walls have expanded; students need to be able to access valuable learning resources from their homes.

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JANUARY 20, 2010

ERAC's new copyright course launched

Shortly after she completed the section of Copyright Essentials for Educators covering videos and DVDs Moira Ekdahl, who is the teacher-librarian consultant for SD #39 Vancouver, received a call from a teacher-librarian. She was calling on behalf of a teacher, who wanted to know if he could use an American video he had purchased to teach a unit on the brain.

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