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Digital Library Training Videos

The CDE is pleased to announce a new training video for Digital Library users titled, “Exploring the Smarter Balanced Digital Library.” This 29-minute video is presented in three segments:

Segment 1 describes the four attributes of the formative assessment process (9:13).
Segment 2 provides instructions for logging into and navigating the Digital Library (15.51).
Segment 3 demonstrates the cross-state collaboration features of the Digital Library (4:07).

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Inside Mathematics
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