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Teaching Using News Articles: Helpful Tips and Resources for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Teaching using news articles: Ideas and tips for teachers There are various ways to teach with news. The following are some of the resources that can help you effectively integrate news articles in your teaching: I. The visual is based on guidelines sourced from Facebook help center.

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Top 5 Reasons Why Kids Should Learn Python

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Good Documentation, Community Support and a Big Network of Python Libraries : There is no dearth of guides and video tutorials for those working with Python. Plus, Python has several libraries that help minimise one’s time and effort during development. It also enjoys support from Facebook, Amazon Web Services and Google.

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Schools and Communities Together

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This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Libraries : Reville and Weiss observed that libraries can also be mobilized to help support summer learning through activities like book clubs that mail books to students or organizing community “storywalks” in local parks.

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How One Teacher Found Innovative Solutions to ELL Issues

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Bill Morgan through a shared interest in keyboarding for youngers (see this article on A Conversation About Keyboarding and this article on Preparing Young Students for Home Row Keyboarding: An Unplugged Approach ). When Bill offered an article on a new class he started that helps English Language Learners, I was excited.

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How to Start a High School Esports Team & Benefit Your School

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This article will give you a step-by-step guide on starting a high school esports team and takes a look at how having a team will benefit your school and its students. Use Facebook, Twitter, and any and all media that’s most popular at your school to share the details with members and interested students. Facebook High School esports.

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The 3 R?s of Teaching Reading Remotely

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Across the nation public libraries have been finding ways to curate digital story hour opportunities for children and families. In late March the Cleveland Public LIbrary kicked off a series of digital read alouds on their website, Facebook page, and YouTube Channel. Each article also includes a quiz to check for comprehension.

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5 Benefits of Technology in the Classroom

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Outside the classroom, students love to share their experiences on social media such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat. The second is that it encourages teamwork, a useful skill for the future, which is the subject of the last point of this article. One is that the collaboration can be tracked (i.e.,