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A National Push for More ‘Active Use’ of Technology in Learning

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In its 2016 National Education Technology Plan, the Department of Education emphasizes model approaches to digital learning. Students later used iMovie to turn the comic strips into two animated videos and showed them to younger classes at the school. The most obvious addition to the plan is its focus on the “digital-use divide.”

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Literacy in the Digital Age: 9 Great Speaking & Listening Tools

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The traditional application of ELA isn’t enough for future-ready learners. Our vision must evolve to incorporate a new approach to literacy instruction, one in which technology becomes an accelerator to personalize and create meaningful learning contexts. is a platform that allows students to take notes synchronized with video.

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A true gift from SHEG: DIY digital literacy assessments and tools for historical thinking

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Claims on YouTube: Students watch a short video and explain why they might not trust a video that makes a contentious claim. . YouTube Evaluation : Students evaluate a YouTube video and identify reasons why it may be unreliable. Social Media Video : Students watch an online video and identify its strengths and weaknesses.