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OCTOBER 18, 2017
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OCTOBER 18, 2017
At Education Elements, we are proud that our team members model the 21st Century skills we encourage in the classrooms we serve. Our consultants think big, seek collaboration, and enjoy solving the unique challenges each of our districts face. As we continue to see the positive impact of our work, school and district leaders commonly ask us one thing about our team - what does Education Elements look for in a hire? Personalized Learning
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OCTOBER 16, 2017
The Google Docs Tools Menu When using any program explore the menus to find those extra features that increase your productivity. Take a look at the Tools menu in Google Docs. Here are 3 noteworthy items in the Tools menu. Document Outline To the left of the document, the Document Outline should be visible. […]. The post 3 Google Docs Tools appeared first on Teacher Tech. Docs Google Intermediate google
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OCTOBER 17, 2017
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OCTOBER 22, 2017
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OCTOBER 17, 2017
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OCTOBER 17, 2017
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OCTOBER 20, 2017
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A decade ago professors complained of a growing “epidemic” in education: Wikipedia. Students were citing it in papers, while educators largely laughed it off as inaccurate and saw their students as lazy, or worse. As one writing instructor posted to an e-mail list in 2005: “Am I being a stick-in-the-mud for for being horrified by students’ use of this source?”. How things have changed. Today, a growing number of professors have embraced Wikipedia as a teaching tool.
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OCTOBER 18, 2017
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