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Stop Celebrating Low-Level Learning

Tom Murray

In the spring of 2002, I was teaching 4th grade in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. As a teacher in my second year, my classroom had a 1:1 student-to-device ratio. That’s right, in 2002, 17 years ago, we were 1:1. Murray, 2002 (HAHA!!) On one hand, these devices were really the beginning to mobility in the classroom.

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The in-school push to fight misinformation from the outside world

The Hechinger Report

As conspiracy theories spread across social media and misleading news stories are shared in internet echo chambers, educators across the country – and the world – are trying to battle misinformation by teaching students to be better consumers of news, media and data. We’re teaching web credibility as if it’s 2002,” he said.

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School of Dreams

A Principal's Reflections

After meeting my wife in 2002, I moved to Staten Island, NY and resided there for thirteen years. Portfolio-based assessment using Seesaw and Google Classroom to provide better feedback to students. Systemic use of a variety of social media tools to communicate with stakeholders and keep them in the know.

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Schools and online education

Learning with 'e's

We now need to think about learning environments rather than simply 'classrooms'. Way back in 2002 I was involved in one of the largest distance education projects the world had seen at the time. No travel was involved, but there was a time of disruption while teachers developed their skills around the new technologies.

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How to Set Healthy Screen Time Habits: A Guide for Parents

Waterford

Finally, set clear rules and limitations with your child on how much digital media they can access.[5] 5] This can include not only which websites or media they are allowed to view, but also when they are allowed to view it. You could, for example, only allow social media use for fifteen minutes after finishing their homework.

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Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 with a New Virtual Field Trip hosted by NBC’s Jenna Bush Hager from 9/11 Day and Discovery Education

eSchool News

For more information about Discovery Education’s digital resources and professional learning services, visit www.discoveryeducation.com , and stay connected with Discovery Education on social media through Twitter and LinkedIn. Explore the future of education at www.discoveryeducation.com. .

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This Month at DE: May

Discovery Education

Students will go inside the world of social media to see how their decision-making can be influenced by others and discover practical strategies to overcome peer pressure. Founded in 2002 by Nobel laureate Care Wieman, the PhET project at the University of Colorado Boulder creates engaging interactive math and science simulations.