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Understanding, Teaching, and Reaching Digital Native Students—and Digital Native Caregivers

Waterford

Teachers should remember that not every family may be able to afford Internet access, so old-fashioned printed notes and bulletins still have a place in the student’s backpack. September 2017. Education, Communication & Information, 2004, 4(1), pp. November 2017. Sources: “Teaching Digital Natives.” ASCD InService.

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Technology and Digital Media in the Classroom: A Guide for Educators

Waterford

By learning to view it as a means of enhancing your lessons and resources, you can provide your students with tools and opportunities they may not otherwise access. With the help of technology, you can introduce your classroom to opportunities and resources they may not otherwise be able to access.[5] Venezky, R.L. Buckenmeyer, J.A.

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Five Steps to Ensure Accessibility for All

edWeb.net

While the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was last reauthorized in 2004, with amendments in 2015, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) were updated back in 2008, the demand for accessibility and equality in education continues to grow. Step 4: Conduct regular accessibility audits.

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What the Perception-action Cycle Tells Us About How the Brain Learns

MIND Research Institute

When they viewed the dance video, their brain accessed that information even though they weren’t moving. Sources and Further Reading: Fuster, Joaquin (2004). Trends in Cognitive Sciences 2004 8 (4) pp.143-145. January 25-27, 2017. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications 2017 2:16. Peterson, Matthew.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. FY 2004 $695,900,000 (President Bush’s request: $700,500,000). FY 2003 $700,500,000.

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EdSurge Article Recommends Edtech Efficacy Portfolios - Here's Ours

MIND Research Institute

Fuster, 2004; Schneider & Chein, 2003), schemas and heuristics (e.g., Polya, 1959; Ghosh & Gilboa, 2014), embodied cognition (Tran, Smith, & Buschkuehl, 2017), and creativity and problem solving (e.g., Dietrich, 2004), to name a few. Summative Research. References: Dietrich, A. Fuster, J. & Gilboa, A.

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That’s a Rap! Nearpod Buys Educational Hip Hop Creator, Flocabulary

Edsurge

Since 2004 it has created more than 1,100 clips that have amassed an estimated 50 million views. In 2017, the two companies did a short-term partnership where Flocabulary made a dozen of its hip hop videos available in Nearpod’s library. There, Rappaport went on a hike with Nearpod co-founder and CEO Guido Kovalsky.

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