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How to Increase Family Involvement with Connection

Waterford

Check out Waterford’s on-demand webinar page and learn how to implement CARES, a framework for inclusive family communication, genuine relationships, clear and flexible expectations, and concrete support, in your schools. With the help of technology you can connect with families from the comfort of their homes. 2004, November).

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

Waterford

Technology has done more to change school curriculum and practices than nearly anything else—and in such a short amount of time! While it can be hard to keep up with every trend in educational technology, the mindset you have when it comes to classroom tech matters just as much as which ones you use.

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15+ Websites to Teach Financial Literacy

Ask a Tech Teacher

Financial Literacy Month is recognized annually in Canada in November, [1] and National Financial Literacy Month was recognized in the United States in April 2004, [2] in an effort to highlight the importance of financial literacy and teach citizens how to establish and maintain healthy financial habits. Math websites.

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How to Resolve Entrepreneurship’s Split Personality Problem

EdNews Daily

In the world of entrepreneurship, this roughly equates to How to Start a Business 101. Most entrepreneurship students expect to learn how to become their own bosses during the course of their studies. Similarly, Mark Zuckerberg completely changed the way people interact with friends and family by launching Facebook in 2004.

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The importance of the ITS and Facilities relationship

eSchool News

We initially worked with facilities to solve the problem, and in 2004, the Caterpillar generator was installed. I’m proud that the trust relationship between Technology, Maintenance, and Fixed Assets was already strong. Editor’s note : This story originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission.

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

Waterford

The term was coined by author Marc Prensky to describe a person who grew up surrounded by technology and is familiar with the Internet from an early age on. Hillary Scharton writes that children aren’t born knowing technology, and that the belief that digital natives excel at multitasking can be detrimental to their learning.

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Why teach digital writing to students in 2022?

eSchool News

And that’s a trap for teachers : How to make a connection between digital and academic writing, given that computer technologies have transformed the meaning of this word? Writing in schools and colleges has nothing in common with digital writings students read online every day. Does digital writing matter in education?