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Networking, both in-person and online through social media, educational blogs, video conferences, and forums, plays a crucial role. 2013; Parsons, 2012; Vaughn, 2015, ). 2013) investigated the impact of instructional adaptations on student literacy achievement. Madda et al., 2011, Nurmi et al., ” (p. Gambrell(Eds.),

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Whose Land? Understanding Indigenous Peoples Through Edtech

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TIG was awarded the 2013 Intercultural Innovation Award by BMW and the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations. Michael Furdyk is the Co-founder of TakingITGlobal ( www.tigweb.org ), which provides innovative global education programs that empower youth to understand and act on the world’s greatest challenges.

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Today is day four of the 2013 Global Education Conference. Middle East and North Africa through Online Projects - Jennifer Russell, Program Coordinator Developing and sustaining communities of practice in elementary history education: Doing history in the classroom with limited professional development support - Katherine Ireland, B.

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Waterford

4] Even though the technology is likely to change from their early school years to the time they start their first career, teaching digital literacy in elementary school is a great way to get students started. Lessons that involve digital citizenship can help a student use technology responsibly well beyond their elementary school years.

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