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#WorldReadAloudDay February 2

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Have a library of books intended to be read aloud. These can be both print and digital, to fit all children’s reading preference. Here’s a list of online sites with digital books that can be quickly accessed, mostly free, for this activity: Aesop Fables. Teach students to read with their digital devices.

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Opportunities prisoners have to study

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She’s written a thoughtful article about the availability of education, books, and learning even for those without access to where you and I typically fulfill our need for knowledge: What opportunities do prisoners have to study? Existing opportunities. Other challenges. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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#WorldReadAloudDay February 1st

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Here are some ideas, from a time commitment of a few minutes to a few hours: Activities for your class Read-aloud books Have a library of books intended to be read aloud. These can be both print and digital, to fit all children’s reading preference. Simon & Schuster, 2015. Charlesbridge, 2015. Millbrook, 2015.

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How PS1X in the Bronx Does Digital Citizenship

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Regardless of their access to devices or internet at home, she aims to give students at PS1X Courtlandt School in the South Bronx, New York, the tools they need to thrive and succeed in a world of media and technology. As a Common Sense School the past two years, PS1X is committed to a whole-community approach to digital citizenship.

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How to Celebrate World Read Aloud Day

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Have a library of books intended to be read aloud. These can be both print and digital, to fit all children’s reading preference. Here’s a list of online sites with digital books that can be quickly accessed, mostly free, for this activity: Aesop Fables. Teach students to read with their digital devices.

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Print or Digital Textbooks? What’s the Low-down?

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Why lug around half a dozen heavy books in a backpack that too often is left behind on a sports field or at the library? It’s no wonder proponents of digital books are pushing for change. Reading print books has fewer distractions than reading on a digital device. Why digital? Digital books are lighter to carry.

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The SLIDE Study: A chat with Deb Kachel (Part 2)

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For example, one of the things that we learned was that the majority of Hispanic school districts are twice as likely not to have school libraries as the majority non-Hispanic districts. Districts are also eliminating library clericals and paraprofessionals at alarming rates. This is a piece of hard data relating to equity.

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