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#WorldReadAloudDay February 2

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Here’s a list of online sites with digital books that can be quickly accessed, mostly free, for this activity: Aesop Fables. Sometimes it’s native to the app (like Adobe Acrobat/Reader) and other times it’s through the computers operating system (like Kindle’s iOS VoiceOver accessibility feature).

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Awareness, Assessment, and Access: Improving Adult Digital Literacy

Digital Promise

RIFLI is also working to increase awareness about the importance of being connected through a partnership with Rhode Island’s public library system. RIFLI offers 25 classes in 12 locations, five days a week, to try to reach individuals not served by the system. But lending the tablets is only part of the access puzzle.

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New Report Shows the National Math and Science Initiative’s Long-Term Impact on Ensuring Equitable Access to STEM

eSchool News

The College Readiness Program expands access and achievement in high-quality, public STEM education, particularly among students underrepresented in STEM careers. Right now, we have communities that don’t have access to STEM education. View the full impact report here. Key findings from the report include: Postsecondary enrollment.

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How Can We Close the Digital Learning Gap This School Year?

Digital Promise

She wrote , “Equitable access to digital learning means that every student has a device and access to the internet regardless of location, allowing for critically important connections with teachers and peers, instant feedback on mathematical problem sets, the ability to research, ask questions, find answers and explanations, and so much more.

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#WorldReadAloudDay February 1st

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Sometimes it’s native to the app (like Adobe Acrobat/Reader) and other times it’s through the computers operating system (like Kindle’s iOS VoiceOver accessibility feature). Simon & Schuster, 2015. Charlesbridge, 2015. Millbrook, 2015. Beach Lane Books, 2015. Chronicle Books, 2015.

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#WorldReadAloudDay February 5

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Here’s a list of online sites with digital books that can be quickly accessed, mostly free, for this activity: Aesop Fables. Sometimes it’s native to the app (like Adobe Acrobat/Reader) and other times it’s through the computers operating system (like Kindle’s iOS VoiceOver accessibility feature).

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#WorldReadAloudDay February 5

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here’s a list of online sites with digital books that can be quickly accessed, mostly free, for this activity: Aesop Fables. Sometimes it’s native to the app (like Adobe Acrobat/Reader) and other times it’s through the computers operating system (like Kindle’s iOS VoiceOver accessibility feature).

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