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PROOF POINTS: 10,000 student study points to kindergarteners who may become heavy screen users

The Hechinger Report

A new study suggests that this sort of technology overuse doesn’t just pop up during adolescence. The study focused on fifth graders who said they were playing online video games, using social media or texting “many times” a day and their characteristics and behavior in kindergarten. “We

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 33 Edition)

Doug Levin

The 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform: Digital Learning , which offers my sense of what those interested in K-12 educational technology can and should take away from this annual polling about schools. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 33 Edition). Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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

Waterford

Children face increasingly packed schedules, so they’re more likely to multitask—by frequently task-switching and/or using different kinds of media at the same time. Communicate with parents through tech: Use digital resources (like apps, texts, or social media groups) to keep parents informed about class activities and upcoming assignments.[10].

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Summer Book Study: The Listening Leader by Shane Safir

Reading By Example

In 2017, we read Becoming a Literacy Leader by Jennifer Allen. Next are a few questions with answers that seem to come up prior and during a book study on this blog. When does the book study begin? Each of these professionals has provided thoughtful and well-written articles for previous book studies.

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What Parents and Teachers Should Note From Mark Zuckerberg’s Senate Testimony

Edsurge

Today Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder and CEO, spent over four hours testifying in front of the Senate. These are issues that educators are watching closely as the use of social networking tools in schools have expanded in universities and K-12 schools over the years. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)

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7 PROs and CONs of m-learning in the classroom

Neo LMS

It’s normal for students in these circumstances to check their social media, but an e-learning interface that is supported by a mobile app, could also enable on-the-go learning where students can capture a thought or idea, complete a short quiz, or review bite-sized pieces of course content.

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May Round-up: Online Book Study for Literacy Essentials #litessentials

Reading By Example

For the second year in a row, this blog has facilitated an online book study. In 2017, we read Becoming a Literacy Leader: Supporting Learning and Change, 2nd edition by Jennifer Allen (Stenhouse, 2016). The following links go to the five most recent posts from May for the study: Building Trust. Can I contribute to this study?

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