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Digital Literacy in Busy Classrooms

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Yes, teachers know students don’t have all of the skills they need for the technology required in education, but who has time to teach it? Newsweek has an interesting article addressing exactly that: How Schools Can Find the Time To Teach Digital Literacy Skills. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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CoSN 2019: How Teachers Can Revolutionize the Future of Education

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“Today when we talk about education, we only talk about three things: the curriculum, the teacher and the assessments,” Zhao told attendees at the Consortium for School Networking’s 2019 annual conference keynote session, Envisioning the Skills Students Need: 2030. MORE FROM EDTECH: Read about the top three elements of digital citizenship.

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Looking for a Summer Volunteer Opportunity?

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Using [the online tool] mysimpleshow, volunteers are encouraged to explain details and background of these 17 Global Goals of the Agenda 2030 in short and entertaining explainer videos. in conjunction with integrating technology into classwork (creating the digital explainer videos).

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Educational Leadership for Social Good

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An early adopter of iPads Jennifer remains dedicated to using technology in schools for a social purpose. She has aligned her recent work with the Sustainable Development Goals produced by the United Nations in 2015 (as an agenda for moving forward to 2030). Wagner earned a Ph.D.

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Change Agents: Tech & Learning?s Most Influential People in EdTech In 2018

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Hoth is cofounder and president of Students Speak Up (SSU), a nonprofit formed through the power of technology to promote civic engagement among youth to empower them to speak up to change gun laws. His generation, Hoth says, has “used technology and underestimation to our advantage. We just can’t wait,” she says.

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