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Understanding concepts: What is digital citizenship?

Hapara

At the same time, schools need to respect learners by providing equitable access to devices and the internet. Digital access Digital etiquette Digital law Examples: Even if your school provides 1:1 devices, learners may not be able to work online if they’re at home. Have you seen a learner take out their phone during class?

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In Successful Edtech, Pedagogy Comes First—Devices Second

Digital Promise

Educational technology (edtech for short) can play a significant role in mitigating and solving this growing dilemma. These tools help us identify and then address -- through intervention or enrichment -- individual students' needs around each of the major academic standards.

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Innovative ideas for school libraries

eSchool News

School libraries have evolved from strict, quiet, hush-hush rooms to more interactive spaces with flexible seating, readily-available edtech tools, and educators on hand to help with research, critical resource evaluation, makerspaces. This was more than the number of print books borrowed. Who is the modern librarian?

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How to Improve Student Engagement at Scale

eSpark

Students vote on what books they’d like to read as a class. Students write a script for a public access television show. Most teachers simply don’t have enough time or energy to write rigorous lessons that both engage students and meet a diversity of academic needs. Guiding Questions: What are my students interested in?

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‘Back to School’ Hijinks and Lessons for the Education Industry

Edsurge

No, not to their wooden desks, blue books and plastic seats. EdReports has become a real big deal in K-12 publishing,” he said, referring to the nonprofit that reviews textbooks for alignment to academic standards. federal law that mandates access to student information by public entities. What’s impact?

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Curated Curriculum for Student Progress

eSpark

Rather than relying on a static curricula built on textbooks and worksheets, many districts are taking a more dynamic approach to teaching students academic standards and essential real world skills for student progress. Students watch videos of Creole dancers and listen to audio books of popular Haitian stories.

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Why all screen time isn’t created equally

The Hechinger Report

The next question gets asked just as often, said Guernsey, whose book Screen Time , looks at ways electronic media affect young children. “Is She is also aware that there isn’t always a choice of screen time vs. play time in households where parents are stressed and may not have access to quality child care. Photo by Jennifer Dev.