techlearning

JULY 26, 2018

Equity of access and the opportunity for deep personalization are founding principles of many 1:1 programs. With just one tap, they can borrow a book from the library and begin reading. IEP support-audio books, dyslexic font, enlarged text, Read-Alongs. Unified experience across devices and operating systems.

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Digital Promise

MAY 25, 2017

I love to decorate cakes and make fun book displays, and I continue to grow as a learner through making – this isn’t just for kids. I hear people bemoaning the loss of the quiet, introspective library in this overstimulated world, and I hear others saying books and libraries are dead in the Internet age. Why the library?

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Let me start by reframing the words of a former, well-known political advisor, It’s equity, stupid. It’s equity of access. And it’s equity of experience. I am here to introduce young people to a rich world of books and literature, options they can select themselves. We are NOT anachronisms.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 21, 2021

So, administrators might say, “Well, I’m getting rid of the librarian, because I can have somebody else check books in and out.” ” Actually the reason a professional is checking books in and out, is because you’re not supporting the program as it should be supported. Lance, Keith Curry and Debra E.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 27, 2015

In my book Digital Learning Strategies , I describe four considerations for Replacement Thinking around assessments. Action Step 4: Provide always-on, asynchronous access to that which is being assessed. Access (and equity of access) is a priority cornerstone in the contemporary classroom. Everything.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

That’s the argument made in a new book , “Timeless Learning: How Imagination, Observation, and Zero-Based Thinking Change Schools.” EdSurge: Your book is about thinking practically about how children learn, and about what we've learned about children’s learning. The transcript below has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity.

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EdNews Daily

JULY 10, 2019

It can bridge language-learning gaps and increase access with automation so fine that it can literally speak to a student and correct pronunciation and context, while removing any sense of embarrassment because it can be done privately anywhere. When books were the distribution of knowledge, equity meant everyone had the book.

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