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Rolling Out Across Verizon Innovative Learning Schools with Cohort 10

Digital Promise

The event marks a major milestone and is the culmination of months of hard work that began in the spring when teachers received their devices and began planning. Check out some photos from the event: The post Rolling Out Across Verizon Innovative Learning Schools with Cohort 10 appeared first on Digital Promise. We had a great time.

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A district gets creative as it distributes iPads to students during lockdown

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The Kanawha district provides iPads for each student in grades 4-12. Sparks immediately started spearheading a plan to distribute iPads to students who needed them, as well as to students who had turned in broken devices. One roadblock Sparks encountered was internet access.

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Geography Awareness Week: November 14-18, 2022

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Each third week of November, students, families and community members focus on the importance of geography by hosting events; using lessons, games, and challenges in the classroom; and often meeting with policymakers and business leaders. Atlas –Barefoot World Atlas is an interactive 3D globe for iPad. BatchGeo—map locations.

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#WorldReadAloudDay February 2

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Somehow, as lives for both the adults and children have gotten busier, as digital devices have taken over, as parents turned to TVs or iPads to babysit kids while they do something else, we’ve gotten away from this most companionable of activities. On the day of the event, students read to classmates in a comfortable setting.

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Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Recognized for Addressing Digital Divide During Pandemic

Digital Promise

Closing the digital divide became even more important last year as students without reliable internet access at home struggled to connect to their classes. Moreover, last October, Verizon Innovative Learning won the 2020 Social Impact Award from Reuters Events Responsible Business Awards for its efforts to help close the digital divide.

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Geography Awareness Week: November 15-19, 2021

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Each third week of November, students, families and community members focus on the importance of geography by hosting events; using lessons, games, and challenges in the classroom; and often meeting with policymakers and business leaders. Atlas –Barefoot World Atlas is an interactive 3D globe for iPad. BatchGeo—map locations.

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I’ve Got an Idea?? Digital Brainstorming Tools for Students!

Teacher Reboot Camp

Access a library of shapes, containers, stylized fonts and more. With the free version get access to 3 documents with up to 3 collaborators. Popplet is a mind mapping app on the iPad to get students creating digital mind maps with links, videos, and images. Students can add their own drawings and pictures from the iPad.

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