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From digital citizenship to digital leadership in a South Carolina elementary school

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para, our digital citizenship consisted of walking around and monitoring students’ technology use in class. Digital citizenship for younger learners . Being in an elementary classroom, it is hard to help students understand how their digital habits affect themselves and others. Privacy and security.

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Common Sense Media digital citizenship refresh

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I recently sat down with Kelly Mendoza, Senior Director of Education Programs at Common Sense Education, who oversees digital citizenship curricular materials to discuss exciting curriculu m news. The updated, ready-to-teach digital citizenship lessons address realistic challenges and dilemmas faced by today’s students.

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What BloomBoard is and How it Energizes Professional Development

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To earn these, teachers view the required materials, answer a set of questions, and then submit evidence of impact on practice such as lesson plans, instructional materials, and videos. On the administrator side , BloomBoard offers the ability to look at reports and recommend resources for professional development.

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Is Orton-Gillingham Right For Your Students?

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Encouraged by Dr. Orton, she compiled and published instructional materials which provided the foundation for what became known as the Orton-Gillingham Method. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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Vet What You Buy

A Principal's Reflections

My post doesn’t just refer to just sites like Teachers Pay Teachers, but also a wide range of materials from a variety of sources. To assist with the vetting process, I suggest you take a look at the Digital Instructional Materials: Acquisitions Policies for States site from SETDA.

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State and District Leadership Discuss Digital Learning Opportunities

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In a recent edWebinar , presenters from Idaho and Pennsylvania discussed how state and district leadership support digital learning opportunities and implement digital materials. According to the Brookings Institution there is strong evidence that the choice of instructional materials has large effects on student learning.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

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Schools have relied on those funds for the creation or expansion of summer programs and tutoring services, the purchase of high-quality curriculum and instructional materials, and a plethora of other efforts to address learning gaps students experienced through the COVID-19 pandemic.

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