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How to Keep Learning Fresh Over the Summer

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To prevent this, teachers try approaches such as summer book reports, but students complain they intrude on their summer time. Kids will love having a valid reason to use Mom’s smartphone camera. This doesn’t require a library. These have the advantage of sounding hip and as such, appeal to digital natives.

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How to Create a Paperless Classroom

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Here are the digital tools that will replace the paper-intensive tasks you’re accustomed to: Digital Note-taking Here’s traditional note-taking vs. digital note-taking: One feels like a blender on whip. The other feels like the catalog room of the Library of Congress. And then charge.

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Vector Solutions Adds Silent Panic Alarm Feature to its LiveSafe Tip Reporting and Safety Communications Platform for Schools

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Tampa, FL – September 24, 2021 – The Washington Post reported 14 school shootings between March and June 2021 despite pandemic-related school closures. Vector LiveSafe is an advanced tip reporting and safety communication platform for organizations, including schools.

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Screen Time in School: Finding the Right Balance for Your Classroom

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If you do end up going the digital route, be sure to check out this Common Sense article: The Best Digital Library Apps for Students. As a teacher, you can also consider doing some of your own action research in your classroom: Compare your class's comprehension with print vs. digital texts.

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PASCO Motion Sensor–A Must for Science Classes

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can of soda, and smart enough to automatically sync with your desktop, smartphone, or iPad. Special Features include: ability to report position, velocity, and acceleration. The PASCO Wireless Motion Sensor is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, as light as a 6-oz. It can detect movement within a range of 15 cm to 4 m.

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How to Blend Learning with Play for a Kid-friendly Summer

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Being good at reading is not just about getting through a book, but remembering what you read, reporting on it to others, and transferring this information to other parts of life. Collect these into a digital library that kids can access online, see what friends are reading over the summer, and find books that appeal to them.

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19 Ways Students Keep Learning Fresh Over the Summer

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To prevent this, teachers try approaches such as summer book reports, but students complain they intrude on their summer time. Kids will love having a valid reason to use Mom’s smartphone camera. This doesn’t require a library. These have the advantage of sounding hip and as such, appeal to digital natives.

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