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Summer Reading Online

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Many ICDL books are classified as “activities” meaning they are perfect for digital story times, scavenger hunts, and creative writing exercises. Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them. Most books are only available through the website or a link to the website.

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13 Websites That Provide Lots of Digital Books for Summer Reading

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Many ICDL books are classified as “activities” meaning they are perfect for digital story times, scavenger hunts, and creative writing exercises. Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them. TumbleBookLibrary is a curated database of over 1100 elementary age ebooks.

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12 Websites for Digital Books Summer Reading

Ask a Tech Teacher

Many ICDL books are classified as “activities” meaning they are perfect for digital story times, scavenger hunts, and creative writing exercises. Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them. TumbleBookLibrary is a curated database of over 1100 elementary age ebooks.

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PROOF POINTS: 10,000 student study points to kindergarteners who may become heavy screen users

The Hechinger Report

Researchers at Penn State analyzed 10,000 students and found that kindergarteners in low-income families and Black kindergarteners of all incomes had a higher propensity to be heavy users of technology by the end of elementary school. Morgan is concerned that increased technology use is displacing book reading.

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13 Websites That Provide Lots of Digital Books for Summer Reading

Ask a Tech Teacher

Many ICDL books are classified as “activities” meaning they are perfect for digital story times, scavenger hunts, and creative writing exercises. Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them. TumbleBookLibrary is a curated database of over 1100 elementary age ebooks.

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Counseling kids during the coronavirus: A tough job made even tougher

The Hechinger Report

The extreme scarcity of counselors in Arizona, especially in elementary schools, puts students there at particular risk. Megan Bledsoe, a counselor at Discovery Middle School in Vancouver, Washington, records a video for students about how to stay physically active from her home in Portland, Oregon. Credit: Source: YouTube.

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How did edtech impact learning in 2023?

eSchool News

One way education is doing this is by offering CTE, even in the elementary grades. The platform provides teachers with on-demand guidance from a computerized coach as they self-reflect and comment on videos of their teaching. –Patty Hagan, Teaching and Learning Coach, St. –Diane Myers, Ph.

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