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Summer Reading Online

Ask a Tech Teacher

World Cat World Cat is a comprehensive curation of books, CDs, articles, videos, and more available at all libraries in a geographic area or around the world, for all age groups. Thanks to this wide and varied collection of reading resources, no child should be consigned to the wrong side of the digital divide.

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Experts Weigh in on Key Considerations for K–12 1:1 Programs

EdTech Magazine

For example, for teachers introducing Chromebooks into the classroom, Google offers a number of training videos through its Teacher Center. Administrators can also apply for grants specifically designed to help combat the digital divide to help augment government funding. Think About Device Use Outside of the Classroom.

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Ten Resources and Next Steps: Education and Poverty….ASCD 2016

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Leading Learning for Children From Poverty – Article from AMLE Magazine which provided an emphasis on students in the middle school. Nine Powerful Practices – Explore these nine strategies to help raise the achievement of students living in poverty from ASCD magazine.

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When a dollar and a dream isn’t enough

The Hechinger Report

The tea-loving gamer couldn’t stop playing a first-person shooter video game to make his favorite beverage without his character being maimed or killed. “I Another analysis by digital divide expert Kathryn Finney found that black women-led start-ups comprised less than .2 I said to myself, ‘What can I do?

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What the flip?

Learning with 'e's

This morning, the May issue of Wired Magazine landed on my doormat, and what did I see inside? What 'flipping the classroom' boils down to it seems, is the creation of online content including videos that offsets the need for students to physically attend class. Don't get me wrong, video has its place in education.

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Rally to Restore Philadelphia School Librarians: Responses, reflections, and resources

NeverEndingSearch

See video at 28:40.) They explored EBSCO’s Student Research Center, with its available full-text access to magazines, newspapers, books, transcripts, primary sources, video, and more. Check out NJASL’s recent video on Weekend Philler. You mean we had this stuff available to us all along? This group is protesting.

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PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

As the LMS developed more, opportunities were included allowing a richer learning experience including discussions, video, audio, white boards, and conference rooms. This page will provide some amazing articles and videos as you explore Blended Learning. One YouTube video could be shared with the entire grade or content class.