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Closing the Digital Learning Gap

Digital Promise

In recent years, to support these outcomes, a growing number of forward-thinking states, districts, schools, and teachers have adopted technology in learning and strategies proven to be effective. To help ensure powerful learning opportunities for all are supported by technology, we must understand and work to close this gap.

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What is digital learning?

Learning with 'e's

Over the next two weeks I''m in New Zealand, doing a series of keynote presentations to teachers on the future of education and technology supported learning. It''s the huge potential and great possibilities to move learning beyond the traditional walls of the classroom. How would you define digital learning?

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Technology’s Role in Putting Learning Science Research To Work

Digital Promise

Since the days of writing on wooden shingles with charcoal in one-room school houses, an increasing array of objects – pencils, paper, scissors, paste, books, and microscopes, to name a few – have been routinely used in classrooms to help students deepen understanding and record and communicate what they learned.

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

Graphite Blog

Families who subscribe get one to two text messages each week with simple and actionable tips on screen time , media picks , learning with technology , support with the home-school connection , and more. Note: Message and data charges from mobile providers may apply.) Do some of your own family outreach.

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Cengage sees digital outpace textbook sales for first time

eSchool News

The program can be accessed on mobile devices, which is beneficial for micro-learning. Cengage Learning’s student focus is clear in areas outside of product development, as well. Cengage Learning reported its Fiscal 2016 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year (Ended March 31, 2016) results on May 12, 2016.

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Nearly 60% of Teens Use Their Own Mobile Devices in School for Learning

The Innovative Educator

The ultimate learning experience for students is both highly collaborative and extremely personalized, supported by mobile devices and digital content, reports Project Tomorrow in their latest Speak Up report. Digital equity and access, particularly outside of school, remains an issue important to administrators.

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It’s About the Learning, Not the Technology … Until It Breaks

Graphite Blog

This is the second in a series of posts that examine how schools and districts are planning for and implementing digital learning efforts. Providing technical support for a large fleet of devices that travel between school and home is no simple task. Learn how Graphite.org can help you find the next great learning app.