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Mindfulness and Screen Time

Digital Promise

Amid lessons on technology skills, coding, and Internet safety, educators and parents can help kids explore these avenues and acquire a mindset of conscientious connectivity, James says. There are three key pathways to conscientious connectivity, James says: Reflecting on responsibilities. Thinking through dilemmas.

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Are You R.E.A.D.Y. as a School to be Good Digital Citizens

techlearning

This leads to a cross roads of districts pushing digital learning into schools with teachers who may not be trained in the use of safe online instruction and hence the problem of a fear of the internet. Launching technology lessons or creating online learning is a huge responsibility. Am I oversharing?

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Part Three: Beyond SAMR… Making Sure Technology Supports Content Standards

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

If you wish to have a copy of my free “Unpacking Standards for Technology Integration Form”… Download… unpack_standards_mjgormans… and remember to give credit! All students have to do is open and read the book… no download needed. Relevant Nouns – planets, solar system.

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OPINION: Some warning flags for those embracing personalized learning powered by education technology

The Hechinger Report

A recent review showed that the top 100 downloaded apps designed for children’s learning are of low educational and scientific quality. The bestselling children’s apps are developmentally inappropriate , and many popular digital books contain distracting features that limit children’s story comprehension and vocabulary learning.