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Technology and Digital Media in the Classroom: A Guide for Educators

Waterford

4] Even though the technology is likely to change from their early school years to the time they start their first career, teaching digital literacy in elementary school is a great way to get students started. Keep these guidelines in mind when you teach lessons that involve screen time in your classroom:[17]. Winters-Robinson, E.

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“It’s unfair” special education students lag behind under Common Core in Kentucky

The Hechinger Report

Field Elementary teacher Jessica Rockhold works with Remy Campbell on a smart board in her classroom. Field Elementary, where nearly one out of every five students is classified as having some sort of a disability, has actually managed to do this. One of the tablets in use in Jessica Howard’s classroom at Field Elementary.

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A Tiny Microbe Upends Decades of Learning

The Hechinger Report

Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., Miami-Dade County Public Schools has distributed some 100,000 tablets and other mobile devices, and more than 11,000 smartphones that double as Wi-Fi hot spots. What works for a high school in a major urban area may not fit the needs of a rural elementary school. on March 18, 2020.

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Empowered Readers: Technology That Can Re-Inspire Students’ Love of Reading

Edsurge

Most learners have access to a tablet device, iPad, or some other form of smartphone device, but many don't have physical books at home. Not About the Grade: Challenging Students and Encouraging Reflection Once I had platforms picked out, it was time to identify some guidelines. What is available to my learners at school and at home?

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PBL isn’t used enough–let’s change that

eSchool News

In the early elementary grades, the assumption that PBL is simply too much for young learners can be a frequent roadblock. So, how does PBL fit into elementary classrooms and work when implemented with the youngest learners? In their recent book Pedagogy of Play , researchers Mardell et al.,

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How Crowdfunding Is Matching Teacher Requests to District Tech Policies

Edsurge

Qualls, principal at Monaview Elementary School, Greenville, South Carolina, it can come down to appearances. The hardest thing for us is to get the word out to CTOs, CIOs and tech directors at 15,000 school districts about inputting their technology guidelines into our system,” she says. “We According to Damon M.

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Five Steps to Ensure Accessibility for All

edWeb.net

While the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was last reauthorized in 2004, with amendments in 2015, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) were updated back in 2008, the demand for accessibility and equality in education continues to grow. Step 3: Build staff capacity.