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The Future is Now: Preparing Our Youngest Scholars for a Digital World

The CoolCatTeacher

Around 70% of kindergartners can use educational apps on tablets or smartphones. But it stands to reason that we must help students know how to effectively use these tools so they do not hinder and that they help But do they know how to use technology effectively? And how much is too much?

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Celebrating ConnectED’s Achievements Toward Transforming Education

Digital Promise

Beginning in fall 2014, the students and teachers at Burbank Elementary School in Hayward, California, embarked on a new and ambitious program to integrate arts across the curriculum. They learned how to manipulate various Photoshop Elements tools to crop, select, paint and fill select areas of their work with contrast colors.

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‘The Reading Year’: First grade is critical for reading skills, but kids coming from disrupted kindergarten experiences are way behind

The Hechinger Report

Miller asked as she stood in front of her class at Doss Elementary. First grade in particular — “the reading year,” as Miller calls it — is pivotal for elementary students, when their literacy skills “really take off.” That includes skills related to academics, social-emotional learning and executive functioning, she added.

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The Beginner’s Guide to the Hour of Code

Shake Up Learning

Anyone can learn the basics of computer science in a fun and easy way! How to Run an Hour of Code. modern browsers, smartphones & tablets. Drag and drop blocks to learn the basics of computer programming with self-directed tutorials and lectures from Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates. modern browsers and tablets.

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Online Learning During COVID-19

edWeb.net

Everyone would have their tablet or laptop. Three Phases of Online Learning. Using data, stories, and observations collected during research done by Project Tomorrow, Evans talked about the three phases of online learning during K-12 school closures. Join the Community.

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So That's What I Think About That.

The Web20Classroom

I want to create learning environments for them that allow them to be kids. Social media has done so much for my own personal and professional learning. In my district I have been involved with a big push to get kids learning about social media and their digital selves as early as possible.

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Using Single Sign-On to Streamline Edtech Access

edWeb.net

They spend more time in class trying to remember how to access the program than actually using it; they also clog IT channels when passwords aren’t easily recovered. Betsy Masters is a 24-year career educator, spending most of those years in the elementary setting. which compromises security. She earned a B.S. She earned a B.S.