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Students Step up to Lead Tech Implementation at Their Elementary School

Edsurge

Finally, she made it to the charging station and her shift at the learning resource center (LRC) officially started. Maggie is a fifth grader at Roosevelt Elementary School in Park Ridge, Illinois and in Fall 2017, she was trained to become a “TechXpert” at her school so she could coach fellow students daily during the tech lab at the LRC.

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Schools on a screen: One tech-savvy school district has lessons for others going online

The Hechinger Report

Coding gives us another way to solve our problems,” Diane Nodell, the library media specialist, reminded them. Are you ready to learn the basics?”. They opened their iPads and within minutes were following arrows around the grid on their tablets, producing different colors with each set of directions. The children were.

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Turning the Page: How the Librarian’s Role Continues to Evolve

EdNews Daily

Do you remember walking into the school library during your elementary school years? I roamed in the library with one hand in the back pocket of my Jordache jeans; consistently checking to make sure my library card remained. As the American Library Association’s President-elect, Julie Todaro D.L.S.,

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Top School & District Innovator Awardees 2019

EdNews Daily

Vrain is also the only district Learning Counsel has found that is deeply involved in workflow aimed at personalized learning, with 100% digital coverage for core curriculum, 90% for electives, 80% for special needs and 100% for professional development. Katy ISD/ Bear Creek Elementary, Katy, TX. Dallas ISD, Dallas, TX.

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Fighting Apathy, Neglect and Racism to Give Left-Behind Learners a Chance

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People have noticed that I’m strengthening relationships with my students, I’ve designed a curriculum that’s engaging for the toughest kids, and I’m using the iPads I found in a corner. They say I’m personalizing learning. I found out we had a cart full of 40 iPads in a closet purchased with school improvement money.

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3 tips for connecting students to internet resources during summer

eSchool News

In “ Closing the Homework Gap: Equity of Access for All Students Outside of School ,” Rhonda Schroeder, EdD, principal, Arthur Elementary School, Oklahoma City, OK; Mike Cory, EdD, principal, Gettys Middle School, SC; Barbara J. Leverage Partnerships. Provide Out-of-School Access on Devices. Out-of-School Access Chart.

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Digital divide: Gap is narrowing, but how will schools maintain progress?

The Hechinger Report

School officials in the seaside town scrambled to purchase enough devices for all their students to learn online last year after the pandemic hurtled kids out of buildings. There’s a simmering sense of anticipation about how far educators have come with technology, and its potential to enhance student learning.