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Sudden Shift to Online Learning Revealed Gaps in Digital Literacy, Study Finds

Edsurge

We’re great at reading on our Kindles and our iPhones and all that jazz, but do children know how to type, can they actually create something with their own ideas?” “American kids and families are great at consuming tech, but not great at creating with technology,” Pacheco-Guffrey tells EdSurge. And the logistics of that are mind-blowing.”

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Screencast Tools to Demonstrate Student Learning

Teacher Reboot Camp

Seesaw (web, iOS, Android, Chromebook, and Kindle Fire) is the digital portfolio platform I currently use with my elementary students. Shadow Puppet (iOS) is an incredible learning app for creating videos with voice over, overlay text, and the ability to draw on screen. Screencast with your iPhone.

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

The Hechinger Report

The iPhone didn’t exist when today’s high school seniors were in kindergarten, so how do you help your 5-year-olds get ready for when they graduate?”. Nagler has also pushed the idea that the spread of technology means students should learn skills rather than facts; the curriculum in Mineola reflects that.

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