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Closing the Digital Learning Gap

Digital Promise

In recent years, to support these outcomes, a growing number of forward-thinking states, districts, schools, and teachers have adopted technology in learning and strategies proven to be effective. Technology can enable deepened understanding and problem-solving, and support learning how to learn.

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5 Home and Smart Phone Filtering Options for Parents

The CoolCatTeacher

Children with smartphones have unfiltered access to the Internet unless their parents make a decision to filter. Why Do Students Need Protection on their SmartPhones? You just have got to figure out how to use it. Mike Daugherty is a husband, father, author, technology director, Google Innovator, and possible Starbucks addict.

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Here’s Why Teachers Adopt New Tech — and Why They Don’t

Edsurge

If the technology supports this, it meets the primary requirement. Can the tech support or provide a learning activity that can be classified within Bloom’s taxonomy? Even though the integration of the technology was “a little cumbersome” at first, her students’ level of engagement made the investment worthwhile.

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Integrating technology

Learning with 'e's

I designed the series with teachers in mind, especially those who have been compelled by the recent crisis to migrate all of their teaching to online and technology supported education. But there are plenty of ways to adapt, and plenty of choices in how to translate your practice across to a digital environment.

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Connecting Parents to Student’s Digital Lives

The CoolCatTeacher

I really go into depth about how we use it, both from the administrative side and the classroom side. We recorded a show with Mike about Home filtering: 5 Home and Smartphone Filtering Options for Parents. I’m trying to really avoid telling people HOW to parent. Vicki: (agrees). Mike: That’s not my goal. Bio as submitted.

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Support Struggling Readers District Wide with Assistive Tech

edWeb.net

Two assistive technology teachers shared their experiences and recommendations during a recent edWebinar led by Terrie Noland, Vice President of Educator Initiatives at Learning Ally. Another advantage of audiobooks is that they can be made accessible at home and on smartphones, not just in the classroom.

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Why schools shouldn't ban smartphones

Learning with 'e's

I was asked to write an opinion piece for the Western Morning News earlier this week as a response to the comments from Ofsted and their advisers on the use of technology in schools. Many teachers are left wondering whether personal technologies such as smartphones actually have a place in education and what risks and threats accompany them.