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Five Tools to Promote Educator and Student Collaboration

3/10/2020

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By: Kristi Shaffer
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In today’s digital learning environment, technology is a valuable tool to complement good instructional strategies. However, students still need to be taught how to use technology effectively and how to be good digital citizens. To better meet these goals, we made the switch two years ago from a 1:1 iPad program to a 1:1 Macbook Air program, a transition that required extensive training and support for our faculty and staff.

​In addition to supporting teachers with their new devices, I help identify their technology needs, suggest resources, and facilitate implementation. When we select technology resources, we’re looking for tools that solve particular challenges we are facing. Specifically, we choose ones that support classroom learning, help manage time-consuming tasks, and promote collaboration and transparency. With these goals in mind, here are some of our favorites: 



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New Content From Discovery Education Educates Students on the Coronavirus, Encourages Civic Participation, Unlocks the Periodic Table, and More

3/4/2020

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New Content Available in Discovery Education Experience and the Science and Social Studies Techbooks Helps Educators Engage Students in a Wide Variety of Important Topics
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Silver Spring, Md. (March 4, 2020) – Discovery Education – the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms – today announced the addition of hundreds of new assets to its award-winning digital services. Among the engaging new resources recently added to Discovery Education Experience and the Science and the Social Studies Techbooks are a variety of exciting titles that educators can immediately integrate into instruction.  These new resources empower educators to:


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World’s Largest Annual Study of Student Reading Reveals the Truth about Students’Reading Habits

3/2/2020

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What Kids Are Reading, issued as National Reading Month begins, highlights fiction and
nonfiction reading trends, insights into topics students choose, and helpful tools for educators.
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WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (March 2, 2020) — Renaissance®, a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, today released the 2020 edition of its annual What Kids Are Reading report. For more than a decade, What Kids Are Reading has provided educators, families, and communities unparalleled insights into students’ reading habits.


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