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What is Digital Learning?
Happy Digital Learning Day Eve! I hope you enjoy some reflections from my students on: Digital Learning Is….
Digital Learning Day: A Call to Action
Sitting at a district meeting yesterday, I heard more of an all too widespread and alarming discussion. “Our students aren’t interested in learning like we were.” “The kids today are distracted by gadgets. They would rather text than talk.” “Our k…
From Engagement to Equity: Bridging the Digital Divide
For many students, school is the only place where they can be on even ground with the rest of their peers. When implementing digital tools to learn, it becomes more than just a question of engagement and participation. How is digital learning an e…
No Literacy Left Behind: Why use digital tools in literacy instruction?
It’s common sense. We have to meet our students where they are. We have to know our students and the cultural wealth they bring to our schools. Using what they already know as a method of mediating new learning is just good teaching. So why not me…
A Whole New World: Addressing the Literacy Needs of the On Demand Generation
“That’s how I was taught, and I turned out okay.” Who hasn’t heard that before in schools across the country? Well, that’s not going to work. Or more truthfully, it might work for some, but teachers will lose multitudes of teachable moments with t…
Creating a Community of Readers and Writers
Digital Learning Day is February 1, 2012. Although I will also be exploring the best way to get my students to write/read digitally for that day, it dawned on me that we, as educators, need to continue to learn in the digital milieu. In response, …
Persistent Pondering 