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12 Websites for Digital Books Summer Reading

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International Children’s Digital Library. Books are made available from a variety of sources including the Library of Congress. Many ICDL books are classified as “activities” meaning they are perfect for digital story times, scavenger hunts, and creative writing exercises. Open Library. Listen and Read.

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5 Benefits of Technology in the Classroom

ViewSonic Education

This is just as true for the elementary classroom as it is for the lecture hall. Under that model, students were forced to sit in seats for a long time listening to the teacher or writing exercises. On the one hand, teachers may write assessments, or give audio or visual files regarding student performances directly to them.

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Best iPad Apps for Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

The interactive exercises and instructional videos make learning dynamic and accessible. – Kids’ Books and Videos This is a digital library for kids 12 and under. It’s a fantastic tool for formative assessment and for encouraging active participation in the classroom.

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America’s reading problem: Scores were dropping even before the pandemic

The Hechinger Report

Mackenzie Woll, a second-grade teacher at Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public Elementary School in Worcester, Massachusetts, said diagnostic tests at the start of the year revealed that most of her students were reading at a kindergarten or a first grade level. In a normal year, the exercise would have been scaled back by this point, Woll said.

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7+ Websites to Teach Financial Literacy

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Once they’ve completed these exercises, they pretend that they have just graduated from high school, have a job, and must save $2,000 to start college. Students finish the program with an assessment of knowledge and certificates. Age group: Upper elementary, middle and high school. Living Wage Calculator.

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Vernier Software & Technology Introduces Pivot Interactives’ New Online Library of Chemistry Experiments

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BEAVERTON, Oregon, August 20, 2018 — College and high school students can now explore real-life chemistry concepts and vary parameters using Pivot Interactives’ new chemistry library. Pivot Interactives includes an existing physics video library in addition to the newly added chemistry video library.

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How to use digital textbooks in the K-12 classroom

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It also includes feedback for learners when they answer formative assessment questions. Third grade language arts – “Native American Stories” This elementary digital textbook has ten 80-minute lessons, which can be broken up to fit shorter class sessions. Social studies and history digital textbooks.

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