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3 steps we’re taking to ensure true digital equity

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About 73 percent of our nearly 9,000 students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches, and 36 percent are bilingual or speak English as a second language. But we realize that’s only a starting point, and we need to do more than just give every child a mobile device. 1) High-speed internet access at home as well as school.

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13 Websites That Provide Lots of Digital Books for Summer Reading

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Thanks to the efforts of many devoted professionals and the financial support of more, there are a wide variety of free/inexpensive sources for books that students can use for classroom activities as well as pleasure. Books can be read online or on most mobile devices. Kids can even watch book trailers before making a selection.

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6 new apps to know, love, and use

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Apps are fun and engaging tools for educators who have access to mobile devices and who want to use digital resources with students. There isn’t much reading involved, so it can be used with pre-readers or English language learners. The editors of Common Sense Education review and rate apps for students of all ages.

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Guide offers collaborative learning insight

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There are lessons in math, language arts, science, and social studies for three grade ranges encompassing the K-12 spectrum. Students are divided into groups, each of which will use a mobile device with the MimioMobile app or a copy of the handout. Available for download at [link].

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Merge Releases Hand-Held Digital Teaching Aids

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Better learning happens when students have access to differentiated instruction that engages multiple senses and gets them learning in a way that’s active and hands-on. The Merge Explorer app is available in 13 languages and the Merge Object Viewer app will offer the same. Integrated quizzes and classroom management tools.

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App smackdown: 20 apps from ISTE 2018

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Mobile devices are a key component in many classrooms, and apps go hand-in-hand with those mobile devices. When those apps are free and device-agnostic, it’s even easier to integrate them into the classroom. The site also features standards alignment and classroom activities.

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12 Websites for Digital Books Summer Reading

Ask a Tech Teacher

Thanks to the efforts of many devoted professionals and the financial support of more, there are a wide variety of free/inexpensive sources for books that students can use for classroom activities as well as pleasure. Books can be read online or on most mobile devices. Kids can even watch book trailers before making a selection.

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