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Does flipped learning mark a transformational change in the way instruction is delivered or is it just a mere replacement of teacher with digital media? This is one of the questions that has created  a lot of controversy among educators. I have read several articles on this topic and have found a huge abyss between how teachers view it. However, flipped learning or not, the use of technology in education should be elevated to the rank of " integration" and so instead of speaking of using technology in teaching which is but doing the same things via the medium of technology, we rather talk about technology integration which is more structured and systematic.

The website is ifaketext.com. Your students can create a text message conversation, between two characters in a book, for example, or people from history.

As we venture into the 21st century, we as a society, are faced with more innovation and challenge than ever before. We now live in an interconnected world, where the Internet and global communications are simultaneously uniting and isolating us as a society. How do we raise critical thinkers to best face the challenges that face our modern society? What changes in education methods should be implemented to  create a better learning environment for these budding minds?

Building a Home Library bibliographies below to provide guidance to parents, grandparents, and others interested in assembling a high-quality library for their children at home. When creating these lists, the committee looked to include tried and true classics, under the radar gems, multicultural books, and new, yet notable, reads for all ages.

Great app and writing project!

Create animated gifs...

Online Safety and Animoto movies and ebooks!

Bitstrips - work on character creation with animation...

Directions for creation of a Diigo account, video.

Storybook creator app.

How will we use Vine?