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shared by Leslie Holwerda on 11 Feb 12 - No Cached

collaboration and connections necessary for 21st century learning in the multiple and diverse ways of a true expert.
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differentiation, collaboration and connections necessary for 21st century learning in the multiple and diverse ways of a true expert.
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School libraries that adapt to the digital needs of their students not only continue to build a reading culture in the school, but provide the divergence and convergence in media needed to provide the materials for motivation, differentiation, collaboration and connections necessary for 21st century learning in the multiple and diverse ways of a true expert.
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differentiation
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connections
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collaboration
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necessary
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for 21st
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shared by L Holwerda on 01 May 12 - No Cached

shared by L Holwerda on 21 Feb 12 - Cached

In fact, some literacy experts say that online reading skills will help children fare better when they begin looking for digital-age jobs.
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On the Internet, readers skate through cyberspace at will and, in effect, compose their own beginnings, middles and ends.
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According to federal statistics, students who say they read for fun once a day score significantly higher on reading tests than those who say they never do
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with the slump in the proportion of adolescents who said they read for fun
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giving home Internet access to low-income students appeared to improve standardized reading test scores and school grades
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Once they’re on the Internet, they’re reading.”
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Experts on reading difficulties suggest that for struggling readers, the Web may be a better way to glean information
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shared by Leslie Holwerda on 26 Feb 12 - No Cached

shared by L Holwerda on 01 Mar 12 - No Cached

PixStop is an intuitive learning tool with kid-friendly interfaces, and it’s easy-to-use for ages 10 and up—but even better: you can download PixStop from your iPad 2 for free!
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three short instructional videos
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sample film, Buzz
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m solving, communicating and working collaboratively.
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10,000 images (up to 13 minutes’
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online workshop called StopMoStudio
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shared by L Holwerda on 16 Dec 11 - Cached

Rather, we need to teach them the skills – the grammar, the phonics – that will allow them to navigate the tech tools they will eventually use.
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we need to teach them the skills – the grammar, the phonics
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expressing your ideas compellingly
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portraying a unique voice
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Prezi is like PowerPoint on steroids.
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Teachers can get more features for a one-time $10 fee
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Glogster
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Blabberize is a great tool for students researching a specific animal or historic figure.
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Enjoy upgrade is FREE for teachers and students
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Xtranormal’s motto is “If you can type, you can make movies.” And that’s exactly what this FREE tool allows students to do
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