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Vicky Solorzano

ICDL - Free Books for Children - International Children's Digital Library for iPad on t... - 0 views

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shared by Vicky Solorzano on 17 May 12 - No Cached
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      Vicky Solorzano on 17 May 12
       
      Free digital books for Children to download in your iPad
Tracey Ugalde

20 innovative books for your summer reading list | Powerful Learning Practice - 0 views

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  • Tracey Ugalde on 09 May 12
     
    Does ASF have copies of any of the books that teachers can borrow?
Gretchen Dillon

No More Pencils, No More Books? - 0 views

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  • The American education system, however, must proceed with great caution that this trend does not lead to a new digital divide and greater inequity among students accessing a good education.
  • South Korea has pledged that all elementary and secondary schools will be completely digital by the year 2015. The ministry of education will ensure that every student has access to a mobile device, a strong connection to the Internet, and a cloud-computing network dedicated to education.
  • School systems around the world are watching Korea, not just for its high-achievement rates, but also to see if it succeeds in being the first country to go entirely digital.
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  • States are getting in the game, too. Last summer, Florida announced its goal to phase out textbooks in favor of digital learning by the year 2015. And Alabama representatives are planning to introduce the "Alabama Ahead Act" which would allow schools to purchase electronic tablets instead of textbooks
  • In a recently released study, only one out of five teachers believe they have the know-how to teach effectively with technology, despite a 91% rate of digital access.
    • Gretchen Dillon
      Gretchen Dillon on 06 May 12
       
      This article resonates with me because of the comparisons between South Korea and the USA.  I wonder where American International Schools will fall within the spectrum?
    • Gretchen Dillon
      Gretchen Dillon on 06 May 12
       
      By 2015, EVERY student will have access to a mobile device! WOW...could it be possible at ASF?
  • Gretchen Dillon on 06 May 12
     
    A new age of mobile learning is upon us - a comparison of 2 nations.
Cynthia Castro

Apps and Ideas for Literature Circles on iPads -- THE Journal - 0 views

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  • One method of getting kids to engage reading in different ways is through a tablet-based literature circle.
  • Don’t understand a word in the text? A single tap on the screen pulls up a dictionary that gives the definition, and another tap returns the reader to the page on which the word appears. If a student is reading about the Great Depression but ha
  • s no understanding of what that is, the tablet can help.
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  • If you make it more memorable and you give them a variety of different systems to use to articulate--drawing, web clips--you’re using more aspects of the mind, which makes it a more memorable experience, and it’s more likely they’ll remember information.”
  • The tablet is used to read an e-book--
  • Stephanie Cummings on 10 May 12
     
    Great ways to use ipads and tablets when students participate in Literature Circles!
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