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Take a look at the Make tab and also the Tools under the Explore tab. These activities might be great ways to incorporate coding and web literacy into your lessons.

This is the program my husband used to teach my 8th graders how to code their text for the app. My students loved it and can't wait to code! They code on one side of the screen and see the results on the other side. It gives them instant feedback to see if their code is correct or not.

This article looks as though it has lots of great ideas for PBL. I took a quick jog through BIE and found lots of ideas.

Interesting read about the challenges of addressing media literacy in school & why it is so important. "Today's schools are focusing on boosting kids' technological proficiency and warning them about the perils of the web. But something critical is missing from this education. On the other end are the skeptics, among them the adults who fear that kids are being thrusted into a world of cyberbullies and pedophiles."

Use different categories of questions to teach kids how to push themselves to ask deeper and more meaningful questions. "Giving questions was important during the age of paper. The questions are important in the age of the internet." - Alan November

Beth shared this with the faculty regarding the topic: What should all students know? A quote from the article: "...believe that content is important, but particular content is not. What's more valuable is the ability to react to, shape,or apply that knowledge."

"Named after the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library, the Pura Belpré Award was established in 1996. It recognizes #ownvoices writers and illustrators whose work best portrays the Latinx culture in an outstanding work of children and youth literature."

"... 4 key "levers" that promote equity .... These levers amplify the power of the Essential Project Design Elements and the Project Based Teaching Practices, and ensure they are used in ways that reach all learners. Because equity work is an ongoing process rooted in curiosity and ongoing reflection, the levers are each supported by a guiding question."

Karen, So glad you posted this. I hope everyone gets a chance to glance at this. The daydreaming, imaginative mind, is the mind of the future. Readers, artists, poets, writers, scientists, mathematicians, and inventors (Tessla comes to mind) use a part of the mind that soars. It looks inwardly, that is, this aspect of mind focuses within--not outside, not out in the "mundane" phenomenal world which is so much emphasized in our device driven daily routine. It can do this too, of course, but it goes inwardly with will power, focus, and determination. How does it do this? Practice. Reading, imagining, writing, doodling--yes doodling--there is research "out there". Read about J.K. Rowling's trip from Birmingham to London on the train and how the "gift" of Harry Potter was given to her. Thanks again, Karen, John

Hover over the images at the end of the article and take a look at these questions. Ideas for more Quests?

Great, short article talking about the shift in education from the 3Rs to the 4Cs.

"A noted Harvard social scientist documents the pitfalls and promises of computerized technology in business life."

The Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities calendar of holidays and festivals - a resource to encourage awareness of the great diversity of religious and ethnic groups that live in the US.

Wonderful visual of the evolution of technology in the classroom - would be a great graphic to show to students (and teachers) for fun.

Take a look at the chart midway and the video. What resonates with you?

From the UVA workshop "Educating for Democracy" that Michele and I attended on 1/24/20.

Take a look at the classroom activities for considering multiple viewpoints and uncovering the complexity of situations.

This looks interesting. At the bottom of the post is a link to TodaysMeet. Check it out.

Per the writer, "there is optimism- the schools that focus on innovation and entrepreneurship NOW will be producing the leaders that will innovate/find opportunities/ invent the 'not yet thought of careers.'" What do you think?

Take a look at the Depth of Knowledge charts that this author has created. What do you think?

This article provides an infographic that helps to demonstrate the potential direction of technology used in schools.