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Digital Learning Day is a nationwide celebration of innovative teaching and learning through digital media and technology that engages students and provides them with a rich, personalized educational experience. On Digital Learning Day, a majority of states, hundreds of school districts, thousands of teachers, and more than a million students will encourage the innovative use of technology by trying something new, showcasing success, kicking off project-based learning, or focusing on how digital tools can help improve student outcomes.

Does the physical act of writing something down help you to remember it? What is the most effective way to take notes? How does all of this play into a more digital classroom?

Does the physical act of writing something down help you to remember it? What is the most effective way to take notes? How does all of this play into a more digital classroom?

Now that we're in the second decade of the new millennium, how is digital access changing, and what are the implications for schools? 

The title implies digital texts are more expensive, but the article states their functional cost is about the same. A digital version offers far more functionality for the about the same money, not to mention all the other learning resources provided by the iPad it runs on. I received the same infographic the article cites, and the same organization sent me this one two weeks earlier: http://www.onlineeducation.net/can-tech-save-education

Including the cost of an iPad in the cost of a digital textbook is like including the cost of the classroom desk on which a traditional textbook would sit. Most schools would not (and should not) invest in iPads solely or even primarily to facilitate digital textbooks. They invest in 1:1 environments for more important reasons (personalized learning, increased engagement, ubiquitous access to information, etc), and many schools are abandoning textbooks altogether. Waverly-Shell Rock middle school diverted its textbook dollars to the purchase of mobile apps for their students. Rapidly changing content results in open content options such as http://www.ck12.org

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Great Ideas for Kids to be good digital Citizens!

Some great websites working with digital storytelling!

How to apply copyright basics in education.

"Today's college students might have grown up with the language of the information age, but they do not necessarily know the grammar."

standards aligned, free digital textbooks for K-12

This informational video was created to support a Penguin thematic unit for second grade students. The video is an example of what students might create to present collaborative research to their peers in a digital storytelling format.

News articles about technology in the classroom.

This page has different articles such as top 10 most connected classrooms, 4 tech tips for parents to embrace digital education, Twitter goes to College, etc. Good source of information and tips on how to deal with technology becoming a larger part of our life on a day-to-day basis.