digital learning

Digital interactive notebooks are a fun, new way to help keep students engaged and organized digitally.   What are Digital Interactive Notebooks? Originally, interactive notebooks were spiral or composition notebooks that students used to enhance class notes.  Notes were taken on the right side of the notebook, and on the left, students would color, glue, add their own take on the notes.  Eventually, other papers, foldables, vocabulary lists, etc., would be glued into the notebook. Especially now, it is extremely helpful to re-create this tool into a digital format.  Digital notebooks can be created in Google Slides.   What are the Benefits?...

We cannot separate teachers “with computers” and “regular teachers” anymore. Digital Citizenship is essential for our students as they learn to navigate a world permeated by the Internet. They’re going to learn skills to navigate the web somewhere, so what better place than in schools? If you’re a K-8 teachers, this is now part of your Indiana curriculum. Teachers at the high school level, you’re not off the hook – carry these principles forward as you work with students on the web. Be explicit in expectations and explanations about what appropriate behavior looks like on and offline. EdSurge is a...