Luft, Susan: 5th Grade
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The 'Bi-literate' Brain: The Key to Reading in a Sea of Screens
Pocast: Paper or screen? There's a battle in your brain. The more you read on screens, the more your brain adapts to the "non-linear" kind of reading we do on computers and phones. We have to develop a 'bi-literate' brain if we want to be able to switch from scattered skimming typical of screen reading to the deeper, slow reading that we associate with books on paper.
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Being a Better Online Reader
Research providing evidence of the differences in deep meaning making when reading online and offline texts. An argument for the importance providing the tools for training students to read deeply in online environments.
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Ed and The Maker Movement: Old Technology is New Again
What is a Maker Space and why is it important to your child's learning.
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What's Lost as Handwriting Fades
Researchers and educators weigh in on the value of handwriting instruction to student learning and broader development.