How to Assess Digital Literacy

How to Assess Digital Literacy

While educators are long accustomed to developing curriculum around core subjects like reading, writing, math, and science, digital literacy is now also coming to the forefront as an area that must be addressed. With data and information available everywhere online, digital literacy is needed to circulate through conflicting and confusing data to find the right … Continue reading →

Digital Literacy the New Reading Literacy?

Digital Literacy the New Reading Literacy?

In the early days of the pandemic, various sources circulated sometimes confusing, often conflicting guidelines about how to adjust our behaviors as conditions changed. Finding out the right information became necessary and important to infer meaningful data. Today’s students should be equipped with the skills to understand where data like this comes from and how … Continue reading →

Teaching Literacy Resources

Teaching Literacy Resources

Teaching literacy to students means giving them the ability to communicate clearly and participate with those around them. Starting literacy learning early readies students for department testing (STAAR), while also experiencing different genres and styles helps children understand language and how to share their thoughts and ideas. Below are some ways to help students succeed … Continue reading →

Harnessing Social Media in Education

Harnessing Social Media in Education

With 4.72 billion users globally, social media has changed the way people communicate. From social lives to education, social media has become a platform for students to collaborate and harness in a variety of different ways to enhance their learning experience. Of course, a tool like social media needs to be used responsibly to maintain a … Continue reading →

How to Choose Technology for the Classroom

How to Choose Technology for the Classroom

K-12 educational institutions are looking for new digital tools and devices to help improve student success and engagement while fostering collaborative learning environments. Finding the right technology to capture students’ attention can be challenging. Here are some tips on how to advance your technology integration. Identify goals. Before browsing all the tools and resources available, … Continue reading →

4 Security Tips for Cyber Security Month

4 Security Tips for Cyber Security Month

Many schools leverage several different hardware and devices, which leads to different types of operating systems that must be supported. In honor of August being Cyber Security Awareness Month, here are 4 security tips to keep schools protected. 1.Passcode enforcement This is often the first level of defense. There are many different types of password … Continue reading →

What’s Happening Next with the Digital Divide?

What’s Happening Next with the Digital Divide?

Awareness of the digital divide has reduced the gap between technology and classrooms, however, at the end of 2022, 24 million people still lacked access to high-speed internet. Federal, state, and local governments begun allotting over $100 billion to bring high-speed internet access to every American household through government funding such as the Bipartisan Infrastructure … Continue reading →