Upcoming Webinar with EdWeb – Our Webinar – How Early Literacy Impacts Reading to Learn
Upcoming Webinar with EdWeb – How Early Literacy Impacts Reading to Learn
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Apr
10
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Apr
8
Just two more days until our Webinar “How Early Literacy Impacts Reading to Learn”
Wednesday at 4:00pm Eastern
We will also be doing a first ever live tweeting during the Webinar! Here is the hashtag #PBSLit4Life
Are there any tweeters in the group? Please help us seed the tweets!!!
Apr
7
Technology and Student Distraction
If you’ve been anywhere near a college campus, you’ve probably noticed the extent to which students are glued to their mobile devices. What do they do with them when they walk into the classroom? In one survey at six different universities, college students reported using their phones an average of 11 times per day in class.
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Reference
Technology and Student Distraction. The Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning. Harvard University. Retrieved from https://bokcenter.harvard.edu/technology-and-student-distraction
Related Reading
Craig, R. J., & Amernic, J. H. (2006). PowerPoint presentation technology and the dynamics of teaching. Innovative Higher Education, 31(3), 147-160. Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10755-006-9017-5
Apr
5
The natural habitat for a child is the creative world… being outside, making shapes out of clouds, having fun, throwing a ball against the wall. It’s not about sitting in front of a screen.
~Tom Kersting, author of the book, Disconnected: How to Reconnect Our Digitally Distracted Kids
Reference
Kersting, T. (2016). Disconnected: How to Reconnect Our Digitally Distracted Kids. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform: Scott’s Valley, CA.
Apr
4
Just met with the talented @pbsteachers and #EdWeb professionals! Exciting news! We will be livetweeting during our Webinar next Wednesday at #PBSLit4Life Please join us! pic.twitter.com/0eCSJTX9lm
— Helen Teague (@TweetTeague) April 4, 2019