Digital Learning Environment Blogs

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    Technology is (not just) a Tool

    Jim Vanides

    I know we’ve all used the phrase “technology is just a tool” – but I think it’s time for a new analogy...

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  • Digital Learning Resources - Four Fun Websites

    Jim Hollis

    This post will introduce the reader to a fun and powerful tool called Jog the Web. Using this fun new tool, I will take the reader on a guided tour of four great educational websites.

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  • The Library at Alexandria at Your Fingertips

    Grant Zimmerman

    How many time have we looked for a classic text or original document to study with our students. The Jack and Mary McCall DVD Libary provides the user with over 3,800 texts to use however you wish. And, it's cheap!

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  • Literacy Part Two: Writing in the Digital Age

    Leslie Wilson

    In my last blog I discussed the effects of technology on students’ reading and teachers’ teaching. Writing is the other side of this literacy coin. How has the digital classroom affected students’ writing abilities?

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  • Summer guide to cybersafety

    Jim McDermott

    It's mid-summer! And where's the typical teen and tween? Are they in the park playing basketball? At the beach swimming in the summer sun? Are they in summer camp hiking through nature's trails? The answer is yes, yes, and yes. But they are probably someplace else you didn't expect them. They are are navigating through their favorite virtual playgrounds by way of their their sidekicks, iphones, and other mobile devices that enable them to be online all day. And it's time for you to check in on them.

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