4 ways educators and parents can use tech this school year

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Since we all use technology to learn, communicate, and create every day outside of classrooms, our students need opportunities to practice while they are still in our schools. Whether you are a parent or a teacher, look for a few key opportunities for your learners to use technology as an integral part of their educational experience.

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Communicating how learning takes place in your classroom is sometimes missed as being importance. This is more than just posting what activities you’ve done, but how your classroom actually functions. Parents have their history of classrooms that they project onto their child’s classroom, and this projection probably isn’t very accurate since things have changed in the last 10-15 years.

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