Friday, January 20, 2012

Digital Learning Day

February 1, 2012

Join us as we create a national awareness campaign to celebrate innovative teachers and instructional strategies. Technology has changed the way we do everything from grocery shopping, to listening to music, and reading books. It’s time to take action to leverage this potential with more innovative uses of technology in our nation's schools to ensure every student experiences personalized learning with great teaching.


Digital learning is any instructional practice that is effectively using technology to strengthen the student learning experience. Digital learning encompasses a wide spectrum of tools and practice, including using online and formative assessment, increasing focus and quality of teaching resources and time, online content and courses, applications of technology in the classroom and school building, adaptive software for students with special needs, learning platforms, participating in professional communities of practice, providing access to high level and challenging content and instruction, and many other advancements technology provides to teaching and learning. In particular, blended learning is any time a student learns, at least in part, at a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home and, at least in part, through online delivery with some element of student control over time, place, path, and/or pace.
Watch the Digital Learning Day National Town Hall meeting on February 1, 2012 and participate virtually.

Friday, January 13, 2012

LAZ Leveled Libraries


1st Graders use the iPad to read books on their instructional reading level through the LAZ app.  Each Learning A–Z library contains ten books on that reading level, the free sample book for that level, and the free sample book for the next level to challenge readers to expand their reading skills. Developmentally appropriate sentence construction, vocabulary, and engaging illustrations make it easy for readers to feel confident about their skills.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Coin Math


Mrs. Bibb's 2nd graders enjoy one of the top rated math apps. This fun matching game involving money helps kids become familiar with U.S. coins and their values.