Educational Links 3/8/18

Expanding Access to Edtech Isn’t Enough. We Need to Make Sure It Works, Too

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-03-04-expanding-access-to-edtech-isn-t-enough-we-need-to-make-sure-it-works-too?utm_content=buffer9df3e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=EdSurgeBuffer

4 Tips for Assessing Digital Literacy in Your Classroom

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2018/03/01/4-tips-digital-literacy-ypp/?platform=hootsuite

ADHD and Creativity: What You Need to Know

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/add-adhd/adhd-and-creativity-what-you-need-to-know?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

GAME BASED LEARNING IN ACTION

http://www.coolcatteacher.com/e268/

Can Online Learning Level the AP Playing Field for Rural Students?

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/50701/can-online-learning-level-the-ap-playing-field-for-rural-students?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

Resignation: Why I Left Teaching—and Why I Eventually Returned

http://blog.mimio.com/resignation-why-i-left-teaching-and-why-i-eventually-returned

Building Students’ Noncognitive Skills

https://www.edutopia.org/article/building-students-noncognitive-skills?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

The emergence of smartphones and their apps has created a new world of personalization, instant results, and the ability to connect with others without actually making contact, but some of the basic foundational skills—perseverance, social skills, and more—that were once developed naturally have gone by the wayside.

Research on how these noncognitive factors affect learning is in its infancy, but preliminary findings point toward promising returns. Here I will examine noncognitive factors commonly lacking in today’s students and address how to develop these skills through specific (and easy to implement) instruction.