Its likely that youll notice that teaching is different today than when you were a young adolescent. The faces of immigrant children who had come through ellis island with their parents in search of better futures stare out at me from a set of black and white photographs near my desk. According to the american library association, digital literacy is the ability to use information and communication. However, is this truly the case or is it simply the result of studying students that have not had explicit instruction in how to read. And, in all schools deeper learning driven or not literacy is a curriculum fundamental. This is the ebook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements. Despite demonstrating understanding of the math content in a digital format, students performed poorly when given a traditional test assessment.
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