Our world is moving from paper to digital. Are your students?
There are good reasons to go digital. There is so much more you can do in a digital project than with paper and pencil. (Ever try adding audio to a poster?)
You don’t have to give up traditional assignments, just give your students more engaging options for how to make them.
Writing: Production & Distribution of Writing
Anchor Standard 2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
a. Include formatting, graphics, and multimedia (starting in grade 4)
Anchor Standard 6: Use technology, including the internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact with others. (Starting in PreK)
Speaking and Listening: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
Anchor Standard 5: Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations. (Starting in Grade 2)
1. Empowered Learner: Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving, and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by research.
3. Knowledge Constructor: Students curate (select and evaluate) a variety of digital resources to construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts to make meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others.
6. Creative Communicator: Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively using the platforms, tools, styles, formats, and digital media appropriate for their goals.