The practice of using web-based tools to create and tell stories; they usually contain some mixture of digital images, text, recorded audio narration, video clips and/or music.
Tech Connection to Classroom: Apps and programs like Book Creator are available to help engage students in demonstrating their learning in creating digital stories. Digital storytelling are also more interactive.
A digital portfolio is a computer-based collection of student performance over time.
Tech Connection to Classroom: Programs like seesaw are a fantastic tool for storing students work and having records of what students have created throughout the year. Portfolios are also nice as you can see progress in work from beginning of the year to the end.
Someone who navigates the possibilities and pitfalls of the digital world safely, responsibly, and respectfully.
Tech Connection to Classroom: Digital citizenship is a high priority as it helps students practice safe skills that they will need when using digital tools. Use http://www.commonsensemedia.org as a platform to learn how to integrate more digital citizenship in classroom.
Differentiation consists of the efforts of teachers to respond to variance among learners in the classroom.
Tech Connection to Classroom: In Seesaw or Google Classroom group students by reading group and have work distributed and collected that is at their levels.