In celebration of all things digital (like music, e-books, laptops, tablets, cell phones, cameras, online learning), today is Digital Learning Day! Digital learning has come a long way in the last decades, so why not set aside a day to recognize the important new educational options we all enjoy?
Digital technology such as online classrooms, webcasts, and streaming chat has opened the classroom beyond four simple walls. Students and teachers in schools, whether online, traditional or blended, can now experience new tech options that strengthen the student experience unlike at any other time in history.
Digital Learning Day, spearheaded by the Alliance for Excellent Education, brings awareness to the need for great teaching, personalized instruction, and true student comprehension through the digital medium. Using web 2.0 tools in the classroom is vital for online teachers to seize these new teaching opportunities! Imagination is the limit with digital learning.
Join Digital Learning Day activities as a student, parent, or teacher.
- Follow the Twitter hashtag #DLDay.
- Find toolkits filled with digital learning ideas and resources.
- Like Digital Learning Day on Facebook.
- Look up events in your area or watch the day long webcast on 2.1.12.
Find a way to participate and promote digital learning in your school, neighborhood, or city community. Digital learning is here to stay. Let's ensure this generation and those that follow know how to utilize all the powerful educational tools available-and continue to embrace new technologies.