Diary of a Digital Learning Coach

Friday was an amazing day of learning for CISD educators.  I can't wait to see the fruits of the learning impact our children.  One of my favorite parts was how connected everyone was - in person and digitally.  It made me think about opportunities our learners have that I didn't.  Our kids now have the ability to learn with and from others all across the globe without having to leave the comforts of their classroom. I came across 2 awesome connection projects on Twitter recently that I think our learners could really benefit from - check them out below! Image via the Flat Stanley Wakelet Project Join the Flat Stanley Wakelet Project! Virtually join in on sharing your location and learn from others too...no envelopes required! Click here to learn more about the project Image via the St. Patrick's Day Graphing Project Charm learners with the St. Patrick's Day Graphing Project! Take some tallies and share some data using some ...

I've been thinking a lot lately about what it truly means when we say "learning for all".  So often we focus on the big picture of designing learning but when we do, do we miss some of the small triumphs that can happen in the details?   As educators, we are here to seek success for all and that means we need to begin celebrating and sharing the power of what our devices can do for individual learning challenges.   This week, I worked with a learner that struggles with reading.  It made me think...how many of us are harnessing the power of iPad accessibility settings with our learners? With 3 built in features of his iPad, we were able to gift him with the power of reading support.  Let's break it down, vlog style! Speak Selection - 1:19 min Speak Screen - 1:32 min Safari Reader View - 1:04 I would love to visit you and talk more about how technology can assist specific learners in your class! Book me for a visit to lea...