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I teach sixth grade and am the co-director of tech with the Western Mass Writing Project. I write.

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How a love for Minecraft can blossom into a love for reading
VentureBeat - Danica Davidson
Millions of kids around the world play Minecraft, and it didn’t take long for adults to notice something: It has educational value. With Microsoft’s Minecraft: Education Edition leading the way, more schools are using Minecraft in classrooms, having their kids experiment with science and math on …
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flipped into Along the Edges of Digital Writing
New Forms of Reading and Writing
langwitches.org - Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano
As I am coaching teachers in learning how to learn and teach FOR the 22nd century, I realize that the gap between being able to read traditional …
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Gaming can offer a comforting world for disabled gamers — it’s not perfect, but it’s important
blizzardwatch.com - Matthew Rossi
As my own personal disability has grown, I’ve come to see more and more what video games can do for those with disabilities. Now, my disability is …
http://ajjuliani.com/stories-are-the-key-to-building-empathy/
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Dec 18, 2018
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flipped into Along the Edges of Digital Writing
Multimodal texts surround us. What are they? How can we use them in our teaching?
aare.edu.au - By Georgina Barton
The ways in which we communicate with each other in today’s world are wide ranging. We live in a time where politicians tweet national policy …