by Lcom Team | Jun 15, 2023 | Blogs
Over the past few years, there’s been a lot of interest in helping students learn to code and equipping them with lifelong skills for future readiness. Not only is coding important for development-related careers, but it also provides critical skills such as...
by Maria San Miguel | Jun 13, 2023 | Blogs
What does your summer PD look like? Wherever you may be, whatever device you may have, pick professional learning topics that will help you enhance your teaching. Use your summer professional development (PD) time to prepare to meet the needs of your unique students...
by Lcom Team | Jun 6, 2023 | Blogs
It is no secret that the nature of teaching and learning is changing. With rapidly advancing technology, schools are now preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist. To do so, schools are focusing on the long-term competencies and skills that students will need...
by Lcom Team | May 30, 2023 | Blogs
Children from a young age are exposed to technology, whether it is gaming on a PlayStation or Nintendo DS, creating content on their phone or tablet, or streaming on their mobile device. Today, we’re expected to integrate technology into everything we do, especially...
by Lcom Team | May 23, 2023 | Blogs
Digital literacy encompasses a range of skills that transform the ways in which students learn, collaborate and digest information. These digital skills include things like computer operations, computational thinking and digital citizenship. By teaching these skills,...
by Shari Tomlinson | May 18, 2023 | Blogs
People typically become teachers because they love children and have a passion for educating and helping others. The problem is sometimes teachers find themselves helping too much, often to the detriment of their own health. Because empathy is a core competency in...
by Lcom Team | May 16, 2023 | Blogs
Digital literacy is having the skills to effectively use technology and to do so safely and responsibly. “Digital” refers to technology, ranging from computers and the internet to technological objects and programs such as cell phones, smart home systems, check-in...
by Christine Byrd | May 11, 2023 | Blogs
Situated between Fort Worth and Dallas, Texas, Arlington Independent School District serves 56,000 K-12 students, and has offered Learning.com’s EasyTech for nearly a decade. But, driven by the shift to online STAAR testing – which would require keyboarding...
by Lcom Team | May 9, 2023 | Blogs
In 2019, 95% percent of 3- to 18-year-olds were reported to have home internet access, according to the American Community Survey (ACS). In a separate survey, researchers found that 55% of children own a tablet or smartphone, while only 30% of parents reported feeling...
by Keith Oelrich | May 4, 2023 | Blogs
This week is National Teacher Appreciation Week, an important time to recognize the invaluable contributions of teachers in our lives. From early childhood to higher education, teachers play a crucial role in shaping our intellectual and personal growth. Teachers...
