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AUDIO LEARNING

“One day . . . or day one.” Anonymous   Cherokee Month of the Snow Moon (v s gi ga) SEL:  #1 Self-Awareness   SEL:   #4 Self-Management                    Digital Learner:   #5 Knowledge Constructor I’m amazed when I ask high school students how they learn: visually? Through audio, like my husband the drummer? Tactile methods like playing the piano or keyboards? Logical mathematics? Writing? Verbal or Linguistic? Nature or out of doors?   Audio learning offers many benefits which are: it can increase reading accuracy by 56%, comprehension by 76%, and creates a multisensory experience. It also improves phonics awareness. Audio learning creates a bridge between reading and achievement. Students can choose to listen above their current reading level and it raises interest in new topics allowing learners wider genre choices. It teaches pronunciation, helps in language acquisition, is good for ...

WEBCAMS AND DOCUMENT CAMERAS

  “One day . . . or day one.” – Anonymous   Cherokee Month of the Snow Moon (v s gi ga)     SEL: #3 Self-Management           #4 Relationship Skills                    Digital Learner:   #6 Computational Thinker                                 #7 Innovative Designer   It took a lot of ingenuity from teachers and tech support staff to resolve issues for students struggling with at-home learning due to COVID-19 restrictions. In particular, math, physics, and chemistry formulas were tricky. One creative teacher taught remotely on the smartboard for only half of the class time.   Remote students logged onto Google classroom. The remote teacher was able to view the entire class from a lapt...