Digital Learning Day throughout the United States is almost upon us.  It's not just a day to use technology, but a day to engage students and provide them with a rich, personalized educational experience, a day to encourage the innovative use of technology by trying something new and focusing on how digital tools can help improve student outcomes.

My challenge to you is to try something new on Digital Learning Day.  Use it to enhance and enrich a lesson that day.  While we all can't get into a lab that day, most all of us can include a whole group activity in our classrooms.  Then, if appropriate, take it into a lab and engage your students with it when you can schedule some time.  You'll be glad you did!

Below are some of my favorite web links.  Create a graph, use a virtual manipulative, create a wacky tale or a word pyramid, listen to a story read by a famous person or by a student, or research a topic with one of our subscription databases.  Pick one you haven't used and take it for a test drive! 

Then, please take the time to add a comment about your experience using my Digital Learning Day blog post to do so!

Math:
  Create-a-Graph
  National Library of Virtual Manipulatives 

Language Arts:
  Wacky Web Tales
  Word Pyramid
  Storyline Online
  Smories

Reference: (Automatic login if accessed in district)
  World Book Online
  EBSCO
     Searchasaurus (K-2)
     Kid Search (3-5)
     Student Research Center (6-8)
     Novelist (6-8)
     EBSCO Host Research Database (Adult)