Comments on: How to promote literacy skills in the digital age http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/12/19/how-to-promote-literacy-skills-in-the-digital-age/ Just another eSchool Media site Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:37:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: mesharpe http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/12/19/how-to-promote-literacy-skills-in-the-digital-age/comment-page-1/#comment-169437 mesharpe Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:30:53 +0000 http://www.eschoolnews.com/?p=118656#comment-169437 My concern about tablet apps is validity and reliability. Schools should be using research based instructional materials during the instructional time. Most apps are not research based. If the classroom teacher gets into a litigation situation, the use of research materials is bound to be questioned. Mike Sharpe, PhD. My concern about tablet apps is validity and reliability. Schools should be using research based instructional materials during the instructional time. Most apps are not research based. If the classroom teacher gets into a litigation situation, the use of research materials is bound to be questioned.

Mike Sharpe, PhD.

]]> By: rhp123 http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/12/19/how-to-promote-literacy-skills-in-the-digital-age/comment-page-1/#comment-169431 rhp123 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:37:51 +0000 http://www.eschoolnews.com/?p=118656#comment-169431 We are working increasingly with apps via iPads. The apps which I think offer real, deep learning potential are the apps which are open ended and more on the creative end of the spectrum. I can see some benefit in practice type apps, but most teachers will quickly recognise that they aren't the main game. We are working increasingly with apps via iPads. The apps which I think offer real, deep learning potential are the apps which are open ended and more on the creative end of the spectrum. I can see some benefit in practice type apps, but most teachers will quickly recognise that they aren’t the main game.

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