Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path
77.9K views | +1 today
Follow
Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path
Literacy in a digital education world and peripheral issues.
Your new post is loading...
Your new post is loading...

Popular Tags

Current selected tag: 'Time Out'. Clear
Scooped by Elizabeth E Charles
Scoop.it!

10 Sites and Apps to Improve Writing - Teach Amazing!

10 Sites and Apps to Improve Writing - Teach Amazing! | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
Getting your students to stay focused while writing isn’t easy! The writing curricula become increasingly challenging as students advance in their education, and developing these skills is such an important part of teaching.

When students have a paper to write, everything seems more interesting than focusing on the topic, contents and referencing rules of your assignment. Working on a computer with Internet connection can be a huge distraction, but it can also work in your benefit if you discover the right tools to use. In this article, we will present 10 tools that will make writing interesting, fun, and focused.
No comment yet.
Scooped by Elizabeth E Charles
Scoop.it!

Five software tools to help online students avoid distractions

Five software tools to help online students avoid distractions | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
An interesting article on Schools.com.

 

Whether it comes from Facebook, Twitter, Google, Instagram or Reddit, distractions abound online.

This is especially true for online students, who do much of their work on the Internet. How do you resist the urge to check social media when your phone is blowing up with notifications? How do you not check that email, not Google a question that just came to you, or not see if your friend read that important message you sent her on Facebook? If you can't find the willpower, there's another way.

Here are five software tools to help online students stay disciplined and avoid distractions.

Anita Vance's curator insight, February 19, 2014 9:13 AM

Helpful for working on self-discipline with students.