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    <title><![CDATA[Tablets, Smartphones Influence Reading Instruction]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[Schools Set Boundaries for Use of Students' Digital Devices]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA['Big Three' Publishers Rethink K-12 Strategies]]></title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle Davis]]></dc:creator>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:40 -0500</pubDate>
    <title><![CDATA[State, Federal Ed-Tech Leadership Seen as Key to Innovation]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[State and federal policymakers have the power to highlight successful initiatives and change outdated policies to improve the use of technology in schools.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:35 -0500</pubDate>
    <title><![CDATA[The New Ed-Tech Leader Models by Digital Example ]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Superintendents and chief technology officers are modeling their commitment to use technology to improve schools by blogging and tweeting regularly about what works and what doesn't work.]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle Davis]]></dc:creator>
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    <dc:date>2013-02-06T17:35:29-05:00</dc:date>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:27 -0500</pubDate>
    <title><![CDATA[Project Envisions Teaching Fractions by Touch, Movement]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2013/02/06/02bits-cognitive.h06.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mrss&cmp=RSS-FEED]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[A federally funded project will test students' ability to learn fractions on mobile apps through "embodied cognition," essentially moving images and information on screens with their fingers.]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Cavanagh]]></dc:creator>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:25 -0500</pubDate>
    <title><![CDATA[Common-Core Tech Requirements Outlined]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Two groups developing specifications for common-core online testing have released guidelines showing what technologies schools will need.]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Cavanagh]]></dc:creator>
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    <dc:date>2013-02-06T17:25:16-05:00</dc:date>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:19 -0500</pubDate>
    <title><![CDATA[Digital Media's Impact Is Uneven, Teachers Say]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Educators say digital tools used both inside the classroom and outside it in students' personal lives are having positive and negative effects on academic and social development.]]></description>
    <dc:subject><![CDATA[Digital Directions articles]]></dc:subject>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Quillen]]></dc:creator>
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    <dc:date>2013-02-06T17:19:12-05:00</dc:date>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:18 -0500</pubDate>
    <title><![CDATA[New Tools Seek to Evaluate Ed-Tech Products]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[A number of services have cropped up over the years to help schools answer the question: What works?]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Tomassini]]></dc:creator>
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    <dc:date>2013-02-06T17:18:11-05:00</dc:date>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:39 -0500</pubDate>
    <title><![CDATA[S.C. Teacher Certification Extends to Those Online]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The South Carolina education department is beginning to apply the state's certification regulations to teachers of online courses.]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vicki Grooms, <i>The Sun News</i>, S.C.]]></dc:creator>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 08:10 -0400</pubDate>
    <title><![CDATA[Adaptive Testing Evolves to Assess Common-Core Skills]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2012/10/17/01adaptive.h06.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mrss&cmp=RSS-FEED]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[As many states move to put in place online testing by the 2014-15 school year, at least 20 have indicated they plan to use new computer-adaptive versions of the tests.]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle Davis]]></dc:creator>
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    <dc:date>2012-10-15T08:10:42-04:00</dc:date>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 08:10 -0400</pubDate>
    <title><![CDATA[Ready or Not, Here Come the Digital Demands of  Common Core!]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2012/10/17/01edsnote.h06.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mrss&cmp=RSS-FEED]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Digital Directions Executive Editor Kevin Bushweller writes about the technology demands of the standards and how schools are likely to cope with them.]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin  Bushweller]]></dc:creator>
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    <dc:date>2012-10-15T08:10:26-04:00</dc:date>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 08:10 -0400</pubDate>
    <title><![CDATA[Are You Tech-Ready for the Common Core?]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Many school districts are worried that the standards' requirement for online testing is pushing them over the brink of their technological capacity.]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle Davis]]></dc:creator>
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    <dc:date>2012-10-15T08:10:02-04:00</dc:date>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 08:07 -0400</pubDate>
    <title><![CDATA[Tactics for Securing Common Core Tests]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Educational technology experts identify common management and security problems associated with online testing and what schools can do to fix them.]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Bock]]></dc:creator>
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    <dc:date>2012-10-15T08:07:20-04:00</dc:date>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 08:07 -0400</pubDate>
    <title><![CDATA[Competency-Based Schools Embrace Digital Learning]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Educators using competency-based education coupled with technology will have a head start in preparing for common-core assessments, experts say.]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Ash]]></dc:creator>
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    <dc:date>2012-10-15T08:07:01-04:00</dc:date>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 08:06 -0400</pubDate>
    <title><![CDATA[Common Core Drives Interest in Open Education Resources]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Spurred by the adoption of common standards in nearly every state, educators are turning to open digital resources as they re-evaluate and realign curricula.]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Ash]]></dc:creator>
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    <dc:date>2012-10-15T08:06:26-04:00</dc:date>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 07:59 -0400</pubDate>
    <title><![CDATA[Bandwidth Demands Rise as Schools Move to Common Core]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Putting online testing in place in 46 states and the District of Columbia will require technology capacity not  currently available in many school districts.]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Quillen]]></dc:creator>
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    <dc:date>2012-10-15T07:59:32-04:00</dc:date>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 07:59 -0400</pubDate>
    <title><![CDATA[Common Core Tech. Demands Raise Budget Worries]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Experts say paying for the digital upgrades necessary to run common-core online testing will take a creative redistribution of resources.]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leslie Harris O’Hanlon]]></dc:creator>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 07:58 -0400</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[Desktops, laptops, netbooks, smartphones, and tablets are all being considered by states and districts, but there are important questions to ask before making a decision.]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Quillen]]></dc:creator>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 07:57 -0400</pubDate>
    <title><![CDATA[Common Adaptive Tests to Address Special Needs]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Advocates for students with learning disabilities see benefits in adaptive approach, but are watching closely to make sure the assessments are structured appropriately.]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle Davis]]></dc:creator>
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    <dc:date>2012-10-15T07:57:21-04:00</dc:date>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 07:56 -0400</pubDate>
    <title><![CDATA[Common Core Raises Profile of Virtual PD]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Ongoing and effective professional development is critical, experts say, and technology holds the key to providing deep learning experiences for teachers that can be scaled across state borders.]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Ash]]></dc:creator>
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    <dc:date>2012-10-15T07:56:14-04:00</dc:date>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 07:55 -0400</pubDate>
    <title><![CDATA[Virtual Ed. Advocates See Potential in Common Core]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Perhaps no segment of educators is more enthusiastic about the transition to the standards than those who work in virtual schools or blended learning environments.]]></description>
    <dc:subject><![CDATA[Digital Directions articles]]></dc:subject>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Quillen]]></dc:creator>
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    <dc:date>2012-10-15T07:55:25-04:00</dc:date>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:25 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Making the Case for Mobile Tech. Expansion]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 07:38 -0400</pubDate>
    <title><![CDATA[App Creation Inspires Student Entrepreneurs]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[Picking and Choosing Digital Content  ]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[Necessity Drives Innovation]]></title>
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