Digital Learning Day showcases creative ways students can learn

In Lenoir County Public Schools, it could be called Digital Learning Daily, but the national day of app-rich activity designated as Digital Learning Day gave teachers and students throughout LCPS a chance to showcase the creative ways they use the digital tools that have become commonplace in their classrooms.“I saw excellent examples of learning in our schools,” Melissa Lynch, the district’s digital learning instructional specialist, said of Digital Learning Day on Thursday. “School social media feeds were flooded with examples of student work, work by students who are engaged in activities that allowed choice and creativity in showing their mastery of standards.”At E.B. Frink Middle School, sixth-grade students worked out math problems on their iPads, a device that’s been instrumental in helping teachers individualize instruction and allowing students to learn at their own pace and in ways that best suit their learning styles. Frink seventh graders studied for a social studies test by working in teams with the app Quizlett, which lets them quiz each other, quiz themselves, practice flashcards and play memory games.Second graders at Banks Elementary School listened to Dr. Seuss books on their iPads, accessing the books through QR codes and using pencil and paper to write about the beginning, middle and end of the stories. Third graders used Keynote videos and the Instant Alpha app to create images that drove home their lessons about the solar system.