Students Adopt Software to Create Digital Stories

https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2018/01/students-adopt-software-create-digital-stories

Last spring, 10 students at Rancho Minerva Middle School crafted a four-minute documentary on the importance of digital equity. The young filmmakers explained how students can find free Wi-Fi hotspots in their neighborhoods and interviewed the school principal, who described his efforts to increase students’ broadband access at home.

The video won a national award...

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