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Adlit.org has made available at its website a four-part video series that focuses on ELL issues. The videos feature Kathleen Leos, Deborah Santiago, and Susan Lafond in a discussion on demographic trends, instructional strategies, school-family partnerships, and college readiness.

Came across the website Net Cetera which includes a link to a .pdf guide for adults on chatting with kids about being online. Though the document is not a tool for classroom instruction, I see it as a potentially valuable resource for educators who would like to help parents and guardians make sense of their children's online lives. The document contains a helpful glossary and is also available at the site in Sp… Continue

The Pew Internet and American Life Project has released a research report that finds Internet use among Latinos has risen 10 percent between 2006-2008, from 54% to 64%. The report states:

"In comparison, the rates for whites rose four percentage points, and the rates for blacks rose only two percentage points during that time period. Though Latinos continue to lag behind whites, the ga… Continue

The study New Media, Technology and Internet Use in Indian Country: Quantitative and Qualitative Analyses (http://www.newamerica.net/sites/newamerica.net/files/policydocs/New_Media_Technology_and_Internet_Use_in_Indian_Country.pdf), published by Native Public Media, contains interesting and important data about technology use, access, and adoption in Native Am… Continue

Thought you all might be interested in reading this EdWeek blog post, "How Are Districts Using Stimulus Funds for ELLs?"