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Making the most of K-12 digital textbooks and online educational tools

  • Written by Kui Xie, Cyphert Distinguished Professor; Professor of Learning Technologies; Director of The Research Laboratory for Digital Learning, The Ohio State University
imageMillions of U.S. students are engaged in remote learning.Ethan Miller/Getty Images North America

Whether children are currently going to school in person, learning remotely or doing a mix of both, digital tools and texts are becoming much more commonplace for K-12 education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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