Introduction
The "digital divide" is less significant than it once was, with more teachers integrating technology into their day-to-day instruction, more schools solving connectivity issues, and more students assigned their own devices at school (Education SuperHighway). However, technology is often reserved for low-level passive use where it is a substitute for existing classroom strategies, keeping it from meeting its full potential in fostering learning and engagement, and leading to what is now known as the "digital-use divide" (Center for Digital Education). The idea that some technology uses are transformative and others are just substitutions for existing methods is the foundation of a framework called SAMR. When technology is used transformatively, it opens up access to information, communication and collaboration and puts students on the path to being productive digital citizens. Students must be able to find relevant information, validate its accuracy, and use it ethically, making promotion of digital literacy a priority for all teachers.
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