Throughout my high school years, I checked out a total of zero books from my library. The materials I needed to succeed in my own educational experience were available to me, but in limited forms. From time-sensitive check out times, to limited quantity of items, the literary resources I needed to better myself in the physical format were not always attainable. Noticing that a majority of students weren’t utilizing the resource of the library, our (rather rural) school district made a change to implement digital resources. Starting with online versions of textbooks, close-reading materials, and photo-copied uploads, students started to gather the resources needed for success in class in a new digital format. However, the technology implemented didn’t stop at uploading materials to the internet…and student engagement showed a dramatic increase within the digital addition. Students who were able to utilize digital sources, whether that be within the access of materials, the u...
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