By Sarah Plummer Raleigh County Schools will join West Virginia
and other states across the nation in promoting Wednesday’s
National Digital Learning Day campaign to improve technology-
based teaching and learning. “The use of technology in our
classrooms is happening all the time, but Digital Learning Day
gives us a reason to stop and recognize how technology
influences our learning and how it helps to improve academic
achievement,” said West Virginia Superintendent of Schools Jim
Phares. Digital Learning Day, coordinated by The Alliance for
Excellent Education and led by former Gov. Bob Wise, encourages
the innovative use of technology and digital media, and
highlights teaching practices that engage students and provide
them with a rich, personalized educational experience. Nearly 2
million students and 20,000 teachers participated in the
inaugural event in 2012, including many in West Virginia, and at
least that many are expected to join Wise via webcast this year.
Raleigh has been getting students involved