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The Digital Playground: Redefining the Teacher's Role in 2021

The Digital Playground: How 2021 Redefined the Teacher's Role digital playground teachers 2021

• What they did: They spent hours (unpaid, often) curating specific YouTube clips, safe search links, and accessible PDFs. They didn't let students "roam free" on the internet; they built a walled garden.
• The 2021 Tool: Wakelet and Padlet. Teachers used these to create "one-click" portals where students couldn't get lost or distracted.
• The Legacy: These teachers taught us that digital literacy begins with digital safety.

• The Playful Classroom (Dearybury & Jones, 2020)
• ISTE’s 2021 Playful Learning Framework
• “Recess for the Digital Age” – EdSurge, June 2021