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I discovered today that I subscribe a blog in 2008 and I never used it. Currently I'm doing a Master in Digital Education and it would be a pleasure to write and share about the contents I am learning.

Application project with rubric

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December 27, 2020

In order to improve my digital knowledge I did a draft for an aplication project for students that are going to have an internship.

I also added a rubric for the internship.

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Can we use Webinars for educational purposes?

November 11, 2020

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