The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

In this session a middle school librarian and former division library coordinator will share strategies for implementing eBooks to assist struggling readers. While working in Spotsylvania she served as a 5th grade teacher, middle school librarian, and Library Coordinator for the division.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 28, 2017

Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 29th, is our Library 2.017 mini-conference: "Expertise, Competencies and Careers," which will be held online (and for free) from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). The list of scheduled presentations, plus keynote bios, are below! Abels , John Bertot , and Valerie J.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 14, 2016

We're excited to announce the third of three Library 2.016 online mini-conferences: " Libraries of the Future ," October 6th, 2016, from 12:00 - 3:00pm US-Pacific Time (click for your own time zone). Sponsored with ALA’s Center for the Future of Libraries. Please also join the Library 2.0 He holds an M.Ed

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 14, 2016

We're excited to announce the third of three Library 2.016 online mini-conferences: " Libraries of the Future ," October 6th, 2016, from 12:00 - 3:00pm US-Pacific Time (click for your own time zone). Sponsored with ALA’s Center for the Future of Libraries. Please also join the Library 2.0 He holds an M.Ed

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 13, 2016

The second of our three free Library 2.016 online mini-conferences: " Library as Classroom ," is this Wednesday, June 15th! Be sure to also join the Library 2.0 network to be able to connect with and correspond with 22,000 other individuals in the library world, and to be kept updated on this and future events.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Dr. Rachel Clarke, Principal 9:00am (iEARN) International Book Club: Getting Readers Connected - Fay Stump, Library Media Specialist Global Invaders and How We Can Stop Them - Lauren Miles Human Rights Colonialism and Globalization. Developing a Transformational Experience for Students - Richard C.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Dr. Rachel Clarke, Principal 9:00am (iEARN) International Book Club: Getting Readers Connected - Fay Stump, Library Media Specialist Global Invaders and How We Can Stop Them - Lauren Miles Human Rights Colonialism and Globalization. Developing a Transformational Experience for Students - Richard C.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 14, 2015

Library 2.015 is in its fifth year, GlobalEdcon in its sixth, the School Leadership summit in its fourth, and ISTE Unplugged will be in it's TENTH year. The Student Technology Conference is only in its second year, but it was a big hit! Learning 2.0 - virtual conference, run once before.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Computing platforms have different abstraction levels, including a computer architecture, an OS, or runtime libraries. The LMS giant Blackboard celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. (I billion for 2016, the largest loss in its history. A computing platform is the stage on which computer programs can run.

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JULY 13, 2016

These machines are all intertwined with how we imagine the future of intelligence and knowledge, along with the future of the institutions traditionally responsible for these things – namely schools, universities, libraries, museums. The creation of the library.) We humans, in this framework, have no agency, no choice.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2019

That didn’t stop Bryan Short, who was a student at the University of British Columbia in 2016 when he got curious to know what information the learning management system at his university had collected on him and how it was being used. That makes it hard for students, professors or even journalists to get a glimpse inside.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

BLACKBOARD ALLY ( www.blackboard.com ) Blackboard announced that Blackboard Ally is now available for multiple learning management systems used by K-12 school districts. Blackboard Ally is an accessibility solution that helps make digital class content in a learning management system (LMS) more accessible for all learners.

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2017

So with some research and resourcefulness—and generous donations—I launched our makerspace for the 2015-2016 school year. I displayed the daily choices on a SmartBoard (a list on a projector, blackboard or poster would also work) and had a few stations set up for students. Every school’s makerspace is unique.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

” Via the Data Quality Campaign : “ Student Data Privacy Legislation : A Summary of 2016 State Legislation.” ” Among the not-awesomeness of ed-tech built by teachers, please let’s not forget: Blackboard, TurnItIn. ” Education in the Courts. ” Maybe or maybe not education-related.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Via The Guardian : “US library to enforce jail sentences for overdue books.” ” That’s the Athens-Limestone public library in Alabama (and that’s completely f *d up). ” The claims are based on Blackboard data, published on the LMS company’s blog. ” Education in the Courts.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

— Inside a high-ceilinged library at Northridge High School here, seniors are typing on 16-year-old laptops donated by a local Rotary Club. We’re doing everything we can,” says Mr. Norton, as the seniors in the library close their balky laptops and head to class. Photo: Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Under a Trump administration: I very much want ed-tech companies and schools to reconsider collecting so much data about students — Audrey Watters (@audreywatters) November 10, 2016. 2016 underscored that security flaws aren’t solely a problem of educational institutions and government agencies.

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

“High school students will be allowed to carry mace in the 2016–2017 school year after the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education agreed to remove prohibitive language and amend its policy,” the Salisbury Post reports. — Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) May 10, 2016. Don’t do this.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The startup was later sold to Valore Education in 2015 , which was in turn acquired by Follett in 2016 , which in turn shut down the Boundless site in 2017. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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MAY 27, 2016

. “In the Leeds offering, for example, each course certificate will cost £59 and there are five taught courses; the sixth assessment course, which leads to 10 credits, is priced at £250 – making a total cost of £545 – which will also cover access to online library content,” The Guardian reports. (It’ll

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Hack Education

JULY 22, 2016

“ Blackboard Learn Ultra : Ready or not?” ’” “ Library of Congress wracked by DNS attack,” FCW reports. The investment analysts at CB Insights have released “The Venture Pulse Report, Q2 2016.” . “Teachers Want Better Ed-Tech Science Tools. Will the Market Provide Them?”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 6, 2016

“From January 2006 to July 2016,” wrote the Bureau of Labor Statistics in August , “the Consumer Price Index for college tuition and fees increased 63 percent, compared with an increase of 21 percent for all items.” during the 2016–17 academic year, “slowing from 2.9%

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

Via Techcrunch : “ Blackboard cofounder Michael Chasen takes CEO reins at PrecisionHawk.” The American Library Association announced its youth media awards. Via Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill : “Winter Is Here: EdTech investments and M&A dropped significantly in 2016.” “The New Gold Rush?

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

” In other MIT news : “MIT task force releases preliminary ‘Future of Libraries ’ report.” Blackboard has acquired Fronteer , a software company that helps make course materials accessible. ” Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “ Value of Education Industry Sector Transactions Nosedives in 2016.”

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