EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Gaines described how Mehlville School District students use robotics to solve problems. While a score on a standardized test can provide some access for students from a post-secondary perspective, it cannot be the only thing that defines a school and a school district,” said Schuler. . Follower her on Twitter at @wendymcmahon.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

The partnership, called “Blue 365,” will focus on some of the most common tech solutions being introduced into the agricultural sphere , including cloud technology, robotics and advanced communications, according to Mary Snapp, corporate vice president and lead for Microsoft Philanthropies. . by Eli Zimmerman.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

COAST students will also have access to tools such as 3D printers and a 5-kilowatt solar panel , as well as professional software such as AutoCAD. . Owen Roundy Elementary in Las Vegas, Christia Osborn-Preston will teach a new class this year on technology, covering topics such as robotics and coding. . by Marquita Brown.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Through Verizon Innovative Learning, K–12 students in participating schools have access to state-of-the-art technology, including HTC Vive consoles for immersive virtual reality experiences and Ultimaker 3D printers and littleBits modular electronic sets to improve makerspace offerings. . by Eli Zimmerman.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: Current education trends point to personalization and accessibility Keeping up with current trends in education is essential for educators Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News In the dynamic landscape of K-12 education, several trends are shaping the way students learn and educators teach.

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Adam Welcome

JUNE 13, 2016

Code has been in our lives for years, and thankfully has now been mainstreamed so everyone can have access and learn. Robots are cool. What better way to take coding to the next level than to code a robot to drive or roll or to program a drone to fly? Coding isn’t some fad that’s here for now and will fade away.

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Adam Welcome

MAY 15, 2016

Code has been in our lives for years, and thankfully has now been mainstreamed so everyone can have access and learn. Robots are cool. What better way to take coding to the next level than to code a robot to drive or roll or to program a drone to fly? Coding isn’t some fad that’s here for now and will fade away.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

The New York Times Magazine has a long and thoughtful piece by Sara Mosle on school reforms in the Atlanta Public Schools. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Purdue pilot program restricts access to sites such as Netflix and Hulu in specific lecture halls.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

The Huffington Post filed Twitter’s response to Ivanka Trump ’s announcement under “comedy.” Let’s not worry that there are many people who do not have access to electricity, let alone Internet, let alone digital devices.). Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. 2 Post at Ed. .” ” Related? .”

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Tagged on: March 18, 2017 FBI arrests Twitter user who sent seizure-inducing GIF | CNET → This is terrifying: Kurt Eichenwald, a journalist who writes for Vanity Fair and Newsweek, tweeted Friday that the FBI had arrested a man suspected of purposefully sending him a GIF that triggered an epileptic seizure.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Recordings of any sessions that have taken place will accessible on the conference recordings page , usually within a few minutes after a session has ended. Follow the Twitter conversation with #globaled16 Dream Flags ‏ @ Dream_Flags 5h 5 hours ago Great session with educators from Israel, Mexico, Colombia, Canada, Nepal and USA.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Explore resources and tools – including robots, programming languages and computer-powered mechanical structures – you can use with students in grades K-5. Saturday, October 18th at 12pm CR20 LIVE Weekly Show: Twitter Chats with Alice Keeler , Join Classroom 2.0 Register here. For more information, click here.

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Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Via Philadelphia Magazine : “This Quaker Sex Ed Teacher Says Your Kids Need to Be Porn-Literate.” ” Via Motherboard : “ Twitter Is Banning Anyone Whose Date of Birth Says They Joined Before They Were 13.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 25, 2017

Related: a Twitter thread from Leo Casey about the various connections the Success Academy chain has to Trump and his wealth right-wing backers the Mercers. ” Inside Higher Ed reviews Law Mart: Justice, Access and For-Profit Law Schools , a new book on for-profit law schools by University of Illinois Springfield professor Riaz Tejani.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Twitter announced big layoffs this week – 9% of its staff – and said it would shutter its video app Vine. Via the New York Magazine : “The Death of Vine Makes the Internet a Worse Place.” ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “When the Teaching Assistant Is a Robot.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

But I wanted to consider too why the stories we repeatedly tell about education and education technology were so fanciful – stories about impending disruptions and revolutions and robot teachers and brain zappers and so on. Why was so much ed-tech “fake news”? ” In June, Rolling Stone agreed to pay $1.65

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The final live training is on Saturday, which you can access through the training page. Volunteering + Advisory Board - We Need You! Truly, the volunteer moderators are the HEART of the conference. See our other sponsors, supporters, and partners on the conference website. Provincial Dumping Ground or Global Oasis?

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Inside Higher Ed has more details on the University of California Berkeley ’s announcement that they’ll remove free online content rather than comply with a Justice Department demand to make it accessible to those with disabilities. Via Buzzfeed : “After Reporting Abuse , Many Twitter Users Hear Silence Or Worse.”

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

” Via Bitcoin Magazine : “Pilot Project Verifies Academic Credentials on the Bitcoin Blockchain.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Accreditations and Certifications and Competencies. Via The New York Times : “ University of Pennsylvania Takes Away Steve Wynn ’s Honors. ” Phew!

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Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “For-profit institutions that cater to service members see chance to connect with students in Senate-passed provision expanding access on military bases.” That is, major social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter increasingly made it difficult for ThinkUp to work with their APIs.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

It is designed to significantly increase opportunities for connecting classrooms while supporting cultural awareness and recognition of diversity and educational access for all. In 2008, he was named by Contribute Magazine as one of 10 Tech Revolutionaries Redefining the Power and Face of Philanthropy.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

But Posterous, if you’ll recall, was acquired by Twitter in 2012 and shut down one year later. Think the private school startup Bridge International Academies that operates in Africa, for example, which Peg Tyre documented so devastatingly in The New York Times Magazine this summer.). They’re amazing.

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