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Reflections on 50 years of Game-Based Learning (Part 3)

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Proponents of game-based learning have good reason to be optimistic—but also cautious. Tailwinds: An Enabling Ecosystem A baseline enabling condition for game-based learning is access to computers and broadband. COVID has also accelerated funding for broadband in underserved neighborhoods.

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DreamBox Learning® Announces Record Expansion into New School Districts

eSchool News

September 15, 2021 — DreamBox Learning, the leading education technology provider that in 2006 pioneered intelligent adaptive learning, today announced new expansions and partnerships with school district customers, including Prince George’s County Public Schools and East Baton Rouge Parish School System. BELLEVUE, Wash.

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Jeff Bezos Wants to Go to the Moon. Then, Public Education.

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And we’ve only seen the beginning—within the next few years, the company is poised to disrupt the healthcare market, become the market leader in online advertising, establish itself as a competitor to USPS, FedX and UPS, and provide global access to broadband internet through a network of satellites orbiting the planet… to name but a few examples.

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Ed Tech News, a New Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Audrey is a writer for the NPR education technology blog MindShift , for the data section of O’Reilly Radar , and for the Edutopia blog. and aims to address some of the obstacles to broadband adoption -- in terms of cost, access, relevance, and digital literacy.

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How did edtech impact learning in 2023?

eSchool News

— Russ Davis, Founder and CEO, SchoolStatus Districts will see the value in data-driven instructional coaching. As we begin the fourth straight year impacted by COVID pandemic learning disruptions, the challenge of retaining high quality teachers is a critical issue in U.S. –Patty Hagan, Teaching and Learning Coach, St.

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What's on the Horizon (Still, Again, Always) for Ed-Tech

Hack Education

This year, the Horizon Report’s Higher Education Edition does include graphics with some historical data, demonstrating how some technologies and topics appear and reappear and how some simply disappear altogether from the horizon. Adaptive Learning Technologies. Mobile Learning. Click for full-size.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via The New York Times : “ Broadband Law Could Force Rural Residents Off Information Superhighway.” ” “Two assessment companies – Educational Testing Service and Data Recognition Corp. ” More data on military enrollment in for-profits in the “research” section below. million total.