Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

The first was another in Natasha Singer’s New York Times must-read series, ‘Education Disrupted,’ entitled Silicon Valley Courts Brand-Name Teachers, Raising Ethics Issues. Heck, you should see what surprises my inbox holds some days: (I did not take the company up on its offer.).

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 4, 2019

The post 25 Ways to Use Audio in Google Slides Projects appeared first on Shake Up Learning. gsuiteedu #edtech @GoogleForEdu Click To Tweet. gsuiteedu #edtech @GoogleForEdu Click To Tweet. Credit: G Suite Updates Blog. Looks for a follow-up post with even more options for recording audio to be shared on the blog soon!

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Reading By Example

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Many educators and parents, including the readers of this blog, may know that October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. It’s vital that teachers, leaders, parents, and students raise their expectations for what’s possible! This presents a good opportunity to explore this language-based learning challenge and question our own knowledge.

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edWeb.net

MAY 23, 2019

According to Learning in the 21st Century: the 2019 Digital Promise LVP Survey , 83% of teachers think students are capable of high achievement, but just 26% think students are reaching those levels today. Most important, said Saxler, teachers should remember that pace is unrelated to ability.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Also, this week, thanks to my invited participation in the National Governors Association regional summit, Meet the Threat: States Confront the Cyber Challenge , I published a new post “ How Should We Address the Cybersecurity Threats Facing K-12 Schools? A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition).

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

While there are inconveniences to air travel, the upside for me is that I use these long haul flights as a chance to catch up on my long-form reading list. I think a lot about the future of technology and its potential impacts on students and the K-12 education system (intended and unintended).

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

I recently revisited the central prediction of the influential 2008 book, Disrupting Class – that the growth in computer-based delivery of education will accelerate swiftly until, by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet – in two blog posts ( here and here ). public high schools (42.5 Not factual.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

I recently revisited the central prediction of the influential 2008 book, Disrupting Class – that the growth in computer-based delivery of education will accelerate swiftly until, by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet – in two blog posts ( here and here ). public high schools (42.5 Not factual.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

” Via Politico : “ DeVos’ security detail could cost up to $6.54M over the next year.” ” The case involves the Michigan affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers ( AFT ). ” The case involves the Michigan affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers ( AFT ). 2 Post at Ed. .”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

I thought for a good long while about how best to summarize this decade, and inspired by the folks at The Verge , who published a list of “ The 84 biggest flops, fails, and dead dreams of the decade in tech ,” I decided to do something similar: chronicle for you a decade of ed-tech failures and f**k-ups and flawed ideas. Good for you.

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