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The Biggest Distance-Learning Experiment In History: Week One

MindShift

Just over half of the nation’s public school children are from families considered low-income, and an estimated 12 million lack broadband Internet access at home. ” He advocates instead a pattern sometimes known as “hybrid,” “blended learning” or a “flipped classroom.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“ FCC Delays Are Keeping Broadband From Rural School Kids,” says Wired. ” ( A good thread on Twitter in response.). ” Via Campus Technology : “Study Finds Flipped Classroom Model Does Not Improve Grades in Health Science Course.” Here’s the official statement from Betsy DeVos.