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Raising the Smart Classroom’s IQ – By Dr. Paul Fornelli

ViewSonic Education

For instance, my campus recently transitioned from one well-known LMS to a rival platform, and while many of the LMS operational procedures mirrored one another, there were crucial differences in the way that the two systems handled media file uploads. The post Raising the Smart Classroom’s IQ – By Dr.

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ISTE 2018: 5 Best Practices for Adhering to Federal Privacy Laws

EdTech Magazine

The Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) was established in 2001 with the No Child Left Behind Act and is known for its provisions dealing with surveys and assessments. Definitely check with your legal counsel on what your state requirements are there.”. Hawes offered these tips for preserving student privacy: 1.

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Once Reviled in Education, Wikipedia Now Embraced By Many Professors

Edsurge

In fact, you definitely will find spotty quality. When Wikipedia was first came out and was first reviewed in 2001. In so many social-media camps, people just go to find a reaffirmation of what they believed before they logged on. If you go to a slowly-trafficked area on Wikipedia, you might find spotty quality.

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Teaching Geopolitics: Fantasy Football as a Learning Game

MindShift

The students had come of age in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, which shocked most Americans’ geopolitical sensibilities awake. You definitely have to research a lot.” They were having these conversations on social media that I wanted to have in my classroom.”

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Education Technology and 'Fake News'

Hack Education

The New York Times tried to keep track of all the 45th President’s falsehoods this year, but it seems to have abandoned its “ definitive list ” some time in July. ” These beliefs are readily amplified and shared by the very “network effects” baked into the infrastructure of social media platforms.