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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

Edsurge

The first online class we launched in 1998 was little more than flat text on webpages, and we closely followed the birth of learning management systems, meeting with both Blackboard and WebCT before they achieved their first $1 million in revenue. The web was increasing its use of graphics, but had barely adopted video.

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Can online learning level the AP playing field for rural kids?

The Hechinger Report

. — Inside a rural high school, five Advanced Placement physics students furiously scribbled notes about a video of a Yale University professor speaking more than 1,200 miles away. When the lecture ended, they had yet another to chance to learn: A physics video chat with their tutor, a sophomore physics major at Yale.

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How fifth graders see the world in 20 years

The Hechinger Report

Chandler Stark, 11, is looking forward to composing music for TV shows and video games when he grows up. Chandler hopes to one day compose music for TV shows and video games. In 20 years, she wants to run a dance company for children with disabilities. Caden Sorensen, 10, is most concerned about the future environment.

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Can Online Learning Level the AP Playing Field for Rural Students?

MindShift

. — Inside a rural high school, five Advanced Placement physics students furiously scribbled notes about a video of a Yale University professor speaking more than 1,200 miles away. When the lecture ended, they had yet another to chance to learn: A physics video chat with their tutor, a sophomore physics major at Yale.

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Wednesday's "Emergency Remote Teaching & Learning" Mini-Conference - New Sessions Added

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

He then got his Bachelors in Networking and Telecommunication from DeVry University, and while going to school worked for a company that helpe larger organizations relocate and setup new computer systems. Along the way, he shares what he's learning in books, podcasts, articles, animated videos, and classroom resources.

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The Emergency Home Learning Summit Final Week - 24 Amazing Interviews Start Tomorrow

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Emergency Home Learning (& More) Summit is in its final week. For the next eight days we'll be publishing three special 30-minute video interviews each day with an amazing set of learning experts (see below), for a total of 24 interviews (and maybe a surprise bonus interview or two).

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'The Ed-Tech Mafia'

Hack Education

Now, there isn’t a ton of evidence that that is actually true – that we can only pay attention for about the length of a YouTube video. It’s a great story, particularly if you want to wield that factoid along with a product pitch for more “active learning” – like clicking on things.

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