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10 edtech experts you should follow

Hapara

Integrating technology into instruction and learning is a way of life for educators today. But it can be a struggle to understand how to use classroom technology in meaningful ways. Luckily there are edtech experts who are sharing strategies and tools through blog posts, social media, books, courses and podcasts.

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Want to Rethink Education After COVID-19? Creative Solutions Mean Taking More Risks

Edsurge

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina literally washed away the New Orleans public school system. Organizational change in education is often preceded by an action forcing event. Organizational change in education is often preceded by an action forcing event.

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Meet the 5 Education Technology Startups From Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Class

Edsurge

Investor pitch events are a dime a dozen, but no one does it with the flair and furor of Y Combinator. Since 2005, Y Combinator has funded 1,430 companies and nearly 3,500 founders. Mystery Science Building lesson plans is not a track that many edtech startups venture on. Michael Seibel (@mwseibel) August 21, 2017. .

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

It’s a transformation that’s been largely driven by the unprecedented pace of technological advancement. Technological Integration The 21st-century classroom is unimaginable without the integration of technology, and soon AI (artificial intelligence). The concept of a 21st-century classroom has evolved significantly.

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What Happened to the ‘$100 Laptop’?

Edsurge

Back in 2005, one of the biggest stories in tech was a project by a group of MIT professors to build a $100 laptop and give them to children in schools around the world. EdSurge recently connected with Ames to talk about the book and about her theory about the dangers of what she calls “charismatic technology.” How was it pitched?

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Harnessing the Maker Spirit: Dale Dougherty’s New Book, ‘Free to Make’

Edsurge

For years, he served as the business partner and editor for Tim O’Reilly’s O’Reilly Media, which itself has become an intellectual (and publishing) nexus for the technology community. (A Come meet Dale Dougherty, Tim O’Reilly and Betsy Corcoran at the SF Edtech Meetup on Thursday, Nov. Understood—and embraced by literally millions.

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Learning Revolution Free PD - GlobalEdCon Details! - What Is Success? - Library 2.014 Submission Deadline Approaches

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

link] The Learning Revolution Project holds online and physical learning events, and highlights professional development opportunities from a network of 200 partners in the learning professions. The great majority of these events are free to attend. Broaden Your Professional Network Through Volunteering! Gaming in Ed on YouTube.