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OPINION: The world is changing fast. Students need data science instruction ASAP

The Hechinger Report

Facial recognition software deploys neural nets to leverage pixel data from millions of images. Since at least 2006 , technology leaders and mathematicians have argued that data is the new oil. They run on the same fuel: data , and lots of it. A blockchain is in essence a large database, decentralized among many users.

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Middle school science teachers often have shaky scientific knowledge

The Hechinger Report

He’s held a teaching credential in the state since 2006, based on passing the state’s biological sciences and geosciences teaching exams, state records show. Middle school science teacher Bertha Vazquez helps students who are creating original videos on Newton’s laws of motion, using props from home and video-editing software.

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

Edsurge

But visions of a world where every teacher and every student had an internet-connected device, and every student would get personalized assessments for learning, were still just that—visions. Our system was user friendly, allowing educators to see student grades, benchmark assessments and progress against standards on student dashboards.

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36 Edtech Tools I’m Using Right Now in My Classroom and Life

The CoolCatTeacher

Wikispaces is also the backbone of my global collaborative projects since 2006, with MAD about Mattering as the most recent example. I’ve included the video above where I teach our students how we are using Trello for Agile software development, however, Trello has some incredible videos in their help files.

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Education Technology and the 'New Economy'

Hack Education

Nevertheless, computer science education, along with STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) continued to be promoted this year, often framed as something students should pursue instead of “ liberal arts.” “Hardly Anyone Wants to Take a Liberal Arts MOOC,” Edsurge informed its readers in February.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Testing, Testing… Via Education Week : “The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium , a major designer of common-core tests for states, is looking for a new fiscal agent after the University of California, Los Angeles, said it will no longer do that work.” Google has released an update to its Course Builder software.