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Physical Bookstores in The Digital Age

Ask a Tech Teacher

When Amazon released the Kindle in 2007 authors began to see the end of times. People have noticed that there has been a slump in sales for Barnes and Noble, and the company has closed many locations. Online stores have learned what it takes to be successful – catering to the modern digital world.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5

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Future Trends Forum #8, with Jim Groom: full recording, notes, and Storify

Bryan Alexander

I asked about how Jim’s company, Reclaim Hosting , is doing. In 2007 Jon Udell made this argument in an Educause podcast, addressing non-educational data ( link ). Q: Autumm Caines asked:”I’m getting ready to teach a 1st year seminar on digital citizenship. Which led to the second topic… II.

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Future Trends Forum #8, with Jim Groom: full recording, notes, and Storify

Bryan Alexander

I asked about how Jim’s company, Reclaim Hosting , is doing. In 2007 Jon Udell made this argument in an Educause podcast, addressing non-educational data ( link ). Q: Autumm Caines asked:”I’m getting ready to teach a 1st year seminar on digital citizenship. Which led to the second topic… II.

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Global Education Conference 2017 #globaled17

The CoolCatTeacher

In 2007, Lucy founded the Global Education Collaborative, a network for educators interested in collaboration which has been expanded into the Global Education Conference Network. She also has worked at the University of Chicago’s Urban Education Institute and the Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education.

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Education Technology and 'Fake News'

Hack Education

A study by George Washington University’s Center on Education Policy found that between 2001 and 2007, 36 percent of districts decreased elementary classroom time spent on social studies, including civics – a drop that most affected underfunded schools serving working-class, poor, rural, and inner-city kids.