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Whose Land? Understanding Indigenous Peoples Through Edtech

The CoolCatTeacher

In the past, he turned his interest in technology into several successful online companies, including MyDesktop.com, which sold to Internet.com in 1999. In 2008, he was named by Contribute Magazine as one of 10 Tech Revolutionaries Redefining the Power and Face of Philanthropy. Website: [link]. The post Whose Land?

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Three Ways That Rural States Can Become the Hotbeds for School Edtech Innovation

Edsurge

Technology has been a key component in the planting, fertilization, growth and eventually, the blossoming of new statewide initiatives including distance education and new professional learning opportunities for educators that have benefitted students in a variety of ways. The future of tech in schools isn’t suburban or urban. It’s rural.

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CoSN 2018: How Your District Can Prepare for an E-Rate Audit

EdTech Magazine

Cruzan was joined by LaShona Dickerson, technology director for Lafayette Parish School System in Louisiana, to give CoSN attendees tips on how to better plan for E-rate funding and avoid unnecessary audits. When Dickerson was audited, she had to show files that were from 2008 and 2009, way before she started with the district.

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How to Build a High-Functioning Remote Team for Your Edtech Company

Edsurge

Video worked exceptionally well for us (even dating as far back as 2008) as our employees reported feeling more connected. Most of all, have a mission that reminds everyone they are working in an edtech company to build a better world by educating the next generation. We used Skype for our daily/weekly, 1-on-1 and group meetings.

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7 Days of Education Conference Fever Across the Pond

Edsurge

The last week in January is action-packed, with four education events in London for people across the whole spectrum of education—from those who run the ministries to those who supply the tools, from those who teach to those who want to reform the system. 20-23): the people who run education politically; Bett (Jan. Vendor booth at Bett.

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What Happened to the ‘$100 Laptop’?

Edsurge

EdSurge recently connected with Ames to talk about the book and about her theory about the dangers of what she calls “charismatic technology.” In your book, you say the project is an example of “charismatic technology.” What is charismatic technology? What makes up a charismatic technology? It was all over the news.

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In a Changing Career Landscape, Employers and Workers Need a New Social Contract for Retraining

Edsurge

In Northeastern’s recent international survey conducted with Gallup, 70 percent of Americans indicated that in the event that their current education or skills became outdated, they’d prefer on-the-job or other training offered by their employer. However, there is a significant disconnect here: many U.S.

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