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Tic Tack Toe in the Blended Classroom

A Principal's Reflections

I cannot overstate the importance of getting the instructional design right first before throwing technology into the mix. A secondary goal has been facilitating a transition from blended instruction to blended learning. Blended instruction is what the teacher does with technology. I loved this activity for so many reasons.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. Department of Education’s national educational technology plans.).

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The Past Decade Forecasts a New Wave of Economic Opportunity in Education

Edsurge

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. Some call it “The Rise of the Machines” for the convergence of multiple technologies: artificial intelligence, big data, data science, robotics plus virtual and augmented reality. Our higher education system formed around libraries.

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A Gullible Population Is a National Security Issue

The CoolCatTeacher

Suddenly, information literacy became real — and urgent. Please note: 1) Information literacy skills are not new. When I dug into them, this information is publicly available although not being widely discussed. He asserts that the Chinese hacked the both the Obama and McCain campaigns in the 2008 election cycle.

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What Schools Can Learn About Communication From the Vatican’s Former Social Media Chief

Edsurge

In a conversation with us, Monsignor Tighe shared hard-won, pragmatic, and clear principles about communications, technology, and the bonds we build. In secondary school in Ireland, he pursued science, thinking he was heading for a career in medicine. The first is an exchange of information. I was lucky.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

Edmodo was one of the early stars of the most recent resurgence in ed-tech startup founding and funding (circa 2008 onward, that is). Are any education technologies, for that matter? And accordingly, platforms are the underlying trend that ties together popular narratives about technology and the economy in general.

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Game On: How Four Community College Professors Spawned the CUNY Games Network

Edsurge

The Levelfly game-based learning platform includes a profile page that enables users to view and share information about themselves. Active professionals within this network have put on numerous GBL workshops for interested CUNY faculty members and have developed both board and paper (e.g. Connecting the Dots Between Enjoyment and Learning.