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Top 5 new EdTech tools that you might use in your university

Neo LMS

The same gamification principle counts for many other subjects and the corresponding mobile apps, making this learning strategy universal. Robot teachers. The idea of a robot teacher may seem like a too futuristic concept at the moment, but it’s really an ongoing project in many schools and colleges worldwide. Online learning.

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Little Passports Vs. KiwiCo – Monthly Subscription Box Comparison – Is Kiwico or Little Passports The Best Educational Toy For Your Child?

Fractus Learning

Two moms launched Little Passports in 2009, and since then, the company has become an international brand with exciting choices to keep kids entertained and engaged. Supplemented with online learning resources for curious children who want to know more, your little explorer isn’t limited to the contents of this month’s kit.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

I’d love to provide a link but Andreessen deleted his blog in 2009. …This is key to its advantage over traditional business models when it comes to data, since a platform positions itself (1) between users, and (2) as the ground upon which their activities occur, which thus gives it privileged access to record them.

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The messy reality of personalized learning

The Hechinger Report

Bush and Obama administrations, with initiatives such as No Child Left Behind (2001) and Race to the Top (2009), spurred what’s been called a “ nationalization of education politics ” and, many teachers say, a relentless cycle of shiny fads promising to revolutionize the field. The George W. There are no exceptions to this.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“Free College” Via Edsurge : “For Free Community College , Online Learning Isn’t Always Part of the Recipe for Success.” Techcrunch with the corporate PR : “For Apple , this year’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day is all about education.” Not so fast, suggest investors.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. UC Berkeley Deletes Its Online Lectures. Um, they do.)

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