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Educational Crises and Ed-Tech: A History

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"You never want a serious crisis to go to waste," as Rahm Emanuel, then President Obama's chief of staff, said in 2009 as the world teetered on the brink of recession. As school buildings were shuttered, the district turned to the radio to replace classroom instruction. Radio wasn't entirely new to CPS.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” ECOT is the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, a failed online charter school. Via NPR : “Before They Walk Into A Classroom, These New Teachers Will March On The N.C. ” So of course, it’ll be in classrooms everywhere.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via KMOV , news from Montville High in Montville, Connecticut : “ Substitute teacher arrested for starting ‘ fight club ’ in classroom.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” The Chronicle of Higher Education lists “Pros and Cons of Virtual Reality in the Classroom.”