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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

Edsurge

But hints of the future were present, even back then, since there was a way to earn college credit from the course I didn’t finish, supplemental education CD-ROMs were making their way into K12 schools, and Microsoft and Intel were offering certifications that could be earned entirely online. MOOCs topped the cycle in 2012.

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The birth and near-death of one piece of educational software

The Hechinger Report

February 2009: Bellevue, Washington. When Ben Slivka decided to create his own interactive learning software in 2006, the online options for students, parents, and teachers were pretty bleak. And so, for the same reason Microsoft delayed shifting to the web, the textbook publishers delayed going into online education.

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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. As such these companies – Google, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, and the like – are the most significant education companies. “Now Any Organization Can Create Content for LinkedIn Learning,” Edsurge reported in June.

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Final Speakers List + Registration for October 6th "Libraries of the Future" Online Mini-Conference

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

She was a member of the Freedom to Read Foundation Board from 2009-2011. Prior to joining the School as Director, she worked in the Silicon Valley for more than a decade at major technology companies: Hewlett Packard and Microsoft. He holds an M.Ed from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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Wahoo! The 2013 Global Education Conference - Still Time to Present + Plan to Attend!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

In February 2009 the words of the world were collected and given to the Council of Conscience, a gathering of religious leaders and thinkers, who are now crafting the final document. The Charter was launched in November 2009. In late fall 2008, the first draft of the document was written by the world, via a sharing website.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“ Apple and Microsoft Now Offer $100 Styluses. ” Via Edsurge : “Transcription and Accessibility – New Partnerships from Microsoft and Amazon.” From Science Alert : “ Evidence Shows Students Still Learn More Effectively From Print Textbooks Than Screens.” ” asks Edsurge.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

In 2011, the Mozilla Foundation unveiled its “Open Badges Project,” “an effort to make it easy to issue and share digital learning badges across the web.” In 2009, Techcrunch named the laptop one of the biggest flops of that decade.) US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan called badges a “game-changing strategy.”.

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