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PBLWorks Partners with the Bezos Family Foundation to Launch “Hunger Challenge” Project Based Learning Unit

Educational Technology Guy

“Students Rebuild is a global force in mobilizing young people to action and we share their passion for engaging youth around international issues,” said Bob Lenz, CEO of PBLWorks. “At This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. For more information, visit www.pblworks.org.

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4 ways we can use edtech for engaging, high-quality learning experiences

eSchool News

Hate it or love – technology in education is here to stay. Edtech is booming, with 40 times more venture capital invested in the sector in 2021 than in 2010. Close the Digital Gap for Students As technology becomes more ingrained in education, the digital divide is becoming an ever-larger driver of educational inequity.

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SplashLearn Raises $18 Million in Series C Funding Round From Owl Ventures & Accel

eSchool News

SplashLearn was incorporated in 2010. Follow SplashLearn on Facebook , Instagram and Twitter. Owl Ventures is the largest venture capital fund in the world focused on the education technology market with over $1.2 San Francisco based Owl Ventures is the largest edtech sector-focused venture capital firm in the world.

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My thoughts on the iPad2 after using it for a while

Educational Technology Guy

webOS is the slickest mobile OS in terms of user interface and multi-tasking. For mobile use, I use my Android smartphone, an HTC Droid Incredible 2 , most of the time and then use my TouchPad for some things. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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Harnessing Twitter as an Interactive Newspaper -- Paper.li for Teachers

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2014 update to 2010 post on paper.li: Educators are using paper.li to share their Twitter content in a daily (twice-daily, or weekly) interactive newspaper. tag/mlearning The #mlearning Daily (mobile) paper.li/tag/musedchat tag/mlearning The #mlearning Daily (mobile) paper.li/tag/musedchat education Flipboard iPad paper.li

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Experiences in Self-Determined Learning: Moving from Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0

User Generated Education

was often the best choice given the resources and technologies of that time in history. This essentialist, instructivist, pedagogical teaching model is still the most predominant model in current Kindergarten through College public education, even in these modern times of unbiquitous information and technology. Education 1.0:

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5 Considerations for Using Electronic Books in Schools

The 21st Century Principal

At the top of the 2011 Horizon Report’s technology adoption list is electronic books. A BISG (Book Industry Study Group) survey in 2010 stated that “E-book sales grew exponentially in first quarter 2010 jumping from 1.5% of total US book sales in 2009 to 5% of the market in first quarter of 2010.”