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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

This is part eleven of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In May, venture capitalist and former securities analyst Mary Meeker released her annual “Internet Trends” report. Much of what Meeker says in this year’s report about education is placed under her category “gaming.”

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The messy reality of personalized learning

The Hechinger Report

Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report. Nearly two decades ago, the reporter Todd Oppenheimer documented the aggressive rise of emerging Silicon Valley technologies — personal computers and the Internet — in the nation’s public schools. Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report. PROVIDENCE, R.I.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Government Accountability Office said in a report Wednesday.” ” “Former Lake Michigan College President Jennifer Spielvogel is suing LMC and its Board of Trustees for alleged wrongful termination,” The Herald-Palladium reports. ” “ Kickboard Looking for New CEO,” Edsurge reports.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“ Lights go out at Education Department headquarters – and may stay off for some time,” The Washington Post reports. The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to push ahead with his nomination today, despite the numerous reports now about Brett Kavanaugh ’s history of drunkenness and alleged sexual assault.

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Not all towns are created equal, digitally

The Hechinger Report

The district has already spent more than $3 million since 2011 on tablets, laptops, software programs, fiber optic wiring, and engineers to oversee all the instructional technology. After the camp, 63 percent reported an interest in the field. But computers are expensive. It’s perhaps not surprising. Read more about Blended Learning.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via Chalkbeat : “For Betsy DeVos and her former advocacy group, the future of education means ‘ personalization ,’ including virtual schools.” The coding bootcamp Andela is expanding into Uganda , Techcrunch reports. ” No dime spent perhaps, but Revature takes a percentage of graduates’ pay.