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Why making, coding, and online learning are the real trends to watch

eSchool News

The end of the report is stuffed with tantalizing promise about how future learners will engage with robots, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and wearable tech (think data-collecting headbands, and skill-tracking sensors) that could explode into classrooms in as little as four to five years. Sometimes the panelists get it right.

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MinecraftEdu Creators Struggle to Find a Second Hit

Edsurge

The company’s traction has simmered considerably from a few years ago, when as many as 15,000 classrooms were licensing its version of Minecraft, modified specifically for use in schools. The company creates a curriculum and lesson plans around each game and offers learning analytics, showing how games are being used.

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Thursday Webinar - Practical Learning Research for the Math Classroom

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Raymond Spiteri, as they outline their research looking at building math skills and greatly improving learning outcomes in the math classroom, discuss the best use of technology in the BYOD (bring your own device) math classroom, and demonstrate the use of Mathtoons Media tools. There is no cost for this Webinar.

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The Stories We've Been Told (in 2017) about Education Technology

Hack Education

Learning to Code. The Flipped Classroom. Education Data and Learning Analytics. The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2011. The Business of Ed-tech. The Maker Movement. The Battle to Open Textbooks. The Platforming of Education. Automation and Artificial Intelligence. The Politics of Ed-tech. Text-messaging.

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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. In 2011, Ning was acquired by “lifestyle” site Glam Media for around $150 million. The Flipped Classroom". By 2016, Glam Media, rebranded as Mode Media, shut its doors , transferring ownership of Ning to Cyndx.

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Top Ed-Tech Trends: A Review

Hack Education

Learning to Code. The Flipped Classroom. Education Data and Learning Analytics. The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2011. The Business of Ed-tech. The Maker Movement. The Battle to Open Textbooks. The Platforming of Education. Automation and Artificial Intelligence. The Politics of Ed-tech. Text-messaging.

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