Securly
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
In 2012, Chromebooks accounted for only 1% of the devices sold to US classrooms; now, they make up more than half of the edtech market. As Secretary Duncan’s chief of staff wrote at the time, the Common Core was intended to create a national market for book publishers, technology companies , testing corporations, and other vendors.”.
Edsurge
JANUARY 21, 2021
In a now-famous 1997 interview , he candidly explained why Amazon started out by selling books. Books were simply a stepping stone, the “best first thing” to sell.) In 1994, hardly anyone was buying books on the internet. Bezos, more than any other tech entrepreneur, is known to play the long game, masterfully.
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Edsurge
JUNE 9, 2020
If they are right, it would mean short-circuiting the famous “10,000-hour rule” based on studies by education researcher Anders Ericsson and popularized by bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell in his book “Outliers.” Only 58% of students who started college in 2012 had graduated 6 years later.
NeverEndingSearch
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
While banning books is commonly recognized by librarians as detrimental to the student educational experience, restricted website access isn’t on everyone’s radar. That’s where Banned Websites Awareness Day comes in. Develop a toolkit for school leaders. Establish a digital repository of Internet filtering studies.
NeverEndingSearch
JUNE 17, 2019
The evolution of trust in Wikipedia was documented by Mothe & Sahut (2018) who noted a contrast “between a higher frequency of use of Wikipedia and a lower rate of citation.” Debbie Abilock’s 2012 Educational Leadership article, “True– or Not?” Look for editorial ratings. Look for text revisions.
TeachThought - Learn better.
MARCH 19, 2015
Videos are probably a more effective way to introduce you to a game than some kind of app overview page with nebulous, consumer-driven ratings. e.width){e.setAttribute("data-vertical", "true")}})(this);'' onerror=''(function(e){e.setAttribute("src", "https://media-cdn.list.ly/missing-image.png");})(this);'' Portal 2 Teaser Trailer.
The 21st Century Principal
OCTOBER 15, 2012
In 2012, the powerful inertia to keep schools and school districts the same continues to dampen and neutralize any efforts to innovate and change how schools operate. And yet our drop out rates only improve marginally, student measures are down. We are still on a march to obsolescence.
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