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Identifying the Top Four Challenges in K-12 Education

Digital Promise

You can reach her on Twitter at @aubreyfrancisco. You can reach her on Twitter at @kelseye144. To identify top challenges, we asked educators and education leaders to use a wiki survey crowdsourcing tool to answer the question: “Which is a bigger challenge in K-12 education?” Why is this so challenging?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Wednesday, March 26th at 4pm Multiply the Impact: Martin Esterman’s Newest Math Game , We welcome Martin Esterman, 2012 National STEM Video Game Challenge winner, for a look at his newest math game, Multiplication Blocks, available on GameUp! Again the focus is on how ed tech can help with addressing the challenges of the Common Core.

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15 hot edtech trends for 2017

eSchool News

They can be something everybody uses; that’s how 2012 became the year of the MOOC, and why virtual reality will no doubt be widely cited as the trend of 2016. Duke University ran a widely read lecture capture survey. Follow her on Twitter at @TeachitRalph. Here’s what they said: 2016 was The Year of Video. And it has.

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Learning Revolution Week's Events - Evernote in the Classroom - Yong Zhao - Google+ vs. Ning

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

You can also follow us on Twitter for weekly updates, conference schedules and activities. Presenters: Barry Fishman (University of Michigan), Lori Takeuchi (The Joan Ganz Cooney Center), and Michelle Riconscente (GlassLab/NYU), Seeta Pai (Common Sense Media). Follow us on Twitter #liveclass20. Connected Librarian Day!

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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. 3D printing, The Economist pronounced in 2012 , was poised to bring about the third industrial revolution. (I It was an elaborate scam, dating back to 2012, but one that gave out many online signals that the school was “real.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Thiel was one of the biggest financiers of Ron Paul's super PAC in 2012. ” Via Chalkbeat : “They rejected multi-state Common Core exams. It was one of two social media messages – the other a Twitter photo of Tunsil smoking marijuana through a gas mark – that were posted during the NFL draft.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

There was some talk that, despite being vociferously anti-union , Michelle Rhee’s support for the Common Core was allegedly a deal-breaker. Of course, DeVos has supported groups that back the Common Core in the past, including Jeb Bush ’s Foundation for Excellence in Education. She serves on its board.)