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Weekend Reading: Pollen Edition

ProfHacker

There are now an estimated 400-plus DTC startups that have collectively raised some $3 billion in venture capital since 2012." The study has wide-reaching implications for advertising giants like Facebook and Google, which increasingly find themselves under pressure to disclose more about their targeting practices."

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How Districts Can Unlock Actionable Data

edWeb.net

Along with a 1:1 goal, comes the deluge of edtech tools, software, and applications into classrooms. Her work in blended learning, student engagement, and social media has been featured by EdWeek, NBC News’s Education Nation, Instructor Magazine, Intel, ISTE, ASCD, Tech & Learning and the NEA. About the Host.

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When School Safety Becomes School Surveillance

MindShift

They’re investing in new security technologies that scan social media posts, school assignments and even student emails for potential threats. Social Sentinel scans public posts to social media for potential threats to a school community. Spurred in part by the school shooting in Parkland, Fla.,

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) ” Re-reading that article now makes me cringe.

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Classroom Design Trends: Update Classroom Layout to Boost Engagement

ViewSonic Education

Collaborative software. Even Social Media and YouTube play a part. A landmark 2012 study found that classroom design alters academic progress over a school year by 25%. These spaces offer convenient seating plus tech like audio, display, and sharing software. Teaming tables, media tables, and lounges.

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Take Two: Clever’s Newest Effort to Help Teachers Try Before They Buy Edtech

Edsurge

Provisioning apps quickly and securely has been core to Clever’s business since it was founded in 2012. Often, the most popular apps “are what teachers are discovering at conferences, reading online, and across social media,” according to Dan Carroll, chief product officer of Clever. And they may be vulnerable to hackers. “It

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The TeacherCast Ultimate Guide To Podcasting

TeacherCast

They are all coming to your blog or website to learn something and the best way to keep them coming back is to ask them questions, possibly through a Google Form Survey, to get a better sense of topics that you may wish to turn into podcast or blog topics. February: Google for Education. Week 1: Google Docs Tips.

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