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Introducing the Teen Hangout at the Loveland Public Library

Educator Innovator

The Teen Hangout at the Loveland Public Library has been operating since February 2012. Within this space are maker shelves, media, magazines, graphic novel and manga collections, as well as tabletop games, lockers, iPads for in-house use, charging stations, a public phone, and snacks.

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Thursday - Jamie McMillin on Lessons from Legendary Learners

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

This is a book every parent and educator should read." - Laura Grace Weldon, author of "Free Range Learning: How Homeschooling Changes Everything" Date : Thursday, October 25th, 2012 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern ( interna tional times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). Log in at [link].

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P-Tech Schools: The Remaking of Career, Technical Education

Educator Innovator

In a cover story, Time Magazine claims that the P-TECH model, “is very likely a ticket to the middle class.” It is features like these that has led Time Magazine, the President of the United States and other proponents to champion P-TECH as “a ticket to the middle class.” These claims, as I note below, are not completely accurate.

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The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Issue a Press Release

Hack Education

The quotation is from 2012. Indeed, according to the latest statistics from the Department of Education – now granted, this is from the 2012–2013 academic year – there are 4726 degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the United States. 2012 – the phones too big for their pockets.

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(This Is Not a Morphology of) The Monsters of Education Technology

Hack Education

“Over the next few years, textbooks should be obsolete” – Arne Duncan, 2012. Cthulhu, a malevolent cosmic creature, first appeared in the pulp fiction magazine Weird Tales in 1928. ” Robots are coming for our jobs. The robots of education technology watch our clicks and analyze our preferences.

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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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ProfHacker 2015 Holiday Gift Guide

ProfHacker

And if for some reason you need more ideas than what’s here—or if you’re just feeling nostalgic, as is befitting this time of year—take a look at our lists from 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , and 2009. I’d also suggest supporting a great new swimming magazine from SwimSwam. Wow, we’ve been at this for a long time!