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EdSurge Recommendations for What to Read, Watch and Listen to Over the Holiday Break

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Here, find recommendations for articles, books and podcasts that have resonated with us — some related to education and others that extend beyond. The novel tells the coming-of-age story of three friends who start a video-game design company. Emily I’m going to hazard a guess that it has never been particularly easy to be 13 years old.

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Unintended Consequences: How Gates Foundation Money Steered Uversity Into Trouble

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This article, “ Unintended Consequences ,” was first published in the Stanford Social Innovation Review under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivatives 4.0 Jamie Glenn, chief executive of a once-hot social media startup, was between a rock and a hard place. International License. Uversity’s pipeline was thin.

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Ann Oro: Developing A Digital Citizenship Curriculum

The CoolCatTeacher

They shared an article in The Washington Post , and the leader of the programs said that they have been truly just been overwhelmed with the requests for information about this pilot program. So the results are not in yet, but we also — through the Washington Post article, The CBS Morning Show chose to interview the school.

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REINVENTING.SCHOOL - Episode 8 Today, "Home as a Place for Learning" #reinventingschool

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Farenga’s books include The Beginner’s Guide to Homeschooling (Holt, 1998); Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book of Homeschooling (Perseus, 2003); The Legacy of John Holt: A Man Who Genuinely Understood, Trusted, and Respected Children (HoltGWS, 2013); and his latest publication, How to Report Unschooling to School Officials (HoltGWS, 2015).

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How Technology will Alter the Teaching Profession

EdNews Daily

Approximately 25% will be para-professionals possibly mixed with fully credentialed teachers doing the following: Online support/chat-window or conference, either employed by a school or by a courseware company contracted with the school or via a student-purchased subscription. Sources: N. Eickelmann, P.

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Slaying giants

Learning with 'e's

Futurist Gerd Leonhard speaking at Learning Technologies 2013 Listening to media futurist Gerd Leonhard speaking at the recent Learning Technologies Conference in London was both engaging and thought provoking. Even the large companies are vulnerable, and if they fail to adapt we may witness some giant slaying.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

.” Re-reading that article now makes me cringe. At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms.