EdNews Daily

MARCH 22, 2019

In 2013-2014, the real beginning of the digital transformation, schools mostly stumbled about as they either considered or implemented a widespread acquisition of computing devices. They often say, “We let the teachers make all the choices as to what and how they will use various technologies including the software elements.”

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Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

Well I missed out on writing a review for 2013 so I thought I’d get in reasonably early and write some predictions for what might happen in 2014. Many of these are merely extensions of what we’ve seen in 2013 but there are some new things that we’ll see. Of course I have to start with MOOCs. The MOOC backlash.

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2018

The postsecondary education sector is on a collision course with the world of work. On the talent-acquisition side of the equation, demand—especially in the technology field–is so great that firms such as IBM , Google , Microsoft , Hubspot and a host of others are providing their own public-facing education and credentials.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 22, 2017

published by ISTE in 2013), Learning First, Technology Second (published by ISTE in 2017). Are you able to give us a quick summary because we’ll, of course, want to point everybody to the book? I mean, I think people forget the greatest software every invented is the human brain. LIZ: Yes. VICKI: They do.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

If you look for a definition of “platform” online, you’re likely to get something along the lines of Wikipedia’s – fairly straightforward, although quite technical: A computing platform is the environment in which a piece of software is executed. Education’s Proto-Platforms. It’s now an LMS too.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

A student in New York uses Google Docs on her classroom iPad to discuss themes in the class’s latest book with her group. Miller is one of many vocal critics of the wide disparities in education technology pricing, which he and others contend is becoming an increasingly pressing problem as more devices and software enter U.S.

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Kathy Schrock

JANUARY 1, 2014

First published in the AWSA Update Bulletin , October 16, 2013. In addition, of course, they are demonstrating mastery of content knowledge with the content-specific information they include in the infographic. Some of these include: • Google Drawings ( https://support.google.com/drive/answer/177123?hl=en

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2019

For Lee, it began with a pair of glasses—or rather, the ones he forgot to bring to an urban planning conference in 2013. The students break up into teams, and over the course of six to eight weeks they propose ideas for the challenge. (Photo Credit: Tony Wan) MANY STARTUPS HAVE A FOUNDING LORE.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JUNE 26, 2015

While some of the resources aren’t incredible (simply using Google Translate), and some of the languages fairly obscure (Welsh), the list is impressive if for no other reason than to demonstrate how much is actually out there if you do a little digging. The BBC brings you all the tools you need with this free course.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 9, 2019

The software allows users to plot out events across a geography — it gives visual aides to any narrative, be it fictional, historical or personal. Google also has great story mapping software, called My Maps. Ever wondered how Math achievement among fourth graders has changed across the world between 1997 and 2013?

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

In this series I will provide thoughts and free resources to help you make Blended and eLearning with of course face to face a PBL possibility. For example, a student could be assigned a slide on a Class Google Slide show to share some work while other students and the teacher provide critique. What network did you use to connect from?

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Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

Well I missed out on writing a review for 2013 so I thought I’d get in reasonably early and write some predictions for what might happen in 2014. Many of these are merely extensions of what we’ve seen in 2013 but there are some new things that we’ll see. Of course I have to start with MOOCs. The MOOC backlash.

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Educator Innovator

JULY 3, 2018

Much of the current rhetoric about technology and education relates to devices and software programs—what types schools should purchase, how much money districts should spend on them, how they should be integrated into classroom learning, and what return on investment they should produce.

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Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2018

It’s worth noting that the course Jones taught at nearby Concordia College, before quitting to start Wayfinder Academy, was called Passion-Based Leadership. Before coming to Wayfinding, Stewart worked as an instructor at Outward Bound, as well as at a variety of software companies. I get to know the students really well.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2016

That’s why he’s launching Rooted School, a high school that plans to train students to enter jobs in fields like 3D printing, software development and programming right after graduation. Students attended classes at Algiers, but most of their day was spent in courses run and designed by Johnson and his co-teacher Ashley Bowen.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 4, 2014

Our Google+ Community is about to hit 50,000 members. Our Google+ community will probably hit 50,000 members today. BYOD Training – Attend webinars , take an eBook building course , or plan your technology program. Education Revolution Google+ Community A path toward understanding of mathematical concepts. Thanks, Karen!

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

It’s an intense research project that usually tops out at about 75,000 words, written over the course of four to six weeks. Of course, if you look for those education technology writers who are independent from venture capital, corporate or institutional backing, or philanthropic funding, there is pretty much only me.).

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

According to Harvard University, “in Activity-Based Learning courses, students do public service, fieldwork, community-based research and internships in conjunction with in-class work. Learning expressly through online courses and related digital resources. Google Apps for Education. Google Classroom. ” (1).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I will be giving the opening keynote, and I''ll be talking about (of course!) Education Revolution Google+ Community Reflections on MakerSpace trends. Reminder that this weekend is the inaugural OZeLive -- an Australia / New Zealand timezone friendly Ed Tech conference. Preschoolers working together. Check them out here.

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Hack Education

JULY 13, 2016

” These machines are all kin, of course. Buying hardware and buying software does not make you or your students or your institutions forward-thinking. IBM is, of course, selling its information management services here. This data is big data. They’re selling data storage – “big data” storage.

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Wired Campus

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Another advantage of these two software tools is that they are cross-platform, with apps available on Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android as well as browser-based interfaces. The tags I use tend to correspond to chronology — for example, Fall 2013, so that later, when I need to see stuff from Fall 2013, it’s a simple search.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

A year later, in their second grade, Google launched the first Chromebooks. million new students have been connected to high-speed access since 2013, and 98 percent of school districts now meet the Federal Communications Commission’s 100 kpbs/student goal for internet access, there remain 2.3 million more students left to connect.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Of course cyber security is necessary in education. Cabrera was named Superintendent at El Paso Independent School District in Texas in 2013. He is a former teacher but spent 20 years away from the classroom working as a technology attorney and software executive. Prior to EPISD, Juan served as a school law attorney.

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Hack Education

APRIL 7, 2017

Few would care, of course, except those of us struggling to make money in this “new economy.” Prince fought for a long time with record labels, and arguably that makes his response to the new digital “masters” – Apple, Google, Spotify, and such – more understandable. Of course, none of us are Prince.

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edWeb.net

JULY 31, 2019

Software and services hosted in the cloud: First and foremost, by using cloud-based programs, schools don’t need to worry about having the staff and skills to maintain the programs. She started her career as a software engineer at NASA supporting Space Shuttle and Station Operations. About the Presenters.

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Hack Education

JUNE 15, 2017

That is the purpose of the Horizon Report, of course: it’s a story about the future. But now “software is eating the world,” as venture capitalist Marc Andreessen wants to us all to believe. Baby monitors have a history, of course – a social history and a history of the technology itself.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

We are, of course, big fans! Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community. Conference strands include Teaching with Technology, Student Devices, Online Learning, Subject Specific Ed Tech, Creative Ed Tech, Web 2.0 & Social Software, and Administrative Support. Audrey is coming this year!)

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Kristen Danusis, a former school psychologist who became the principal in 2013, tells me that many of her students live “off the grid,” in households that earn little regular income. apps and software, with some classes much more tech-reliant than others. Yet, inside Isaac Paine, tech abounds.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

He received, among many global awards, the million-dollar TED Prize in 2013. During 2020, WLS is finding new ways to help teachers make the shift to remote learning, including 5-day virtual teacher courses. In June 2013, Chris was named Outstanding Leader of the Year by the International Society of Technology in Education.

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Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

” From the Google blog : “ Google Science Fair 2018 : Resources for educators to get ideas flowing.” ” Also from the Google blog : “More tools for homeschoolers.” Via Gizmodo : “ Google Removes ‘ Don’t Be Evil ’ Clause From Its Code of Conduct.”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2014

Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community. Conference strands include Teaching with Technology, Student Devices, Online Learning, Subject Specific Ed Tech, Creative Ed Tech, Web 2.0 & Social Software, and Administrative Support. Designing Baseball Uniforms in the School Library.

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Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

“The Vastmanland court ruled Tuesday the Malardalen University ’s two-year program ‘Analytical Finance’ that Connie Askenback attended from 2011 to 2013 ‘had no practical value.’” “Should for-profit crash courses get federal funds? “Should for-profit crash courses get federal funds?”

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Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2017

Automattic (the developer of the blogging software WordPress). ” If you google “Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect,” the top search result is Goodreads, a book review site owned by Amazon. You can google this stuff, of course. We know better than journalists, because of course we do. ” Facebook.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Pokémon Go, a free augmented reality game developed by Niantic (a company spun out of Google in 2015), became the most popular mobile game in US history this year. I’ll look more closely at discrimination by design – in software and in algorithms – in the final article in this series.) “ Seen ” cheating.).

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

” The new software is supposed to get students ready for “the Salesforce economy,” whatever the hell that means. Google had a big media to-do this week. Via Ars Technica : “Google unveils a $249 smart camera that decides what’s worth photographing.” This Week in Betteridge’s Law of Headlines.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. And “free” doesn’t last.

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Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

You’ll remember Gove, of course, from his role as the former education secretary and as special friend of News Corp's Joel Klein. ” She promises that every kid will learn to code (of course) by having the private sector train CS teachers. Presidential Campaign Politics. Hillary Clinton unveiled her tech platform this week.

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