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Google Announces Android Apps for Chromebooks - Very Nice!!

Educational Technology Guy

Yesterday, Google Announced the first 4 Android Apps that are available for Chromebooks. Offline Google Apps (Gmail and Docs) and now Offline Evernote. And, Google said more and more are coming. Posted by Ken Mixter, Software Engineer & Josh Woodward, Product Manager (Android Dreamers). This is really nice.

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Google?s 12 Education Updates Include Classwork and a (Slight) Classroom Makeover

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When Google’s education users return to schools this fall, their classrooms may look different in more ways than one. First launched in 2014, Google Classroom is now used by more than 30 million students and teachers around the world, the company claims. based market research firm. Its competitors are not sitting idly, however.

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Battle of the Classrooms: Apple, Google, Microsoft Vie for K-12 Market

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It’s terribly confusing, but perhaps no coincidence, that three of the world’s most prominent consumer technology companies—Apple, Google, Microsoft—each boast a “Classroom” tool aimed at K-12 educators and students. Google Google Classroom. Here’s a breakdown, by order of their release. Price: Free with G Suite for Education.

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Higher education technology predictions for 2014

Mark Smithers

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. It will get louder in 2014. Expect MOOCs to continue to be the most high profile focus of academic angst in 2014. The focus is on tertiary education. The MOOC backlash.

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Beyond the Test: How Have We Learned This Decade?

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and elsewhere regularly use software and curriculum developed within the past decade, often developed by small companies and former educators. Google, which officially debuted Classroom in 2014, is arguably as widespread in schools as Google’s usage is in the workplace. Google Classroom-2014. Clever-2012.

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And the top e-learning trends for 2016 are.

Neo LMS

First, mobile learning. Sure, there were lots of devices released in 2014 and the years before, but 2015 was the mobile age. And learning platforms are starting to get mobile developers to publish mobile apps and have them updated on a regular basis. Just to get things going, here’s a recap of 2015.

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The 5-Year, $15 Million Global Learning XPRIZE Competition Is Over. Here’s Who Won.

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First announced in 2014, the challenge invited organizations to submit open-source software that showed potential to help children in developing countries improve basic reading, writing and math skills. Its board of trustees includes director James Cameron, media mogul Arianna Huffington and Google founder Larry Page.

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