Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2015

"Anytime, anywhere" learning has been core to the vision of education technology leaders since the Internet, laptops, and mobile devices entered the classroom. This piece was originally published on the CoSN blog on September 16, 2015. school districts, to leverage technology to support engaging learning environments.

Broadband 40

Broadband E-rate Laptops Survey 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

. — The floor-to-ceiling glass wall between the high-tech fabrication lab and the hallway at Monticello High School in Albemarle County, Virginia, is meant to showcase the hands-on, self-directed learning done there. “I Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. We can extend the learning day. We can flip the classroom.

Broadband 91

Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 91

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Asynchronous access to this content, especially when this access is not through a dated university learning management system, but something more authentic to the student, maybe even accessed on their own mobile devices. Radically improve learning/understanding. Reduce the college dropout rate to closer to 10% (than the current 40%+).

Examples 40

Examples MOOC E-rate Dropout 40

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 8, 2017

Megan Douglas (@MegDouglasTeach) graduated from Plymouth University in 2015 with a B.Ed The best teachers I have ever had have given me the opportunity to explore and connect my learning with real life experience. At my current school we are very Google based. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

E-rate 37

E-rate STEM Chromebook Tablets 37

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2016

It’s e-counseling 2.0. Early on, when Abdi assembled her “balance list” of potential colleges, the low acceptance rates and sky-high average SATs of the most selective colleges left her feeling inadequate and intimidated. Read more about Blended Learning. She will be heading to Cambridge, Mass.,

E-rate 40

E-rate Training Advocacy Mobility 40

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

“I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link]. Tagged on: March 18, 2017 G Suite for Education Now Open for Personal Google Accounts, Outside Domains | Campus Technology → Raises privacy questions. The thread on this tweet has the details.

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

The technological Wave has changed everything in life, including the way we work and trade, learn, provide healthcare, entertain ourselves, conduct our relationships and interact. In one minute there are over 2 million search queries on Google, 6 million Facebook views, over 200 million e-mails sent and 100,000 tweets.

E-rate 66

E-rate Mobility Social Media Laptops 66

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 13, 2017

Likewise, it is not practically possible for me to prevent you from learning about the Pythagorean Theorem (i.e., According to a report written with support of major search engines like Google, Creative Commons estimates that the number of CC-licensed works available online is over 1 billion (Creative Commons, 2015).

OER 60

OER Resources Education Pearson 60

techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

There is no shortage of projectors, microphones, and lecture capture devices available to school districts, but there is a crop of new AV products designed with the mission to support more engaging and active learning environments. Here is a sample of case studies that illustrate how AV can turn K-12 spaces into student-driven hubs.

Elementary 46

Elementary Trends Case Study System 46

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

New data analyses by NCES offer an updated assessment of the adoption of online learning by high schools: More than 4 in 10 U.S. percent) did not offer any entirely online courses to high school students during the 2015-16 school year. The Hechinger Report → Do we learn better from printed books than digital versions?

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

New data analyses by NCES offer an updated assessment of the adoption of online learning by high schools: More than 4 in 10 U.S. percent) did not offer any entirely online courses to high school students during the 2015-16 school year. The Hechinger Report → Do we learn better from printed books than digital versions?

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

LeMya’s mother hoped it would help her daughter learn more of the foundational skills she’ll need to get a leg up in school. Research has found that quality early learning experiences are critical for children. Those learning experiences can’t be replicated in an online setting. “I Source: YouTube. I’m all for that.

Laptops 156

Laptops Accessibility Online Learning Company 156

Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

Via Education Week : “ E-Rate , Other Universal-Service Funds to Be Transferred to U.S. ” The New York Times on “ mastery based learning ” : “A New Kind of Classroom: No Grades, No Failing, No Hurry.” ” The Google Memo. ISTE has hired Joseph South as its Chief Learning Officer.

Education 45

Education Coursera Khan Academy MOOC 45

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos ’ “learning curve where higher ed is concerned is quite vertical,” quips UC president Janet Napolitano. The non-speakers: James Damore, the fired Google engineer, and Lucian Wintrich, a journalist with Gateway Pundit. ” The startup is called Learning Beautiful.

Education 48

Education Knewton Kaplan Robotics 48

NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

Google and Facebook both announced that they would try to eliminate fake news from appearing in their result lists and newsfeeds by blocking fake news sources from using their ad networks. A Google reverse image search can help discover the source of an image and its possible variations. NewseumED : Learning tools on media literacy.

Social Media 40

Social Media Handbook Facebook Report 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. .” ” These colleges no longer offer federal loans because of students’ high default rates.

Education 40

Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The startup was later sold to Valore Education in 2015 , which was in turn acquired by Follett in 2016 , which in turn shut down the Boundless site in 2017. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

Then, without missing a beat, she switched the smartboard display and launched into a multiple-choice quiz using a game-based online learning platform called Kahoot! Given this challenging landscape, it’s a matter of consensus here that robust, video-based distance-learning programs are critical to preparing students for college and careers.

Broadband 83

Broadband Report Accessibility Video 83

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

’” ( In related self-driving car regulation news : “ Google ’s ‘Cozy’ Relationship With Driverless-Car Regulators.” But oh yes, kids, “everyone should learn to code” for job security. million from 1776, Learn Capital, Lerner Investments, and New Ground Ventures.

Education 40

Education Report MOOC E-rate 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

True, 2015 was a record-breaking year for ed-tech funding – over $4 billion by my calculations. Some of these areas that are popular for investment do coincide with the popular narratives about “the future of education” – “everyone should learn to code,” for example. Why, schools of course.

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

“New report calls out NCAA for saying that black athletes graduate at higher rates than other black students, when that’s not true at the top conferences,” says Inside Higher Ed. “ Artificial Intelligence: Could emerging technologies ‘humanize’ teaching & learning? ” Go, School Sports Team!

Education 46

Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

” Via Edsurge : “The Makings (and Misgivings) of a Statewide Effort to Personalize Learning in Massachusetts.” Via CNET : “ Verizon to pay $17M to resolve FCC, Justice E-Rate probes.” It’s one of a number of departures from Edsurge recently: Mary Jo Madda is now at Google.

Education 48

Education Coursera MOOC Report 48

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

Via The Chicago Tribune : “ Chance the Rapper writes $1 million check to CPS as a ‘call to action’ ” “The History of the Future of E-rate ” by me. ” Via The Financial Times : “ Coursera chief on the future of online learning and the Trump era.” Remember the Thiel Fellows ?

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

“ From the article that ”innovative teaching practice" appears to be project-based learning. ” “Whatever happened to the promise of online learning ?” “How can online learning help Canadian colleges meet the challenges ahead?” ” asks WonkHE. ” asks Tony Bates.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

.” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. The governor, a Republican elected in 2015, announced on Friday that he had disbanded the university’s current 20-member Board of Trustees. .”

Coursera 60

Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Not Net Neutrality, but another potential FCC move – ending the E-Rate program. Via The Times Higher Education : “For-profit claims ‘learning gain’ victory over universities.” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ Private Colleges Had 58 Millionaire Presidents in 2015.”

Kaplan 50

Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “More than 50 groups have signed a letter demanding that Candice E. This coding bootcamp was acquired by the University of Phoenix’s parent company, Apollo Education Group , in 2015. Important thoughts here on social emotional learning and structural racism.

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Wheeler supported e-Rate reform and “ net neutrality.” ” Via The New York Times : “ Google Effect Rubs Off on Schools in One Rural Oklahoma Town.” “What countries can learn from PISA tests” – at least, according to The Economist. ” The Trump administration?

Education 40

Education Elsevier Report Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Google)’s biotech company, Calico. ” Tuition keeps going up and up and up, although as The Wall Street Journal noted this fall, published tuition rates only rose 2.4% From 2007 to 2015, total outstanding federal student loan debt doubled from $516 billion to $1.2 trillion, according to the U.S. percent to 11.3

MOOC 40

MOOC Technology OER Coursera 40

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

.” Via Real Clear Education : “Connecting Schools to the Future: Rethinking E-Rate.” Via The New York Times : “ Google , in Post-Obama Era, Aggressively Woos Republicans ” – so enjoy that Google Certification, educators. ” That’d be Hugo Barra , a former Google exec.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2016

“The 2015 PISA Results: What Do They Mean?” Learning theorist Roger Schank says “OECD should be ashamed; PISA scores announced; doing more damage.” ” Education professor Yong Zhao has several blog posts on the results of PISA and TIMSS and what we can (and can’t) learn from them. “U.S.

Education 40

Education Report E-rate Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Challenges to accreditation and certification and the steady drumbeat of “everyone should learn to code” are connected to politics as well as to the business of ed-tech. Facebook, like Google, is an advertising company. million in E-Rate rebates.). The Obama Administration (in Its Final Year) and Education.

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40