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The Next Social Contract for Public Education Needs New Terms of Service

Doug Levin

Note: The original version of this piece was published on July 7, 2016 by New America as part of an EdCentral series on the next social contract for education: https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/next-social-contract-public-education-needs-new-terms-service/.

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In the marketplace: Science achievement skyrockets, makerspaces expand, and more

eSchool News

Makerspaces are expected to reach accelerated classroom adoption in less than one year, according to the K-12 Edition of the 2016 New Media Consortium Horizon Report. All the student has to do is subscribe to Shmoop’s 12-month student plan between November 1, 2016 and January 15, 2017, and then email their essay to Shmoop HQ.

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Life After Merger: When Edtech Acquisitions Go Sour

Edsurge

The next best option, typically, is to be acquired by another company, in exchange for cash or stock options. Ringelstein and Renaissance Last February, Wisconsin-based learning analytics and assessment platform Renaissance Learning acquired UClass , a San Francisco-based startup that billed itself back then as a “Dropbox for Education.”

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Reinventing The School Desk: Tip Tap Tap And The Internet of Things

Fractus Learning

Tip Tap Tap Learning Analytics. Gamification for Learning. Through our cloud-based Learning Content Management System (LCMS), educators can source and control the delivery of quality and validated educational content from their own tablet, laptop or desktop. Leveraging Learning Analytics. About the team.

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Not Just Numbers: How Educators Are Using Data in the Classroom

Edsurge

loves the learning analytics available from Think Through Math program. “We We have a blended and personalized math program that meets the individual needs of students,” she tells EdSurge. In 2016, Mary Jo was named to the Forbes "30 Under 30" list in education.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning. And “free” doesn’t last.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Lots of details this week as tech executives testified in front of Congress about Russian interference in the 2016 election. Via Inside Higher Ed : “ DeVry Parent Company Makes Pledges to Students.” The Australian company provides courses for schools that decide to outsource their educational services.