Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

K-12 cyber incident that I’ve identified since the start of 2016. If this doesn’t get you thinking about the security risks of schools collecting and managing sensitive data, I’d submit you may not be paying close enough attention. Now that very same data could be used to track them down.

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EdTech Industry Student Data Privacy Social Media 150

Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2019

Digital tools include recorded video interview systems that analyze applicants’ micro-expressions and databases of workers built with information scraped from social media. To gather data about the latter to present to users, Handshake asks students and alumni to review companies where they’ve worked or interned.

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Company Social Media Report Survey 87

Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2017

He officially joined forces with the group as CEO of ClearScholar in the spring of 2016, and with the help of $500,000 in pre-seed funding from co-developer Butler University, the first version of ClearScholar was launched into reality (and onto the radar of other high-profile investors).

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Student Engagement Outcomes Mobility Social Media 66

Edsurge

AUGUST 25, 2016

San Mateo, CA-based marketing software company Marketo announced today a growth of 44 education customers who have signed on, renewed or expanded their agreements from January to July 2016. And increasingly, colleges are shifting to digital marketing strategies, social media outreach and mobile platforms.

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Social Media Adobe Software Survey 60

Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

Last week I participated in the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) 2016 conference. The event became much more dramatic than expected, once the hosting city, Washington DC, was clobbered by the great snowpocalyspe of 2016. Let me share some materials here, along with reflections on the conference.

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Conference ePortfolio LMS Education 40

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 13, 2017

It includes not only websites, but cell phones, Nintendo, and Wii, as well as communication tools including social media sites, text messages, chat, and websites. Examples include mean text messages or emails, rumors sent by email or posted on social networking sites, embarrassing pictures, videos, websites, and fake profiles.

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Digital Citizenship How To Report Guidelines 124

Bryan Alexander

MARCH 19, 2016

Technology topics included social media, video, 3d printing, VR, internet of things, automation, and privacy. In discussion we touched on cognitive computing, “quick” (live or easily published) video (Kat’s term), video growing on mobile devices. Participants spoke to early childhood computing.

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Trends MOOC BYOD Social Media 40

Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

What can we expect in 2016 from the intersection of technology and education? Unless the worm turns globally, I’d expect planet MOOC to keep growing in 2016. That should extend into 2016. Mobile : as humanity continues to migrate ever-increasing swathes of life into handhelds, educators slowly follow suit.

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Trends Technology MOOC Education 40

IT Bill

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

For the past several years the Horizon Report has listed mobile learning, in one form or another, as an emerging educational technology (e.g. mobile computing, mobile apps, social media, BYOD, mobile learning). Such media can be submitted to an e-portfolio or blog (e.g. References: Brooks, D.C.

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Smartphone Learning Mobility Social Media 28

Hack Education

APRIL 30, 2020

It's also an deeply uncomfortable time to be an American with any sort of subject matter expertise — it has been since well before the 2016 election, but particularly since then. Me personally, I don't want the future of education to be more monitored, data-mined, analyzed, predicted, molded, controlled.

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Software ProctorU Company Data 141

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 12, 2020

The definition of asynchronous learning helps us understand the need for 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. Use of data analytics. That’s good.

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Examples MOOC Education Competency Based Learning 141

edWeb.net

MAY 22, 2019

Using charts, sixth-grade students collected cell phone usage data and recorded every time a student received a notification from social media apps and texts from family and friends. On the other side of the spectrum, places such as France and Ontario are banning cell phones altogether and U.S.

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Smartphone Classroom Social Media Policies 46

ProfHacker

APRIL 21, 2017

Without further ado, here are 5 interesting reads to get you through your weekend: " America’s Great Divergence ," by Alana Semuels in The Atlantic : "Half a century ago, economic opportunity and upward mobility were available to many white Americans, regardless of where they lived and what kind of education they had.

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Social Media Trends Data Outcomes 49

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 22, 2018

Libraries, librarians, and library workers have an ethical obligation, expressed in the ALA Code of Ethics , to preserve users’ right to privacy and prevent any unauthorized use or disclosure of users’ personally identifiable information or the data associated with their use of the library’s resources.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Classroom Management in the Digital Age: Effective Practices for Technology-Rich Learning Spaces (2016) by Heather Dowd and Patrick Green Cross-posted from Learning Light Bulbs by Nate Gildart Get your own copy of Classroom Management in the Digital Age! Pages 56-60 discuss choosing the appropriate tools, as well as note-taking.

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Classroom Digital Citizenship LMS Strategy 115

EdNews Daily

MARCH 22, 2019

By 2016, most schools and districts were in a buying mode, scooping up vast amounts of digital curriculum, but not always with the necessary tactical maps behind them, or a plan to administer cost negotiations with the thousands of publishers or a proper vetting of the purchased or custom home-built digital learning objects.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2016

Amal Abdi at her high school graduation in June, 2016. The last couple years have brought a renaissance in virtual guidance counseling—both new services and existing ones upping their game with mobile, social media and data analytics. Lauderdale, Florida, July 2016. Lauderdale, Florida, July 2016.

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E-rate Training Advocacy Mobility 40

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Balanced assessments provide data used to differentiate teaching and learning, and there’s an emphasis on creating a safe educational environment that acknowledges the cultures and lived experiences of the students and their families. Known for his ability to inspire and build leaders, he spearheaded Redefining Ready!,

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Professional Learning Assessment Outcomes Secondary 58

NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Its purpose is to raise awareness of how overly restrictive Internet filtering can impede student learning by blocking access to legitimate educational websites and participatory learning tools (including social media). While you’re there, take a moment to check out that live data for yourself– it’s fascinating!

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E-rate Digital Citizenship Libraries Social Media 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

International Dot Day 1:00pm Daffodils and Tulips GEC Periscope Poetry Slam Healthy Living Tips 2:00pm Future Global Teachers Meet and Greet GCD 2016 One Wish For the School Year Talking Kites in the footsteps of J. Special thanks to our partners and sponsors, shown beneath the events. Korczak 3:00pm 2nd Graders of the World Unite!

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Edmodo Flipped Classroom Social Media Analysis 28

TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

It’s almost 2016, and highly-structured, formal learning environments may have run their course. As blogs and social media exploded in popularity, they have subsequently de-credited major news media in the process. Social Media as a Sandbox. Then Let Them Play. by Terry Heick. Teaching & Play.

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Social Media Facebook Android iPad 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

The Learning Revolution and School of Information at San José State University are excited to announce the first of three Library 2.016 mini-conferences: "Privacy in the Digital Age," March 16th, 2016, from 12:00 - 3:00pm US-Pacific Time (click for your own time zone). Please register to attend HERE. Please also join this Library 2.0

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Libraries Survey Report Social Media 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 4, 2016

This is a free event on hosted by The Learning Revolution and School of Information at San José State University and takes place online March 16th, 2016, from 12:00 - 3:00pm US-Pacific Time (click for your own time zone). To register click here. To submit to present, see below! This is a free event. Please register to attend HERE.

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Conference Libraries Survey Advocacy 28

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 22, 2018

Since the fall of 2016, the communications department at Dominguez Hills has banned smartphones, laptops and other personal technology in every classroom — with grade deductions for violations — except for teacher-guided use and “tech breaks” during longer classes such as Eames’s. It’s not just young people who are smartphone obsessed.

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Smartphone Laptops Social Media Facebook 175

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare. There are, after all, only so many times you can put “mobile” on your list of “what’s on the horizon” before folks begin to suspect your insights might not be that… insightful. How accurate is her data? (I’d

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Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Not long ago, mobile devices were considered perfect for any past-time activity, and had no place in the classroom. Students can play games, watch stupid videos, browse inappropriate websites, spend time on social media, or catch up on the latest episodes of their favorite series. Myth No 2: BYOD is not safe.

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Hack Education

JULY 13, 2016

Image and data credits are listed at the bottom of this post. His 2010 book was called What Technology Wants , as though technology is a living being with desires and drives; the title of his 2016 book, The Inevitable. But the data is flawed. Martin Cooper, a Motorola exec, made the first mobile telephone call in 1973, not 1983.

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Technology Learning Data Libraries 40

edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

His district also ensured that apartment complexes and mobile home parks could access WiFi with overnight placements of minibuses with hotspots. the national movement to redefine what it means for students to be college, career and life ready while serving as the 2015-2016 president of AASA, The School Superintendents Association.

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Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 81

Gaggle Speaks

JULY 3, 2019

The sender claims to have incriminating pictures and threatens to release the images across social media unless more sexually explicit images or videos are sent to the perpetrator. Unfortunately, images can be distributed easily across social media at a rapid pace.

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Social Media Report Study Mobility 49

Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

An internet filter that blocks student access to risky apps that might be collecting students' data or lack effective platform and content moderation. An established policy or set of guidelines for using apps, including social media -- whether you're considering it as part of your class or just to communicate with students.

Technology 68

Technology Digital Citizenship Policies LMS 68

Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 25, 2015

What can we expect from the digital world in 2016? So, following up from Tuesday’s education and contexts post , here are some tech trends to watch in 2016. Mobile ecosystems We continue our migration into the mobile world, with ever-growing use of smartphones and changes in web design.

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Trends Technology eBook Social Media 40

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

In the November 2016 Executive Summary , the researchers shared: When thousands of students respond to dozens of tasks there are endless variations. Claims on Social Media : Students consider the sources of a tweet and the information contained in it in order to describe what makes it both a useful and not useful source of information.

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Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 3, 2016

Today I’m celebrating my friend Jennifer Gonzalez’s 2016 The Teacher’s Guide to Tech. I just enter the data once. Crescerance and MAD-Learn (for Mobile App Development). Crescerance and MAD-Learn are my tools for mobile app development. MAD stands for “Mobile App Development.”

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Tools EdTech Haiku Learning Classroom 120

Kitaboo on EdTech

JULY 30, 2022

The platform’s mobile-first approach also makes shopping and engagement an intimate and convenient experience. Leverage In-Built Seo and Social Tools. Shopify’s unified dashboard gives you access to valuable data analytics that can be segmented into reports. Digital Publishing / August 5, 2016.

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eBook How To Mobility Accessibility 52

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Stories From Previous Years: Here are some of the stories that got us to where we are today: The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2016. Data Insecurity. The Compulsion for Data. Social Media, Campus Activism, and Free Speech. Data and Privacy. Data vs Privacy. Education Data and Learning Analytics.

Technology 58

Technology MOOC Trends Khan Academy 58

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Via The Independent : “13-year-old girl arrested after contacting clown on social media and asking him to kill her teacher.” — Stephen King (@StephenKing) October 3, 2016. Via Edsurge : “ Salesforce Announces Mobile App for Advising at Dreamforce.” Data, Privacy, and Surveillance.

Education 63

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Hack Education

APRIL 21, 2017

Via the Udacity blog : “ Udacity Launches Mobile Developer Education with Facebook at F8.” Via Edsurge : “ Schoolzilla ‘File Configuration Error’ Exposes Data for More Than 1.3M Via iNews : “ University to monitor student social media to gauge well-being.” Students, Staff.”

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Education MOOC Facebook Report 45