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How to Boost Classroom Engagement With the Tech Tool That 'Always Works'

Edsurge

When she became the district’s first educational technology director in 2017, Briana Allen looked for a better solution. One of the great things with Vivi is that it works with laptops, Chromebooks, iPads, Android tablets. Do you ever imagine how your practice might have been different had you had this tool?

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Looking backward and forward

Kathy Schrock

This article originally appeared in the Discovery Education blog " Kathy Schrock's Katch of the Month " in December 2016 and is re-posted here with permission. __ What was hot in educational technology in 2016 and what are some cool new things that are on the horizon for 2017? What are your predictions for 2017?

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Revisiting #ALATTT: Trend #1: AR/VR/MR and a touch of AI

NeverEndingSearch

Next time around, I’ll share my notes on OER.). Take them with your phone, android or tablet. Coming in the next post: OER, OA and openness. Here’s the definitive answer in the form of a tweet from Springshare itself : Now, back to the session. The first of my shares was on AR/VR/MR with a sprinkling of AI.

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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. In 2017, just a week before Christmas, the New Media Consortium abruptly announced its immediate closure “because of apparent errors and omissions by its former Controller and Chief Financial Officer.” Good for you. But that’s not my job.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

OER-Enabled Pedagogy ” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. Android apps to be specific. ” From the American Institutes for Research : “The Income Share Agreement Landscape: 2017 and Beyond.” ” More pushback on the US News and World Report 2017 high school rankings.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

The business of OER. Via Quartz : “ Google collects Android users’ locations even when location services are disabled.” From investors Chian Gong and Jennifer Carolan, writing in Edsurge : “ Spotting the 2017 Trends That Fuel Edtech Innovation and Investments.” The business of Peter Thiel.