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Personalized Learning, Teachers Unleashed, and a Learning Analytics Partnership: The Story of Fresno Unified

Edsurge

Seventy-eight percent of its students are low income and 22 percent are learning English. But last year, changes in Ryan’s classroom gave Ryan a different way to participate in learning. And that change has allowed Ryan’s learning and, more importantly, his mindset about learning, to thrive.

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4 K-12 Ed Tech Trends to Watch in 2018

EdTech Magazine

The classroom of the future isn’t far from becoming a reality in 2018. From learning analytics tools providing students with instant feedback on their work to virtual reality facilitating field trips to faraway lands to 3D printers filling makerspaces, the classroom looks quite a bit different than it did just five years ago.

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Education Technology Trends for 2017: An Interview With Martin McKay.

EdTech4Beginners

I think 2017 is going to be an exciting year, there’s going to be a lot more cloud based technology than there was before and when classes and content are delivered in the cloud and via browsers, it means kids can access the same experience and content at home as they can in the classroom. Learning analytics and big data are huge.

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Otus - LMS, Data Management and Assessment Management, all in one easy-to-use product

Educational Technology Guy

It is integrated classroom tools for students and teachers and powerful transparency for families and school leaders. It combines the best features of a learning management system, assessment management and data management into one. Has a great gradebook supporting traditional points-based classrooms and standards based grading.

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?Updates, Upgrades and Overheard: What Was Unveiled at ISTE 2017

Edsurge

classrooms. Finally, Google partnered with EdTechTeacher to announce apps teachers can use with Google Classroom like Soundtrap, that lets students make music and podcast online—but unlike most Google education products, the app bundles are not free. MICROSOFT CLASSROOM IS NO MORE.

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Zap Zap Math–Gamify any Math Curriculum

Ask a Tech Teacher

Teachers (or homeschooling parents) can track the progress of up to thirty students organized into a class where they are able to gauge learning outcomes via a web-based Learning Analytics Dashboard. Grade K math app will be launched in June 2017. 10 Ways to use it in your classroom.

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The Dangers of AI (and it’s not cheating) – SULS0190

Shake Up Learning

– Elon Musk, 2017 This week’s episode begins with a clip from an interview with Elon Musk in 2017, where he shares his thoughts on the future of AI. ” Whoever controls the AI technology will control and manipulate many things in our lives and classrooms. Right now, tech companies own AI. Does that give you pause?