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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 & 29 Editions)

Doug Levin

Since the last edition of a ‘Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News”: I’ve joined efforts to support Net Neutrality protections ; Written further about the prediction made in the book, “Disrupting Class.” A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 and 29 Combined Edition).

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7 Reasons Advancement Courses Has Excellent Teacher Professional Development

The CoolCatTeacher

I ran the lesson plan with my seventh graders while collecting learning and survey data — and I learned so much. I analyzed both the student and parent responses and improved and changed the lesson based upon the data. All of this directly results from what I learned in the course. Data Analysis. Teachscape.

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‘Learn’-Launching the 2017 Edtech Conversation With Cautious Optimism

Edsurge

Big data, open spaces, employability, utilizing maker movements, balancing innovation and accountability, privacy, collaboration, closing the digital divide, personalized learning, and navigating the hostile political climate were just a few of the concerns the audience members brought up.

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Voice-Based English Tutoring App MyBuddy Merges With a Friend: Edwin

Edsurge

MyBuddy, an artificial intelligence-powered English tutoring app, features a friendly robot that guides children through speaking exercises. With this technology, we can offer a personalized learning plan for each of our students, and we will be able to adapt these learning plans on the go.”

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Technology Sparks Growth Mindset and Innovation in the Classroom

Digital Promise

Those possibilities became reality for Nakia and her Chilhowee classmates, along with students at nearby Copper Basin High School, in 2017, when both Polk County schools joined Verizon Innovative Learning Schools (VILS). The VILS program sparked a whole new culture of collaboration and innovation among our teachers,” McClary said.

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The massive experiment in New Orleans schools that few have noticed

The Hechinger Report

Many charter networks here, including Crescent City Schools, Firstline, ReNEW, and KIPP, have embraced an educational philosophy known as “personalized learning.”. Though personalized learning doesn’t have to include technology, many New Orleans charters have put computers at the center of their personalized learning efforts.

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In Tynker’s Latest Partnership with Mattel, Kids Can Undertake “Careers” with Barbie

Edsurge

Robotics Engineer. And in 2017 , they teamed up for Computer Science Education Week Hour of Code to teach kids “basic programming concepts by casting them as veterinarians alongside Barbie,” per a Tynker announcement. Pastry Chef. This is not the first time the two companies have partnered.

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