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

Edsurge

Edtech gatherings that attract more than 1,000 attendees, such as LearnLaunch’s Across Boundaries Conference last week in Boston, are usually echo chambers of hubbub and hoopla about technology’s potential to transform education.

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4 exciting trends that will define the 2018 education industry

eSchool News

The most hopeful potential impact of 2018’s edtech landscape is the opportunity for nurturing skills that will help students succeed in the future of work. schools will give way to an increased focus on STEM and coding in schools, reinvigorating the “maker movement.”

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Minecraft in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Tuesday, October 3, 2017. Dr. Michelle Zimmerman – Edtech and Social Emotional Learning – talks about this research. All comments in the shaded green box are my own. For guests and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down. Enhanced Transcript. Minecraft in the Classroom. Shownotes: www.coolcatteacher.com/e162.

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7 Things to Know About Coding in the Early Childhood Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2017. For guests and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down. Enhanced Transcript. Coding in the Early Childhood Classroom. Link to show: www.coolcatteacher.com/e202. Vicki: Today we’re talking to Dr. Marina Umaschi Bers @ marinabers from Tufts University, where she is Director of the Dev Tech Research Group.

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