Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

This week, I also enhanced the K-12 Cyber Incident Map by adding video clips of news reports of select incidents since 2016. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Tagged on: April 24, 2017 Uber’s C.E.O.

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2017

But just as continual development of the iPhone eventually renders older prototypes obsolete; so too are new educational technologies pushing us past differentiation towards personalized learning. They also reported less struggle at home because they weren’t being asked to tackle material that was outside of their current grasp.

Personalized Learning 118

Personalized Learning Learning Assessment Data 118

TeacherCast

MAY 28, 2019

The Padcaster is an all in one solution for anyone looking to turn their iOS (iPad/iPhone) devices into mobile professional video studios. Padcaster’s customers include some of the world’s most well-known news organizations, journalists, reporters, schools, students, and filmmakers. — Amber Teamann (@8Amber8) August 3, 2017.

iPad 68

iPad Education Mobility Video 68

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2016

He set his iPhone timer for 20 minutes and started writing furiously. This observation process, which will be carried out across the state in toddler and pre-K classrooms between September 2016 and May 2017 – and roughly 1,000 times in New Orleans alone – is Louisiana’s new way to measure the quality of early childhood programs.

Trends 40

Trends System Survey Training 40

NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 17, 2019

Library Technology Reports , 54 (6). Microsoft has put accessibility in a pocket-sized format in this powerful tool for iPhones. Library Technology Reports (vol. Cham: Springer International Publishing. Huang, R., & Richards, J. Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Realities in Education. Singapore: Springer Singapore.

Trends 42

Trends Libraries OER Microsoft 42

EdNews Daily

MAY 14, 2019

According to a 2018 report by Pew Research , one in four Americans didn’t read a single book in the last year, and bookstore chains are in decline. Bias alert #1: I travel to thirty-five or more cities a year to produce executive events with educators and I have found that my iPhone 10+ is my best friend on airplanes.

Smartphone 235

Smartphone eBook iPhone Laptops 235

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

This past Sunday, the New York Times reported that former Facebook and Google employees are teaming up with Common Sense Media for a campaign to inform people about the dangers of technology. They include the ability to block or limit certain apps and features on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

Android 86

Android Smartphone Tablets iPhone 86

mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

JANUARY 31, 2018

• Am I depriving my kid if I don't get him an iPhone? • Is it OK for my kid to start her own YouTube channel? •

Resources 62

Resources Digital Citizenship Social Media Internet Safety 62

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

The adaptive Apex Learning Tutorials for intervention, remediation, and preparation for high-stakes assessments were proven to improve students’ performance on the Tutorials from pretest to posttest by more than 50% and by an average of 23 to 26 percentile points during the 2016–2017 school year. K-12 market.

Tools 60

Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 60

MindShift

JUNE 30, 2019

A 2017 article in The Atlantic magazine — “ Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? “[People always say] the iPhones are the only reason kids are depressed and can’t sleep and have all of these problems — not stress from school, from other people, from other things happening,” Abby says.

Smartphone 53

Smartphone Social Media iPad Survey 53

The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2019

Cheryl Gerber/The Hechinger Report. Nationwide, less than 4 percent of formerly incarcerated people have a bachelor’s degree, according to a report released last year. Cheryl Gerber/The Hechinger Report. She studied sports broadcasters and practiced as if she’d one day be reporting from the field.

Education 112

Education iPhone Report Microsoft 112

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

.” And in Delaware , “Authorities have arrested two Smyrna high school students in connection with threats involving clowns and bombs ,” the AP reports. ” “ Clown College Calls National Rash of Rumored Clown Scares ‘Troubling’,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports.

Education 63

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

“ Tax bill reflects rift between many Republicans and higher education,” The Washington Post reports. Restores Pell Eligibility to Nearly 300,000 Students,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. ” And Buzzfeed reports that “Peter Thiel May Be Looking To Buy Gawker.com.”

Education 44

Education Khan Academy Company Training 44

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Still more education news from the UK: “ Sam Gyimah replaces Jo Johnson as universities minister ,” The Times Higher Education reports. Congratulations, STEM folks and learn-to-code evangelists, for being featured in President Trump’s list of his 2017 accomplishments. You must be so proud.

Education 43

Education Company Blackboard Kaplan 43

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Here are some reports from her travels: Via Chalkbeat : “What is Betsy DeVos ’s ‘rethink school’ initiative all about? ” Via the AP : “School at Cook County Jail reported phony attendance numbers.” ” “ Birmingham-Southern Cuts Tuition in Half,” Inside Higher Ed reports.

Education 51

Education ProctorU Company Report 51

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 13 Edition). Strong opinions may be weakly held. It is that bad.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 13 Edition). Strong opinions may be weakly held. It is that bad.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Trump Proclaims October 15 through October 21, 2017, as National Character Counts Week.” Senate ’s education committee on a party-line vote Wednesday advanced the nomination of Carlos Muñiz for general counsel at the Department of Education ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” The irony. “The U.S.

Education 48

Education Coursera MOOC Report 48