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Your Syllabus to SXSW EDU 2019 (and Where to Find Us!)

Edsurge

SXSW EDU Launch Competition Judge Tony will try his best Judy Judy impersonation, as he joins Bridge Burns (University Innovation Alliance), Vince Chan (Creta Ventures) and Jonathan Rochelle (Google) to dispense advice and feedback for eight companies pitching their wares. Join us for a slice of the action! Thursday, March 7 11:00 a.m.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

When they feel that their voices are welcomed, respected, and valued, students tend to engage in active learning paving the way for developing what John Dewey (1916) called critical consciousness (see also Dewsbury & Brame, 2019). Doctoral Dissertation. Retrieved from [link] Dewey J. Democracy and education. Inclusive Teaching.

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How AI Will Save Education

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

In February 2019, an IBM AI supercomputer named "Project Debater" was pitted in a competition against a human national debate champion Harish Natarajan. A quick Google search resulted in no immediate hits of others writing such an essay. For the entire text of this example lesson plan, click here to view as a Google Doc.).

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Jeff Bezos Wants to Go to the Moon. Then, Public Education.

Edsurge

While Google, Microsoft and Apple have been pursuing their ambitions in K-12 and higher education for more than a decade, Amazon has mostly remained at the sidelines. These learning centers look less like classrooms and more like co-working spaces, with lounges, group meeting rooms, individual study spaces, playgrounds and makerspaces.

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Ed-Tech Agitprop

Hack Education

This talk was delivered at OEB 2019 in Berlin. But I do want to quickly note the other meanings of the phrase -- the ones that show up in the "Google Alert" I have set for the title. Or part of it was. I only had 20 minutes to speak, and what I wrote here is a bit more than what I could fit in that time-slot. Why the glee?

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100+ Ways to Use a Chromebook in the Classroom – SULS033

Shake Up Learning

By the way, this resource is excellent for any Google for Education school that uses the Chrome browser, not just Chromebooks! While I can’t actually fit 100 ideas into this blog post and podcast episode, I can offer you a FREE Google Chromebook resource that is loaded with ideas, lessons, apps, and more! Click To Tweet.

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

techlearning

The program runs from May 2018-June 2019. Amplify Fractions covers math standards in grades 3–6 and uses adaptive learning, interactive storytelling, and a personalized digital tutor to help students conquer fractions. Teachers access the system using their regular school Google login account.

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