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‘Our Technology Is Our Ideology’: George Siemens on the Future of Digital Learning

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A researcher, theorist, educator, Siemens is the digital learning guy. He’s credited with co-teaching the first MOOC in 2008, introduced the theory of “connectivism”—the idea that knowledge is distributed across digital networks—and spearheaded research projects about the role of data and analytics in education.

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Can Creativity Be Taught?

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The report notes that by 2020 rapid technological change will make more than a third of the skills considered important in today’s workforce obsolete. The initiative, called Verizon Innovative Learning, gives a tablet with data plan to every student and teacher in under-resourced middle schools. But this year we got two accepted!”

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25 digital tools and edtech resources from FETC

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Kami demonstrated its all-in-one digital learning platform. Teachers can turn static documents into rich learning resources, enhance learning and drive student engagement, and promote student choice. Using Kami, teachers can create assignments with their LMS, share class-wide, and offer feedback in real time.

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Profile of Asbury Park (NJ) Superintendent Sancha Gray

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PILOT PROGRAM OFFERS FREE ROBOTICS TEACHING RESOURCES Sony is offering a pilot program through which educators will be provided multiple KOOV kits, free of cost, along with one hour of training with the KOOV team and four weeks to experience KOOV firsthand. Google Classroom —Digital learning management system using Google apps ?

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Coding and Computer Science during CSEdWeek

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This year, CSEdWeek took place from December 5th to 11th, and two of edWeb.net ’s professional learning communities (PLC) presented webinars that highlighted the importance of coding and computer science in education. In the year 2020 we’ll have 1.4 Join the Coding & Robotics K-8 Community.

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29 K-12 edtech predictions for 2021

eSchool News

When we posted our 2020 predictions on January 1 last year, we–along with the majority of the world–definitely didn’t anticipate the curveball that was (and continues to be) the global COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 has been called a dumpster fire, the worst year in recent memory, and more. education system.

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Science Interactive Group Acquires Another Company to Grow Its Lab Education Kits

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The combined company expects to deliver about 150,000 kits in 2020. Science education technology is a growing field, with recent advancements in robotic technology at medical schools and technology used to scale nursing education, she says. The companies shared about 60 percent of their customers before the acquisition.

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