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Education in the Era of COVID-19: Why Connection Matters

Digital Promise

So, we’ve been trying to advocate for those mobile hotspots. So, in other words, we’re looking at a two-year contract for getting the mobile hotspot set up in homes that are eight or 10 miles away from our little town,” said Tim Bobrowski, superintendent of Owsley County Schools.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 30 Edition)

Doug Levin

NewsWorks → XPRIZE — the nonprofit known for holding ambitious public competitions — has picked eight mobile tools that are supposed to aid adults who read below a third-grade level. court, illegal—online repository of pirated research papers, is enormously popular.

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Schedule Announced - Thursday's "Libraries and Privacy" Library 2.0 Mini-Conference

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Participants are encouraged to use #library2022 and #librariesandprivacy on their social media posts about the event. in library, archival, and information science from The University of British Columbia in 2020. Udall Professor of Law OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL Rebecca Tsosie is a Regents Professor at the James E.

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When a Pandemic Upends Labor Markets, Will a New Workforce ISA Fund Work?

Edsurge

A self-taught programmer, he found on-and-off work building websites, managing social media and handling e-commerce for dental offices, toy shops and other clients. On March 16, 2020, he completed the last of his five classes to earn his certificate in business intelligence, eager at the prospects of a new career.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

“To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. Of course, teachers have utilized social media sites for years to launch various side-hustles — speaking gigs and “ brand ambassadorships ”, for example — as well as to facilitate their main hustle — you know, teaching.

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