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Verizon launches free trainings and tools to help educators navigate digital instruction

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Expansion of Verizon Innovative Learning Schools program to include additional student connectivity and teacher professional development for Title I schools. Learn more at CitizenVerizon.com. About Verizon Innovative Learning. The company is committed to providing 10 million youths with digital skills training by 2030.

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How Augmented Reality Fosters Student Curiosity and Collaboration

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It can bring traditional textbooks to life by adding interactive elements like videos, models or supplementary information to printed pages. In educational settings, AR can be used in numerous ways to enhance teaching and engage students.

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Can Creativity Be Taught?

Digital Promise

In fact, 85 percent of the jobs that will exist in 2030 haven’t even been invented yet, says a report by the Institute for the Future and a panel of 20 tech, business, and academic experts from around the world. With its tech-infused curriculum, Verizon Innovative Learning is changing the way teachers teach and students learn.

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The Winners and Filmstrips of An (Almost) Decade in Education Technology

Edsurge

Finally, sanity prevailed when the MOOC elite discovered that simply putting videos of lectures online didn’t really advance learning for anyone. Digital badges are intended to signify authenticated knowledge and skills from informal learning environments.

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How Do You Prepare Students for Jobs That Don’t Exist Yet? Karen Cator Has Some Ideas.

Edsurge

EdSurge recently sat down with Karen Cator, the CEO of Digital Promise, to get her take. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology who has been championing digital learning since long before the term “digital learning” was being thrown around—back when she was still a classroom teacher in Alaska.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via The New York Times : “On YouTube Kids , Startling Videos Slip Past Filters.” ” Via Education Dive : “Tech for ELL students can bridge content and digital learning gaps.” “ What will universities look like in 2030? “Something is wrong on the internet,” says James Bridle.