The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

We''ll be talking about Mozilla''s Open Badges project , the issues around recognizing skills and achievements that happen outside of traditional learning institutions, and the HASTAC Badges Competition: Badges For Lifelong Learning. The Classroom 2.0 The average time students spent on Facebook was 106 minutes per day.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Via The New York Times : “ Broadband Law Could Force Rural Residents Off Information Superhighway.” ” Among its cargo: a Facebook / Internet.org satellite that was supposed to provide Internet access Facebook to African countries. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Kaplan Will Offer Free Online PSAT Prep.”

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JANUARY 12, 2018

Via Education Week : “ Trump Signs Orders on Rural Broadband Access.” Vox on segregation in US public schools : “We can draw school zones to make classrooms less segregated. ” The school: the Electronic Classroom of the Future. .” The Department of Education’s press release has more.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

What Happens in My Classroom During a Lockdown Drill Should Horrify Americans,” writes K. Via Wired : “ Ajit Pai ’s Plan Will Take Broadband Away From Poor People.” Wikispaces Classroom (and free wikis from the company, now owned by TES ) joins the ed-tech dead pool. Katzmann in The Trace. million total.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

” Via Ars Technica : “Senate Democrats fight FCC plan to lower America’s broadband standards.” million to cover federal funds that went to the botched statewide school broadband contract.” My response : “Inequality, ‘Brand Ambassadors,’ and the Business of Selling (to) Classrooms.”

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