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Why a K-12 Operating System is the Next Step in the Evolution of Edtech

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One of the first curricular tools I built to share—on the first day of school—was a public, student-friendly gradebook on Google Sheets. Yes, this was before Google Classroom existed!) This competency-based system made sense; if students were chronically absent, holding them accountable to a pacing calendar would prove futile.

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Best Math Apps For Kids

Fractus Learning

The high-quality apps available on the web, at the iTunes Apps Store, and Android devices on Google Play Store are astounding. The apps feature math games, activities, and user interfaces that make learning math a fun and enjoyable experience for students at all levels. The math app is customizable to your kid’s skill level.

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From Silos to Sharing: Why Are Open Educational Resources Still So Hard to Find?

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There is also the US Department of Education’s Learning Registry, which contains resources created by various parts of the US Government. Yet these systems do not often talk to one another—and that poses a problem for teachers trying to find the best resources. Forty-two states and Washington, D.C. They also should share their goods.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Clickers” are definitely not new — indeed, in my research for Teaching Machines , I found examples of classroom response systems dating back to the 1950s. The incident caused a great deal of furor, perhaps because it came at a moment of heightened political outcry about the Common Core State Standards and standardized testing.

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14 of The Best Math Games For Kids -Fun and Educational Math Apps for Children

Fractus Learning

Children learn number sense and how the base-10 number system works by playing on the four tracks (1s, 10s, 100s, 1000s); four dinosaurs, one per track, is allocated to each child playing. An adaptive learning path allows each child to learn at their pace and independently.

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30 Examples Of Disruptions In The Classroom

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But as successive refinements improve them to the point that they start to steal customers, they may end up reshaping entire industries: classified ads (Craigslist), long distance calls (Skype), record stores (iTunes), research libraries (Google), local stores (eBay), taxis (Uber) and newspapers (Twitter).” Ease of publishing (e.g.,

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Republican lawmakers back bill that would substantially cut tuition and revenue , and seek more student diversity, at five system campuses, four of which are minority-serving institutions.” And The Next Web headline makes for… something: “ Facebook and Google could be allowed to award university degrees.”