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

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So with these guidelines in mind, I’ve chosen six areas where edtech has made an impact this decade: Learning Management Systems. Learning analytics. Digital badges. Adaptive learning systems. Digital badges are intended to signify authenticated knowledge and skills from informal learning environments.

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Can Competency-Based Education Demonstrate Mastery Across a Lifetime? #DLNchat

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Not everyone in the #DLNchat community was as enthusiastic about the potential of adaptive learning for CBE. Jeff Grann said, “Adaptive may help tweak, but it’s important to start with building high quality CBE learning experiences that prioritize gains in student learning.”

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What Education Technology Could Look Like Over the Next Five Years

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They see worldwide educators focusing on “ deeper learning ” outcomes that try to connect what happens in the classroom to experts and experiences beyond school as an important trend. Adaptive Learning: Adaptive learning refers to software that adjusts to students’ learning needs as they use the product.

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WHAT’S NEW

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BENCHMARK EDUCATION COMPANY ADVANCEALL ( benchmarkeducation.com ) Benchmark Education Company (BEC) released Advance ALL, a new series motivating students to read with literary and informational reading text sets. Star 360 helps educators quickly and accurately determine students’ mastery in reading and math.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

In 2018, Mozilla said it would retire Backpack, its platform for sharing and displaying badges, and would help users move their badges to Badgr, software developed by the tech company Concentric Sky. Information is power. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon. The Teacher Influencer Hustle. Course Signals. The TED Talk.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Salesforce has filed a patent for “ Digital badging for facilitating virtual recognition of an achievement.” Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security. ” Not sure how popular Facebook and Summit Public Schools ’ “personalized learning” platform is, for what it’s worth.