Graphite Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

Critical Practices for Anti-Bias Education: Classroom Culture (by Teaching Tolerance): These PD activities and reflections for educators help teachers make their classrooms more open and respectful, leading to better discussions and outcomes for all students.

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Resources Classroom Video Strategy 98

edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2023

The district gathers information and feedback through surveys, posts social media messages and information on its website, produces a newsletter, and uses Let’s Talk, an app that facilitates parent questions answered by district leaders and department heads who respond and further staff-researched to provide additional information to the community.

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Accessibility LMS Chromebook Digital Divide 83

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2017

DeVos played a role in Michigan education reform, so in a world of alternative facts , suddenly claims and counter-claims about Michigan schools are all over blogs, social media and mainstream media. A law passed in 2016 returned control of DPS to a locally-elected school board that took office this month.

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Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

An advocacy for libertarian politics – think Peter Thiel (a Stanford graduate) now advising Donald Trump. Turns out too that a lot of the education startups that have been promising “revolution” or hell even “improved outcomes” for the past few years have been selling snake oil.

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Trends Company MOOC Edmodo 64

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

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. The incident, she added, had also made her aware that “Pearson is monitoring all social media during PARCC testing.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2017

For its part, ALEC’s legislative advocacy focuses on three “free speech” areas : campus speech, the privacy of donors to campaigns and 501(c)(3)s, and commercial speech.) They’re interested in specific outcomes, specific ideas, specific stories. Social Media and Weaponized Data.

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Technology Education Social Media Groups 58

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Here’s the blog post from Udacity on Blitz, as well as one announcing it was opening shop in Saudi Arabia. Related, from the Social Media Collective : “Spike in Online Gig Work : Flash in the Pan or Future of Employment?” ” and “ Social Media Update 2016.” population.”

Education 40

Education Company Data Pearson 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Since 1970, DeVos family members have invested at least $200 million in a host of right-wing causes – think tanks, media outlets, political committees, evangelical outfits, and a string of advocacy groups. Last year, I chose “ Social Media, Campus Activism, and Free Speech ” as one of my “ Top Ed-Tech Trends.”

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