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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

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According to David Callahan, editor of the website Inside Philanthropy and author of the 2017 book The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy , philanthropists have more power than ever before, and “that influence is likely to grow far greater in coming decades.” Wonder Workshop (robotics) – $41 million.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Tuesday, March 4th at 12pm CST in Austin, TX Common Sense Media - Inspiring Advocacy through News and Digital Media , While technology provides exciting, innovative teaching opportunities, it also introduces tremendous challenges. Education Revolution Google+ Community Robots grading essays. Click here to register.

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WHAT’S NEW: NEW TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS

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The company has partnered with advocacy organizations to produce white papers at the 2017 and 2016 Digital Citizenship Summits and provides online monitoring software to schools. Original reporting features (time spent reading, books read, etc.) TCI BRING SCIENCE ALIVE!

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STEMxCon - Today Is the Final Deadline for Proposals; Great Keynotes + Sessions; Need Volunteers!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Please consider becoming part of this elite team by signing up at [link] and using the booking calendar to schedule volunteer time. Candidate VoiceThread for Digital Education - Kelli Stair- teacher/ writer An Example STEAM and Maker-Education Curriculum: From Puppets to Robots - Jackie Gerstein, Ed.D. Huge thanks! Torrey Trust, Ph.D.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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The story examined a proposed practice: “Colleges require students to pay a course-materials fee, which would be used to buy e-books for all of them (whatever text the professor recommends, just as in the old model).” And digital bits have replaced the need to cut down trees to make paper and waste ink to create those books.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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.” Via The Washington Post : “ School offers ‘incentives’ to get kids to take Common Core standardized test.” Tressie McMillan Cottom’s new book on for-profit higher ed reviewed by The New York Times. ” New Nanodegrees from Udacity : Digital Marketing and Robotics.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” I’m a little surprised that either of these women – both Democrats, both Common Core supporters, if nothing else – would be under serious consideration. ” The book was racist. is disappointed in Common Core. Education in the Courts. Data-mining a Facebook group. Lee Partners.