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WHAT’S NEW: NEW TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS

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Blackboard Ally is an accessibility solution that helps make digital class content in a learning management system (LMS) more accessible for all learners. Ally is designed to integrate with a school district’s existing LMS and automatically runs class materials through an accessibility checklist that looks for common accessibility issues.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“Anti- Common Core Groups Unhappy About Trump Ed Secretary Pick Betsy DeVos ,” says the Sunshine State News. ” The Autistic Self Advocacy Network issued a statement on the nomination of Jeff Sessions as US Attorney General. Mindwires Consulting is selling their report on the European LMS market.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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In 2011, Barber went to work for Pearson as its Chief Education Advisor, continuing his advocacy for competition, data collection, measurements, and standards-based reforms. Or rather, their interest wasn’t in the features of the new LMS. See David Kernohan’s excellent keynote at OpenEd13 for more.) Truly some stellar reporting, Mike.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

According to the conservative news site The Daily Caller , “Bailing On Common Core Tests Is Costing States Millions.” PowerSchool has acquired the LMS Haiku Learning for an undisclosed sum. Via Edsurge : “Chasing China ’s Edtech Unicorns: A Cautionary Tale.” Remember Richard McKenzie?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via eCampus News : “The 2 edtech fields with the most potential under Trump.” ” Via The Washington Post : “ School offers ‘incentives’ to get kids to take Common Core standardized test.” Offering “modules” in an LMS is, apparently, newsworthy.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Testing, Testing… Common Core test scores released and California ’s scores were up a little bit, Connecticut ’s were up a little bit more, and Maryland ’s were better in math. ” Edutechnica has new data on LMS trends , including installations and migrations. Became A Pop Culture Phenomenon.”