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What Happens When Low-Income College Students Borrow Free Laptops?

Edsurge

When black students at the University of Michigan took to Twitter several years ago to critique campus policies and culture , one tweet in particular caught the attention of college administrators. The post ( perhaps one like this ) described how alienating and awkward it can feel for a student to show up to class without a laptop.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 33 Edition)

Doug Levin

In the absence of the weekly news round-ups, I took the time away to do some further writing and analysis: Everything’s Bigger in Texas…Including (Maybe) the Data Breaches , which details the ham-handed way in which the Texas Association of School Boards has communicated about their breach of personal information about Texas educators.

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The Chilean Ministry of Education Launches New Partnership with Discovery Education Supporting Presidential EdTech Initiative

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Me Conecto para Aprender aims to close the gap in access to information technologies and promote their use across Chile by providing all of the country’s 7grade students a laptop computer, a year of internet access, and high-quality digital resources that encourage the use of the computer.

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Media Literacy: Five Ways Teachers Are Fighting Fake News

MindShift

The study showed that while students absorb media constantly, they often lack the critical thinking skills needed to tell fake news from the real stuff. NPR Ed put out a social media call asking how educators are teaching fake news and media literacy, and we got a lot of responses. an article to read on their laptops.

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Getting better news: my daily routine

Bryan Alexander

After one such mocking a Twitter friend asked , “what do you favor for news?” I begin each morning with a run through a customized Google News page, on my laptop (if I’m at home or an office space) or phone (if on the run). Last stops on my morning news run are social media, mostly Twitter and Facebook.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow. But Posterous, if you’ll recall, was acquired by Twitter in 2012 and shut down one year later. Microsoft Windows devices – again, that’s laptops and tablets – remained at about 22%.

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Support English Learners with Micro-credentials from Digital Promise

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Digital devices, be they iPads, laptops, Chromebooks, Macs, or PCs, give students access to endless amounts of web-based resources for research, inquiry, collaboration, sharing, and more. For more information, contact Digital Promise at these social media links: Twitter: @Digital Promise [link].