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Observation and self-reflection in the classroom

Kathy Schrock

This can easily be done in a paper notebook or with a journaling tool such as Penzu which is available online and for both the iOS and Android operating systems, syncing the information between the online tool and the app. Here is one sample survey which has students evaluating teacher performance.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Billion in Android Antitrust Case.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via The New York Post : “Doctors slam sex robot ‘family mode’ ” “Where Are The Robot Teachers ?” “ Robots in the classroom ? Via The New York Times : “ E.U. Fines Google $5.1

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Google’s press release : “ Google and Bertelsmann launch mobile digital skills initiatives with Udacity – 10,000 Android scholarships available for EU developers.” ” Udacity has announced a “the Associate Android Developer Fast Track,” to help people get their Android certification.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Nope, robots will not be doing this job of content moderation , as Facebook recently boasted at its developer conference. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. For more news about robots not taking jobs, see the HR section above. Android apps to be specific. ” From the HR Department. Well, not quite.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Some of the stories are in the “robots” section below.). ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” More on that study on how Android apps violate COPPA via Appcensus. Via EdWeek Market Brief : “ Principals Report More Influence Over School Budgets Than Curriculum Choice in National Survey.”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Imagine Discovering That Your Teaching Assistant Really Is a Robot,” The Wall Street Journal gushed in 2016 , documenting an experiment undertaken at Georgia Tech in which a chatbot called “Jill Watson” answered questions in a course’s online forum. (He Robot essay graders — they grade just the same as human ones. Chatbot Instructors.

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” According to Edsurge , Knewton is now a courseware company and not a “robot tutor in the sky.” Via The New York Times : “ Andy Rubin, Android Creator , Steps Away From Firm Amid Misconduct Report.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” There’s some robot news in the privacy section below.

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