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Michelle Weise: ‘We Need to Design the Learning Ecosystem of the Future’

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As an example, in 2014, LinkedIn’s top ten jobs were jobs that hadn’t existed five years prior: social media intern, iOS/Android developer, cloud manager, big data architect, or UI/UX designer as examples. We’ll have to prepare students for work that doesn’t exist yet. It can offer just-in-time tutoring, advising, or mentorship.

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The Features And Benefits Of The XP-Pen Drawing Tablet In The Classroom

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These tablets differ from other tablets like iPads because they are distinct writing and drawing tablets able to be connected to many kinds of monitors and displays (including Windows, Mac, and Android systems). The XP-Pen tablets allow users – teachers and students alike – to hand-draw or write notes, diagrams, and graphics.

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What Technology Does What: An #edtech Chart For Teachers

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Pocket (iTunes), Pocket (Android), Scoopit, Pearltrees. iOS/Android: ReadQuick. iOS/Android: Knowji , PowerVocab , Vocabulary.com , TheSaurus Browser: Visual Thesaurus. iOS/Android: Lumosity , Elevate , Fit Brains , Eidetic ; Nintendo DS: Brain Age. Udacity, Coursera, Udemy , MIT OCW ; ( see more here ).

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Udemy has raised another $60 million , this time from the South African media group Naspers (which just last month invested $15 million in the homework help site Brainly). Udemy, which offers a marketplace for online classes, has raised $173 million total. Funding and Acquisitions (The Business of Ed-Tech).