Shake Up Learning

MARCH 14, 2023

The Dangers of AI (and it’s not cheating) Click To Tweet Listen to this article. AI in Schools and Classrooms Edweek shared in a 2020 article , In education, AI can be found in learning analytic platforms, online courseware, voice assistants, and support structures within other apps. How much more can we afford to lose?

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Brad is a publisher of education and children's books as well as leads the strategic vision of the organization. He is a co-author of two upcoming books, The AI Classroom, and The Discipline Code. And I think that's why the three of us got together and wrote this book because the potential of this new technology is absolutely amazing.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 21, 2015

I am a part of Team 4443: Sock Monkeys and we are a robotics team through the FTC. Robotics teams start the competition season by learning what that year’s challenge is; they then immediately get to work on designing and building a robot that is best suited to that year’s challenge. What does FTC stand for/mean?

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

I had a chance to talk with Jason Innes, the Director of Curriculum, Training, and Management for KinderLab Robotics. KinderLab Robotics is dedicated to universal STEAM literacy. They provide research-based robot kits to young children, introducing a playful way that gets even the youngest learners excited about STEAM learning.

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EdTechTeam

AUGUST 8, 2018

These little ball robots have opened up so many possibilities. And the beauty is you can use this little robot in any lesson, in any subject, and with any age. Our thought was to use the robot to create recycling videos for our school. To foster understanding she used books and articles about recycling with her students.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

They consume social media platforms like Instagram and Snapchat. These teachers were challenged to a Breakout based on the book “The Dot” by Peter Reynolds. By connecting through social media your educators and students can see how the work they do matters. The 7 shifts: 1.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Subsidized by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, some publications have repeatedly run overtly and covertly sponsored articles that hawk the future of learning as “personalized,” as focused on “ the whole child.” Robots won’t replace you , the press repeatedly said. Don’t worry, teachers.

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Evelyn Learning

MAY 14, 2023

This article discusses, in detail, the points that influence the decision of its development, such as: Role of technology in curriculum Reassessing curriculum development as per new age requirements Factors to consider when redesigning the curriculum A curriculum is important for both teachers and students. AI has entered into K-12 education.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 22, 2019

Participants are encouraged to use #library2019 and #libraryemergingtech on their social media posts leading up to and during the event. She is currently working on her upcoming book Libraries Supporting Online Learning: Digital Literacy, Open Access and Local Connectivity from ABC-CLIO. The call for proposals is now open.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 19, 2017

Visited several local libraries and InfOhio : I tapped into these resources which gave me over 300 books, magazines, and articles at various reading and interest levels. While some studied robotics and social media, others dived into different learning disabilities and schools around the world.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Participants are encouraged to use #library2019 and #libraryemergingtech on their social media posts leading up to and during the event. She is currently working on her upcoming book Libraries Supporting Online Learning: Digital Literacy, Open Access and Local Connectivity from ABC-CLIO. Please also join this Library 2.0

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 4, 2023

Pew Research recently reported that about half of Americans regularly get their news from social media. That’s newspapers, evening news, and anything considered ‘mainstream media’ They prefer blogs, Twitter, and Facebook. So why do students turn to it for news?

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Lately I hear from administrators who, after reading an article or post about makerspaces in libraries, believe their library must have or be a makerspace, without serious consideration of how that program might or might not address local needs. business teachers (my school recently added a Social Media Class!), game design.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Participants are encouraged to use #library2019 and #libraryemergingtech on their social media posts leading up to and during the event. She is currently working on her upcoming book Libraries Supporting Online Learning: Digital Literacy, Open Access and Local Connectivity from ABC-CLIO. Please also join this Library 2.0

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

This is part one of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Last year, I started this series – my annual review of the year in education technology – with an article on wishful thinking. But blaming social media is too easy and too simplistic. Are standing desks ? Is ESP real ?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

It’s a reaction, I’d say, to the current obsession with artificial intelligence and a response to all the stories we were told this year about robots on the cusp of replacing, out-“thinking,” and out-working us. I wrote about this company, along with its better known competitor ClassDojo, in an article in The Baffler.

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Hack Education

JULY 7, 2017

Via The Verge : “US denies visas to Afghanistan ’s all-girl robotics team.” Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill follows up on the Edsurge article with his own analysis : “ MOOCs Now Focused on Paid Certificates and OPM Market.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Immigration and Education. million total.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Edsurge has a new guide on the ed-tech job market , with articles including “ Diversity in Hiring Doesn’t Start With Hiring ” and “ Optimizing Your LinkedIn Profile for Your Edtech Job Hunt.” Story above.

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Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Amazing what reading a book will do for you. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. There’s more robot news in the job training section above. National and Global) Education Politics. State and Local) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. I’m ending that series, I think, so I can focus on writing books. A nice review in The Nation of Eve Ewing ’s new book (and her work more broadly) on the closure of schools in Chicago. Immigration and Education.

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” My favorite part of this article, I think, is where it boasts about how stable Ethiopia is these days. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Techcrunch : “This tortoise shows kids that robot abuse is bad.”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

” (The narrative structure of these sorts of articles is always the same: crisis occurs; tech will save the day. “‘Eton for all’: will robot teachers mean everyone gets an elite education? “ Do Medical Schools Still Need Books? Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” asks The New Statesman.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 23, 2019

But for the past year or so, I've turned my attention away from the day-to-day news as I've researched and written a book on teaching machines and the history of personalization and behaviorism. That's what a decade of ed-tech social media and PR have wrought: hashtag gurus and fake news.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. But I’m putting that project on pause while I write my book. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” The latest research from Pew : “ Teens’ Social Media Habits and Experiences.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Again and again, the media told stories — wildly popular stories , apparently — about how technology industry executives refuse to allow their own children to use the very products they were selling to the rest of us. The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. There’s also an article on financial aid and cybersecurity in the data and surveillance section below. ” Related: John Warner has penned a great review of Haidt’s new book. National) Education Politics. ” Testing.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

With a recent focus on "fake news" and the realization that many of us (adults and kids alike) get our news primarily through social media , the concept of "media literacy" is buzzing. " -- Common Sense News and Media Literacy Topic Backgrounder. Kindergarten Project.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 25, 2017

” Via The Nation : “ Trump’s Border Security May Search Your Social Media by ‘Tone’ ” Via Education Week : “Setback for DACA Supporters Places Program’s Fate Squarely in Trump’s Hands.” No disclosure in this article that Edsurge shares an investor with VIPKID.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

I’d hardly know where to begin in writing one, but I want to open this particular article – one that focuses, in part, on the whole “everyone should learn to code” craze – recognizing his great contribution to educational computing as well as his loss. Read Mindstorms. Read Mindstorms. ” ).

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Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” And I am not even linking to the National Review article promoting this racist crap. ” asks Ron Srigley in the Los Angeles Review of Books. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. National) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. The featured article : “13 Stories of Life on a Teacher’s Salary.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Probably my favorite “robots are the future of education” story in a good, long while.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. “Dean Dad” Matt Reed on “‘ Netflix for Books.’” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Engadget : “ Japan trials AI and robots to boost English skills in schools.”

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Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Sponsored content appearing this week on Edsurge , paid for by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative , includes this article touting Slack. National) Education Politics. ” Oh.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

I’ve never seen an education story receive quite as much attention from non-educators on social media. ” Let’s all point out how this article gets “the pioneers of the MOOC” wrong. Via WHIO : “ School social media director fired after correcting student’s misspelled tweet.”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 5, 2014

Partner Announcements Library Journal : So many children’s books. Welcome to BookVerdict Mobile where you can search, review, purchase, and share only the best in children’s books. Julie Long''s recent article in the SecurEdge Networks Blog lists several reasons that eBooks are good solutions for classroom content.

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Hack Education

APRIL 21, 2017

There is a lack of schools, teachers, books, uniforms and food. Yet, according to this study, nearly half of the donors have chosen to supply educational technology, far more than are building schools, providing basic books and materials or employing teachers. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Where Are They Now?”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2016

Stanford historian Larry Cuban has also written a number of articles this year on his observations of the instructional practices and technology usage at the charter school chain.). Johnson’s management of education-focused companies includes his seat on the board of Twigtale, a “personalized” children’s book startup.

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