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Open Learning Opportunities for All Young People

Educator Innovator

This article was originally featured on BoingBoing. I’ve seen this dynamic again and again in my research on ed tech, where well-meaning tech folks are creating goodies theoretically accessible to everyone, but they end up giving more advantages to kids who are already well on their way to being digital elites.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via Ars Technica : “Senate Democrats fight FCC plan to lower America’s broadband standards.” million to cover federal funds that went to the botched statewide school broadband contract.” Salesforce has filed a patent for “ Digital badging for facilitating virtual recognition of an achievement.”