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4 K-12 Ed Tech Trends to Watch in 2018

EdTech Magazine

From learning analytics tools providing students with instant feedback on their work to virtual reality facilitating field trips to faraway lands to 3D printers filling makerspaces, the classroom looks quite a bit different than it did just five years ago. Learning Analytics Tools Provide Real-Time Feedback. CDW Segment.

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?Updates, Upgrades and Overheard: What Was Unveiled at ISTE 2017

Edsurge

MICROSOFT CLASSROOM IS NO MORE. Instead, educators will be able to use Microsoft Teams in Office 365 for Education. GOTTA CATCH ‘EM ALL: Newsela , a popular online resource which allows teachers to select and assign articles based on students’ Lexile levels, is aiming to bring its materials to younger students.

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The Dangers of AI (and it’s not cheating) – SULS0190

Shake Up Learning

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.

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Ensuring “Techquity” in All Learning Spaces

edWeb.net

As a part of his active involvement within the educational technology community, Ken is an Apple Distinguished Educator, a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, and a Google Certified Innovator. Learn more at net-ref.com. The post Ensuring “Techquity” in All Learning Spaces appeared first on edWeb.

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Behaviorism, Surveillance, and (School) Work

Hack Education

Microsoft and Google offer schools "productivity tools," for example, making it quite clear — I would hope — that whatever students or staff type or click on feeds into financial measurements of efficiency. In ed-tech circles, we call this "learning analytics," but it's less about learning than it is about productivity.).

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Managing and Sharing Your Education Data Effectively

edWeb.net

She possesses extensive experience with standards-alignment projects—from unpacking standards and alignment to developing new learning materials and assessments. Erin is a certified ISTE CAP Trainer, Google Trainer, and Microsoft Innovative Educator. Join the Community.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

” Re-reading that article now makes me cringe. I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow. Would there even be “learning analytics” without the LMS, I wonder?). More on that in a subsequent article in this series.)