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Online PD Courses Help Educators Understand Ed-Tech, Classroom Management, Study Finds

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Training for electronic/digital devices: 33 percent. Training for student assessments: 27 percent. Company/vendor: 29 percent. Quizzes/assessments: 68 percent. To receive a digital badge: 10 percent. See also: Research Update: K-12 Teachers Turning to MOOCs for Professional Development.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” The company – funded by Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Pearson, Learn Capital, and others – says it will remain open. ” “The Indiana Department of Education is seeking $4 million in damages from the company that created last year’s problem-plagued ISTEP test. Accreditation and Certification.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” (Related: “Theranos investor Tim Draper blames the company’s downfall on an investigative journalist,” Business Insider reports.). ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). More “MOOC” news under the job training section below. ” Testing.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon.

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