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Robot Teachers, Racist Algorithms, and Disaster Pedagogy

Hack Education

Technology companies offer their products as the solution, and technology advocates promote the narrative of techno-solutionism. If schools are struggling right now, education technology companies — and technology companies in general — are not. Tech companies are dominating the stock market. Let me fix that sentence.

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Lexia PowerUp Literacy Wins Tech & Learning“Best of Show”Award at ISTE 2018

techlearning

“Once again, the ISTE show floor was inundated with edtech—from the latest in coding, robotics and makerspace gear to sophisticated upgrades in interactive hardware offerings,” said Tech & Learning’sManaging Director of Content Kevin Hogan. It’s a yeoman’s task and we take it seriously in selecting these companies and their products.”

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How Kids Really Learn

The CoolCatTeacher

The Dash and Dot robot wonder pack from Wonder Workshop Stay tuned at the end of the show for how to enter. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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This Tech Tool Can Save Teachers 10 Minutes Per Class

Edsurge

Laurence’s College in Brisbane had just 50 minutes to write up a formative assessment on the representation of robots and artificial intelligence in the movies. That way a secondary explanation of a concept can happen instantly as opposed to the next day,” she says. Her high school literature students at St.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5 Okay, okay.

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DEI in action: eSN Innovation Roundtable

eSchool News

There’s not a single subject you cannot teach within Minecraft, not a single assessment you cannot do within Minecraft. So, unless, the way I see it, you have to get other outside [funding and support] sources such as tech companies and other companies, grants, donations, but outside of that, the funding is not there.

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2016 Global Education Conference Starts Sunday - Important Information!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We are grateful for companies and organizations who believe in the power of globally connected learning. To indicate your support fostering global awareness through education, please sign up for this program and follow these instructions. Contact Steve Hargadon (steve@hargadon.com) about opportunities to get involved with our community.