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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition)

Doug Levin

Last week, the “Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News” was on vacation, amongst the tall trees of the northwestern coast, and mostly off the grid. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition). Tagged on: April 23, 2017 Is It Time to Break Up Google? | Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition)

Doug Levin

Last week, the “Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News” was on vacation, amongst the tall trees of the northwestern coast, and mostly off the grid. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition). Tagged on: April 23, 2017 Is It Time to Break Up Google? | Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Learning Comes Alive with Virtual Reality and Other Audio/Visual Technologies

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SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! That money, combined with federal E-rate funds , enabled St. Like many other districts, University City is transitioning from traditional blackboards to writable digital surfaces. “In Virtual Reality Gives STEM New Life For Students.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MP3 and MP4 versions will be available as well as the full Blackboard Collaborate recordings, although they take some days to process. Recordings : all conference sessions are recorded and are available almost immediately after being given. Be sure to come sign up on the conference website to be notified of recording availability.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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they do boost graduation rates.). Via Buzzfeed’s Molly Hensley-Clancy : “These Colleges Have The Worst Student Loan Default Rates In The Country.” Google announced it was adding to search results about colleges and universities data from the U.S. ” You know what would be helpful Google?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” At least the e-cigarette company (which targets teens) offers a social-emotional learning curriculum, right? ” Via the AP : “ District of Columbia Mayor Muriel E. Fines Google $5.1 “ Is Blackboard dying? Another invocation of Google Map s as a metaphor for student learning data in Edsurge.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via The Verge : “James Damore sues Google for allegedly discriminating against conservative white men.” ” 69% of Google’s employees are men. ” From the press release : “ Blackboard Announces Organizational Changes to Better Serve Clients Worldwide.” 56% are white. ” JFC.