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Is the new education reform hiding in plain sight?

The Hechinger Report

It feels natural to a generation groomed to presume that everything is calibrated to their needs and wants — whether it’s online shopping, news or math homework — and raised with smartphones in their hands. It sounds benign, and wonderful, to many parents. Schools, districts and even entire states are embracing it.

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Distance Education in transit? #EDENchat #EDENchatUS

Learning with 'e's

The advent of the Web, along with wider access to computers, smartphones and other personal technologies, has transformed distance education to the point that anyone can now access free learning through MOOCs and other online forms of content delivery. What will be the future of distance education?

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A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers: Learning Models & Technology

TeachThought - Learn better.

.” BYOD programs allow students to use their own technology (usually smartphone or tablet) in a classroom. BYOD is often seen as a way of solving budget concerns while increasing the authenticity of learning experiences , while critics point to the problems BYOD can cause for district IT, privacy concerns, and more. ” (3).