The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2017

“The first line of defense in protecting student privacy are our teachers, and we’re not making sure that they have the tools to keep that data safe,” said Amelia Vance, policy counsel for the nonprofit Future of Privacy Forum. Amelia Vance, policy counsel, Future of Privacy Forum. “It

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Training Data Student Data Privacy Policies 40

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

This year NMC and CoSN have also put together a digital toolkit to help educators and policy leaders start conversations about these trends in their community, with the hope that some of the changes they see happening in pockets around the world will become more broadly accepted. DEVELOPMENTS IN ED TECH.

Trends 28

Trends Technology Robotics Report 28

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2016

The National Education Policy Center (NEPC) released a report last week warning that online and blended learning schools are struggling. Regarding blended learning in particular, the report used a deeply flawed methodology to count and evaluate the blended schools nationwide. Do lectures work?

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Blended Learning Learning Assessment Report 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. It blows my mind when a kid comes to class and says, ‘Hey, look what I made with Blender [the open-source, online design software]’ or ‘Look what I programmed,’ after they went online for research and troubleshooting, and did their own thing,” he said.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 90

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Instead, teachers, aided by learning software, determine students’ strengths and weaknesses and tailor activities toward them. Overall, there is a risk that a “ digital learning gap ” is forming on top of the achievement gap that already exists. Class sizes are kept low, and students remain with the same student cohort.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Instead, teachers, aided by learning software, determine students’ strengths and weaknesses and tailor activities toward them. Overall, there is a risk that a “ digital learning gap ” is forming on top of the achievement gap that already exists. They showed some trepidation.

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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

The school started with an initial push into blended learning, a teaching approach that aims to integrate online with traditional face-to-face learning, said Colleen Collins, the school director. Students David Diaz and Emani Torres had been using Summit software at CICS West Belden since sixth grade.

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Personalized Learning Education Learning Elementary 145

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. The rise of online learning has accelerated it, and school technology providers have been fierce advocates. It’s no surprise that schools adopting the method are often the same ones that have invested heavily in education software and computers. Photo: Kyle Spencer.

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Learning Common Core System Groups 107

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The rise of collaborative learning environments within hybrid and blended learning models is another notable development in K-12 technology trends. Online collaboration tools and platforms let students work together seamlessly, helping them build teamwork and communication skills that are essential for the future.

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Trends Digital Divide EdTech Adaptive Learning 117

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

The centerpiece of Summit’s franchising effort, called Basecamp, is its Personalized Learning Platform, or PLP, a free, open-sourced learning management system that boasts a full curriculum for grades 6 through 12, including projects, online learning resources and tests. Read more about blended learning.

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Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

MindShift

JANUARY 26, 2021

And that’s where tech tools come in, by making it easier for kids to learn at different paces, and focus on different goals, within a single class. CICS West Belden uses Summit, an online learning platform that has drawn criticism from some parents who worry about excessive screen time. Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report ).

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Personalized Learning Education Learning Training 45

Hack Education

OCTOBER 21, 2016

.” Online lending company SoFi (one of the companies in Peter Thiel ’s portfolio) runs invitation-only cocktail parties, according to this NYT profile on the company. Via Campus Technology : “ Online Learning Consortium , Tyton Partners Launch Courseware in Context.” million from Learn Capital.

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