Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

On Twitter and Facebook, I follow some incredible educators who share innovative ideas and stories from their classrooms. You can tag notable authors, artists, scientists, and other important figures who have inspired your students in your posts. Consider going to Twitter or Instagram to highlight students’ work.

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Digital Citizenship Social Media Classroom Facebook 45

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Among them, I’ve updated my site to include a dedicated FAQ on open educational resources (OER). This initial traunch of 21 videos help convey additional details about the incidents, provide insights and advice on how schools (and law enforcement) respond to incidents, and also convey some of the emotional toll on those affected.

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Graphite Blog

MARCH 28, 2017

Social media can be a great way to offer feedback to developers of educational products, but consider how posts about products that include your students can make them nonconsensual spokespeople. DO: Look out for name tags and jerseys. DON'T: Make any grades, any assessment, or any part of a student's educational record public.

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Social Media Guidelines Student Data Privacy Digital Citizenship 40

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Among them, I’ve updated my site to include a dedicated FAQ on open educational resources (OER). This initial traunch of 21 videos help convey additional details about the incidents, provide insights and advice on how schools (and law enforcement) respond to incidents, and also convey some of the emotional toll on those affected.

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye the week of March 13, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. But the iPads will be discontinued next year in favor of the Dell Latitude Education Series (3160) touchscreen laptop computer.

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

I can’t imagine trying to write professionally or in higher education and not using a grammar checker. It helps writers avoid publishing books, articles, blog posts, essays, and social media posts with embarrassing typos. Bloggers and article writers who like to publish error-free blog posts and articles.

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Software Microsoft Report Social Media 52

Edthena

JANUARY 13, 2022

” I haven’t covered K-12 educational technology very often, and this one really piqued my interest, as you’ll see. It allows for professional standards video tagging. It’s also used in higher education centers for teaching excellence. Pretty unique. We discuss their video powered professional learning.

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Professional Learning Video Learning LMS 59

Edthena

JANUARY 13, 2022

” I haven’t covered K-12 educational technology very often, and this one really piqued my interest, as you’ll see. It allows for professional standards video tagging. It’s also used in higher education centers for teaching excellence. Pretty unique. We discuss their video powered professional learning.

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Professional Learning Video Learning LMS 52

Fractus Learning

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Imagine removing price tags or scratching someone’s back without fingernails. Mother-In Law. Educators and leaders who see your potential even when you don’t. Military And Law Enforcement. Soldiers and law enforcement personnel who put their life on the line to keep you safe. Fingernails. Firefighters.

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Exercises Social Media Meeting E-rate 112

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

I think a lot about the future of technology and its potential impacts on students and the K-12 education system (intended and unintended). While not every piece speaks directly to K-12 education issues at present, they all speak to the wider milieu from which our conceptions of public education and consumer technology are derived.

EdTech 170

EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 170

Doug Levin

APRIL 9, 2017

What does it mean to be an XYZ-certifed educator? Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Shades of the reactions to the outcomes-based education reforms of the mid-1990s.

EdTech 191

EdTech E-rate Data Android 191

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Hoth is cofounder and president of Students Speak Up (SSU), a nonprofit formed through the power of technology to promote civic engagement among youth to empower them to speak up to change gun laws. Users can search for resources by tag, audience, and even type (e.g., infographics or videos).

EdTech 49

EdTech Learning Social Media Digital Citizenship 49

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Filter bubbles are bad, including in educational technology. Here’s what caught my eye the week of March 6, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. House committee this week becomes law. Tagged on: March 10, 2017 State reaches $3.5

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Hack Education

AUGUST 10, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. Former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is making the rounds to promote his new book.

E-rate 44

E-rate Education Robotics Elsevier 44

Doug Levin

MARCH 5, 2017

Filter bubbles are bad, including in educational technology. Here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes. government.

EdTech 170

EdTech Coursera Data Case Study 170

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

” Via Education Week : “See Who’s Been Tapped to Lead Trump ’s Transition Team for Education.” ” Remind me again, all you fans of VR in education, how this technology is going to promote empathy? Education Politics. Education in the Courts. ” Williamson M.

Education 40

Education Coursera Facebook Social Media 40

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Thinking about whether and how such obfuscation techniques might be applied in education by privacy-minded students or educators (in PreK-12 or postsecondary settings) is…hard. Educators and students are compelled to use centrally purchased tools, data systems, and popular social media platforms.

EdTech 150

EdTech Software Facebook Data 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Thinking about whether and how such obfuscation techniques might be applied in education by privacy-minded students or educators (in PreK-12 or postsecondary settings) is…hard. Educators and students are compelled to use centrally purchased tools, data systems, and popular social media platforms.

EdTech 150

EdTech Software Facebook Data 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Oh yes, I’m sure you can come up with some rousing successes and some triumphant moments that made you thrilled about the 2010s and that give you hope for “the future of education.”

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Tagged on: April 2, 2017 What keeps cybersecurity experts up at night? It’s gives fake news a business model.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

Education Politics. Via WaPo’s Valerie Strauss : “Yes, Bill Gates really compared Donald Trump to JFK – and said Trump could help education.” Violating the law would allow the state of Arizona to levy multimillion-dollar fines and penalties against universities – removing at least 10% of their state aid.”

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

Education Politics. The vote for Betsy DeVos , Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education , has been delayed. Franken : No Democrat will vote for Betsy DeVos as education secretary – and we’re seeking Republicans to oppose her.” Via The Washington Post : “ Sen. Teresa UnRue of Myrtle Beach, S.C.,

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40