The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 17, 2023

Have you struggled to find books that aren’t too babyish for below-grade-level readers? Or, have you been worried about recommending books with overly mature content to young readers who need more challenging texts? Most books are written in such a way that they are geared towards the typical aged reader for that level.

Secondary 72

Secondary Libraries Groups E-rate 72

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

I recently revisited the central prediction of the influential 2008 book, Disrupting Class – that the growth in computer-based delivery of education will accelerate swiftly until, by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet – in two blog posts ( here and here ). " Maybe, maybe not.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

I recently revisited the central prediction of the influential 2008 book, Disrupting Class – that the growth in computer-based delivery of education will accelerate swiftly until, by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet – in two blog posts ( here and here ). " Maybe, maybe not.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

.” Via The New York Times : “ New Mexico Outlaws School ‘Lunch Shaming’ ” Via Buzzfeed : “ California Shows The Rest Of The Country How To Boost Kindergarten Vaccination Rates.” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “How Open E-Credentials Will Transform Higher Education.”

Education 44

Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

Via Education Week : “ E-Rate , Other Universal-Service Funds to Be Transferred to U.S. Meanwhile on Campus… Via the Dallas News : “Self-published ‘ Pepe the Frog ’ kids’ book is conservative but not alt-right, Denton ISD admin says.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 45

Education Coursera Khan Academy MOOC 45

Hack Education

AUGUST 10, 2018

Former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is making the rounds to promote his new book. Via Edsurge : “Why the FCC ’s E-rate Makes Funding High-Speed Internet a Slow Crawl.” “The Saga of Ohio ’s Embattled E-School Is Coming to an End,” writes Education Week’s Ben Herold.

E-rate 44

E-rate Education Robotics Elsevier 44

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Private School With Low Vaccination Rates.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via The New York Times : “Meet Zora, the Robot Caregiver.” “Mean Reading Level of Freshman Summer Books Is Suited to 9th Graders,” The Chronicle of Higher Education frets.

Education 52

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

But I’m putting that project on pause while I write my book. ” “Stop Asking About Completion Rates: Better Questions to Ask About MOOCs in 2019,” says Edsurge. Via Mashable : “The e-waste nightmare lurking in your kid’s toy box.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

Education 58

Education MOOC Social Media E-rate 58

Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

Monica Crowley , Trump’s pick for director of strategic communications for the National Security Council, has decided to not take a position with the new administration following revelations about her plagiarizing her dissertation and her 2012 book. Via The New York Times : “ Big Ten Universities Entering a New Realm: E-Sports.”

Education 40

Education Pearson E-rate MOOC 40

Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

despite having Arizona ’s third-highest dropout rate.” ” “Student marketplace Spitball has launched a token-based ‘ blockchain economy ’ that aims to switch up the e-learning industry and create a decentralised landscape for students,” says IBS Intelligence. Sounds legit.

Education 46

Education MOOC Kaplan Robotics 46

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

“5 Reasons Why e-textbooks in Egypt Would Be Inequitable” by Maha Bali. ” From the press release : “ MOOCs and books initiative launched by Springer and Federica Weblearning.” ” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.” ” asks Jade E.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

“To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. The story examined a proposed practice: “Colleges require students to pay a course-materials fee, which would be used to buy e-books for all of them (whatever text the professor recommends, just as in the old model).”

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Via The Verge : “ Juul has 60 days to prove it can keep its e-cigs away from kids, FDA warns.” ” (Also from Hill : “Timeline of e-Literate Coverage of Blackboard Learn Ultra.”). Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. So I took a brief break from book research to rage-type my thoughts.

Education 54

Education MOOC Blackboard E-rate 54

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Via The New York Times : “As Amazon Arrives, the Campus Bookstore Is a Books Store No More.” On the horizon: makerspaces, online learning, robotics, VR, artificial intelligence, and wearables. .” Robert Morin, a librarian at the university, bequeathed his estate to the school. ” “The U.S.

Education 40

Education Report MOOC E-rate 40

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Via Campus Technology : “ AP Exam Pass Rates Rise Even as Participation Doubles.” Acumen “senior innovation associate” writes about +Acumen in Edsurge : “The Flip Side of Abysmal MOOC Completion Rates ? E-Sports Make A Play For The Big Ten.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 46

Education Khan Academy Robotics MOOC 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Via CNET : “ Verizon to pay $17M to resolve FCC, Justice E-Rate probes.” “ Internet Archive Hopes to Help Libraries Make Available Books Once Thought Trapped By Copyright,” writes Jen Howard. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” More via Buzzfeed. The Business of Student Loans. billion in U.S.

Education 48

Education Coursera MOOC Report 48

Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

. “ For-profit tactics might be coming to public universities, and no one is talking about it,” says Salon , which is funny because I’ve been tracking on the “new” for-profit higher ed for years now, and my friend Tressie McMillan Cottom literally wrote the book on this. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 48

Education MOOC Report Company 48

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

Via The Chicago Tribune : “ Chance the Rapper writes $1 million check to CPS as a ‘call to action’ ” “The History of the Future of E-rate ” by me. Tressie McMillan Cottom’s new book on for-profit higher ed reviewed by The New York Times. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” “In my book, there’s no reason why children in elementary schools can’t be launching their own businesses,” [says founder] Rebekah Neumann. But anyway… Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Something something robots something something. Except maybe child labor laws. IP concerns. ” No.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

Via Techcrunch : “ Nickelodeon gets into e-books with new reading app for kids, Nick Jr. Robots and Other (Ed-Tech) Science Fiction. Via Edsurge : “​Are False Connections with AI Robots Putting Your Student’s Emotional Health at Risk?” App.net is shutting down. ” “ A.I.

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Via NPR : “ Betsy DeVos ’ Graduation Rate Mistake.” ” Via The Consumerist : “New Chairman Orders FCC To Abandon Court Defense Of Rule Limiting Prison Phone Rates.” Also via Education Week : “Under New Leadership, FCC Quashes Report on E-rate Program ’s Success.”

Education 40

Education MOOC E-rate Robotics 40