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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

This webinar will cover what to look for in a game, where to get good games for learning, and strategies to integrate games into the system of a classroom. Join this interactive session to learn how to get started with game-based learning with your own students. Register for free at [link].

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via The Wall Street Journal : “The federal government is pumping $245 million into the creation and expansion of public charter schools across the nation with hopes of helping students in low-income communities.” ” Via the Data Quality Campaign : “ Student Data Privacy Legislation : A Summary of 2016 State Legislation.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “An Education Department plan to begin cutting large debt collection firms out of the student loan system is on hold after Congress warned against move.” ” Via The New York Times : “The New Toll of American Student Debt in 3 Charts.” Upgrades and Downgrades.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. Clickers” are definitely not new — indeed, in my research for Teaching Machines , I found examples of classroom response systems dating back to the 1950s. Certainly “free” works well for cash-strapped schools. And “free” doesn’t last.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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. “ ACT said Monday that students with disabilities who apply for accommodations on the college entrance exam ‘will soon benefit from a new system that will simplify and speed up the application process,’” Politico reports. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOCs for credit !