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12 Principles Of Mobile Learning

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Technology like tablets PCs, apps, and access to broadband internet are lubricating the shift to mobile learning, but a truly immersive mobile learning environment goes beyond the tools for learning to the lives and communities valued by each individual learner.

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US Edtech Investments Peak Again With $1.45 Billion Raised in 2018

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Today, far fewer are getting funded on the “freemium” model, a proposition that has fueled the growth of startups like ClassDojo and Remind, but proved challenging for others like Edmodo. In early 2018, NetDragon, a Chinese gaming and education company, acquired Sokikom and Edmodo. Those who stayed have become selective. edtech assets.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Still in its early stages, this ambitious project relies on a little-known public resource – a slice of electromagnetic spectrum the federal government long ago set aside for schools – called the Educational Broadband Service (EBS). Also via Edsurge : “From High School to Harvard, Students Urge for Clarity on Privacy Rights.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Motherboard : “The FCC ’s New Broadband Map Paints an Irresponsibly Inaccurate Picture of American Broadband.” From the Edmodo blog : “ AI , Algorithms and What Should We All Be Thinking About?” ” Via the BBC : “Learners let down by Learndirect , say MPs.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Edsurge : “Possible ‘Fraud, Theft, Waste, and Abuse’: Report Questions NYC School Broadband Spending.” ” An update from Edmodo ’s CEO about the company’s recent security breach and advertising program. More on DeVos’s ed-tech investments in the research section below.