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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

IBM wants us to believe that Watson is incredibly powerful – powerful enough, even, to search 1000 OER. ” Education Elements has also released a report on personalized learning. Via Brookings : “Signs of digital distress: Mapping broadband availability and subscription in American neighborhoods.”

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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 The Hechinger Report : “The future of proficiency-based education.”