The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The recordings of recent FutureofEducation.com shows are posted: David Loertscher on Library 2.0 , Gina Bianchini on Mightybell , Tim Wilson on Redirect , Peter Cookson on a Children''s Education Bill of Rights , and an iPads in the Classroom report. Launches Rated JPG reports that beloved toy-maker LEGO is building its own social network.

Knewton 43

Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Widespread lack of broadband access complicates learning. She’d created a Facebook group at the start of the school year for families of the children she taught. Their family does not have a computer or broadband internet at home, so the siblings have to take turns sharing their mom’s phone to access online lessons.

Broadband 145

Broadband Digital Divide Education Accessibility 145

Nik Peachey

JULY 16, 2008

You can embed videos or your call messages into blogs websites and a whole range of social media sites including Facebook and Blogger. You can report inappropriate use and users who are doing 'unsuitable' things with their accounts get deleted. This is almost certainly a tool that will be more useful to broadband users.

Video 40

Video Broadband Survey Report 40

edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

The 2021 Driving K-12 Innovation report released by CoSN selected the most critical Hurdles (challenges), Accelerators (mega-trends), and Tech Enablers (tools) that school districts are facing with personalized learning, innovation, and digital equity. As defined by the CoSN report, accelerators are megatrends that drive change.

Learning 77

Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 77

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Nieraeth recalled how she often received information about students who needed to quarantine: “I would get a Facebook message [from a parent] at eight o’clock at night going, what do I do?” Similarly to Garrett County in Maryland , the geography of this rural district makes broadband access inaccessible for many families.

Libraries 110

Libraries Data Broadband Report 110

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. You know how to reach me if you want to talk… Note to self: When deleting tweets in bulk, remember not to delete my keybase proof.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. You know how to reach me if you want to talk… Note to self: When deleting tweets in bulk, remember not to delete my keybase proof.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

In the middle of August, after a 12-hour virtual meeting that spanned two evenings and was streamed on Facebook Live, the school board approved a hybrid learning model and a start date of Sept. It was about getting kids back in school, connecting them to the services they need and reuniting them with caring, competent adults.

Learning 218

Learning Analysis Assessment Groups 218

Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

Continued improvements in school technology infrastructure, in particular the “penetration of broadband and digital devices,” says Rogers, is making it possible for “best-in-class digital solutions to win in the market.” A “Facebook for education” is just no longer in vogue as it was five years ago.

EdTech 144

EdTech Company Industry Edmodo 144

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Yet, while none of the jobs at play during my doctor’s visit seems to be threatened anytime soon by the digital doomsday tales we hear about in such reports, each employee had clearly been impacted by a pretty standard software transition that occurs every single day across all industries. Meet Learners Where They Operate.

Software 237

Software Smartphone Mobility Robotics 237

MindShift

APRIL 24, 2020

In Denmark, a Facebook group called “my kid is not going to be a guinea pig” reportedly has 40,000 members. To have broadband, a tablet or a laptop is not to play video games. Staggered schedules. Reducing class size this drastically would probably mean staggering schedules. Different attendance policies.

Digital Divide 69

Digital Divide Broadband Groups Policies 69

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

” More on the report from Pacific Standard. The New York Times notes it’s not just rural students who struggle with broadband access : “Why San Jose Kids Do Homework in Parking Lots.” ” Via The Verge : “An academic reported sexual harassment. ’ The FCC Could Help,” says Wired. .”

Education 53

Education Coursera Facebook MOOC 53

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

.” And in Delaware , “Authorities have arrested two Smyrna high school students in connection with threats involving clowns and bombs ,” the AP reports. ” “ Clown College Calls National Rash of Rumored Clown Scares ‘Troubling’,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports.

Education 63

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

In a March 16 memo, the principal of Kaibeto Boarding School in Arizona, a bureau-operated school, asked staff to report to work from March 23 to April 3 while the school was closed, according to a document reviewed by HuffPost. Some students and staff at Rocky Ridge later reported symptoms consistent with Covid-19, according to ProPublica.

Report 126

Report Elementary Online Learning System 126

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Via The New York Times : “ Broadband Law Could Force Rural Residents Off Information Superhighway.” ” “Three months after the former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner was sentenced to six months in jail for sexual assault, he was released on Friday,” NPR reports. ” More via Techcrunch.

Education 52

Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 52

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Two school districts in two states are scaling back their use of the Facebook -built Summit Public Schools ’ learning management system. Via Wired : “ Koch Brothers Are Cities’ New Obstacle to Building Broadband.” ” asks The Hechinger Report. More on the news in the HR section below.

Education 46

Education Robotics MOOC Facebook 46

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

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. But.truth is, the US government isn't the early adopter here; Amazon, Google and Facebook are really the front-line developers of the surveillance state."

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Still more education news from the UK: “ Sam Gyimah replaces Jo Johnson as universities minister ,” The Times Higher Education reports. Kudos to the Houston Chronicle for the original reporting on this in 2016. Via Education Week : “ Trump Signs Orders on Rural Broadband Access.”

Education 43

Education Company Blackboard Kaplan 43

Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

Edsurge runs with Trump’s promise to boost rural broadband like it’s a truth anyone can count on. Via The LA School Report : “ LAUSD approves $7.5 ” “ Louisiana Becomes First State to Ban the Box,” Inside Higher Ed reports. “technologizing” the government. Go, School Sports Team!

Education 53

Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 53

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

” More on the teacher prep law from The Hechinger Report. ” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. .” More via Inside Higher Ed.

Education 40

Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Via Education Week : “ FCC Delays, Denials Foil Rural Schools’ Broadband Plans.” ” Via The Richmond Times-Dispatch : “ Police seeking Facebook release of Virginia Tech instructor’s activity.” ” Via Techcrunch : “ Zuckerberg’s CZI donates to struggling towns near Facebook.”

MOOC 47

MOOC Education Company Coursera 47

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Equifax , Facebook , facial recognition , DACA , etc.). Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Indeed, it is not hard to find examples in current events that substantiate this view (e.g.,

EdTech 150

EdTech Software Facebook Data 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Equifax , Facebook , facial recognition , DACA , etc.). Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Indeed, it is not hard to find examples in current events that substantiate this view (e.g.,

EdTech 150

EdTech Software Facebook Data 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Remind co-founder Brett Kopf was replaced as CEO by Brian Grey, formerly CEO of the Bleacher Report. These are just the ones that were reported by the press, of course.). Last year, Mark Zuckerberg made headlines when he announced he would donate 99% of his Facebook shares to his philanthropic LLC, the Chan Zuckerberg initiative.

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

.” “More than 150 House and Senate Democrats sent Education Secretary Betsy DeVos a letter Monday that objected to her department’s recently announced shift in how it chooses the contractors that service federal student loans ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. State and Local) Education Politics. Via Reuters : “U.S.

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2017

” “8 Grad Students Are Arrested Protesting the GOP Tax Bill on Capitol Hill,” The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Adam Harris reported on Tuesday. Via NPR : “ School Voucher Programs Should Be Clear About Disability Rights , Report Says.” ” That’s a report from the GAO. “Huh?”

Education 48

Education Robotics Company Report 48

Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

Via Techcrunch : “ FCC votes to negate broadband privacy rules.” The allegations center on reports that Paris, through inappropriate means, asked legislators to provide state funds to the college, a Christian institution in Arkansas.” “ EdX To Retire Foundational 6.002x Platform,” Class Central reports.

Education 40

Education MOOC Company Pearson 40

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

“What Decades Of Covering School Shootings Has Taught Me” by NPR’s longtime education reporter, Claudio Sanchez. Via Wired : “ Ajit Pai ’s Plan Will Take Broadband Away From Poor People.” And there’s data about pay in the research and reports section below. School Shooting.

Education 46

Education Company Data Elsevier 46

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Buzzfeed reported that – as of 9pm Thursday at least – “ Betsy DeVos Still Hasn’t Said Anything About Trump’s Decision To End DACA.” ” Via Ars Technica : “Senate Democrats fight FCC plan to lower America’s broadband standards.” Research, “Research,” and Reports.

Education 45

Education Broadband Company Data 45

Hack Education

MARCH 31, 2017

. “Higher education and library associations called on the Federal Communications Commission Thursday to uphold Obama-era rules requiring broadband providers to treat all traffic on the internet equally,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Sadly, I think “ net neutrality ” under Trump is toast.).

Education 40

Education Coursera Pearson Report 40

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. It remains a modest gesture toward addressing much bigger questions. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

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. It remains a modest gesture toward addressing much bigger questions. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Whether or not the product has failed or enrollments have fallen or the promises were always mostly b t, to this day, the big MOOC companies and their famous founders remain in the headlines: “ Andrew Ng Spreads the Gospel of AI With a New Online School ,” Wired reported.

MOOC 55

MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 55

Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

“ FCC Delays Are Keeping Broadband From Rural School Kids,” says Wired. ” Via The Verge : “Report finds more than half of Android apps for children are in violation of COPPA.” ” Via Techcrunch : “ Login With Facebook data hijacked by JavaScript trackers.” ” (Psst.

Education 43

Education Pearson Edmentum lynda.com 43

Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

” “The Trump administration just failed to stop a climate lawsuit brought by 21 kids,” The Chicago Tribune reports. Via The Guardian : “ Facebook asks users: should we allow men to ask children for sexual images ?” ” Research, “Research,” and Reports. But at what cost?”

Education 47

Education Kaplan Coursera MOOC 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

One of the flaws, I think, of much of the reporting on education technology is that it treats “ed-tech” as a product without a politics and without a practice. This reporting treats “ed-tech” as a product built in and by Silicon Valley, not as something built in and by public institutions around the world.

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40

Hack Education

MAY 26, 2017

“ Betsy DeVos Refuses to Rule Out Giving Funds to Schools That Discriminate ,” The New York Times reports. Via Edsurge : “Possible ‘Fraud, Theft, Waste, and Abuse’: Report Questions NYC School Broadband Spending.” More Education Politics. TBH, there’s plenty of blame to go around.

Education 46

Education Data Report Software 46