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Best Second Jobs for Teachers

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Chegg Tutors : Chegg is a popular platform that connects students to tutors in a wide range of subjects. Parent Consultancy : Help parents understand their child’s educational needs, help them navigate the educational system, and provide advice on how to support their child’s learning at home.

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The 2018 EdSurde Annual Special: Surgecoin, EduWands and Other News Not Fit for Print

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Chegg appears to have borrowed a page from Duolingo’s previous shenanigan for the Osmosis Pillow , which takes “memory foam” to another level. Students are virtually beamed onboard a cruise via a robot, which has a screen and camera to give students at home a sense that they are roaming around the ship.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” 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 CMX : “ How Edcamp Scaled Up 1,500 Community Events Connecting Educators All Over the World.”

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Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Chegg has acquired Cogeon for $15 million. Via Reveal News : “Hidden figures: How Silicon Valley keeps diversity data secret.” ” Via Edsurge : “How to Improve Brain Function and Reverse Poverty ’s Impact on Student Learning.”

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Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Alex Usher reviews Robot-Proof : Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Via Edsurge : “ Cheating on Chegg ? ” So Chegg’s algorithms declare you’re a cheater, and you don’t get a tutor. Maybe Not on Its Tutoring Platform.”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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After all, Amazon knows how to run online marketplaces; Amazon knows how to sell texts. Kno was headed by Osman Rashid, the co-founder of the textbook rental company Chegg, and the tablet was aimed at the college market. Robot essay graders — they grade just the same as human ones. But the “spying” has continued.

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Speaking of Google, “ Google Is Teaching Children How to Act Online. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Futurism.com : “Here Are the States Where a Robot Is Most Likely to Steal Your Job.” Remember: the biases of engineers and managers get baked into the software you use. Is It the Best Role Model?