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Khan Academy plunged into classrooms, then classrooms went online

The Hechinger Report

Although Khan Academy was one of the first online learning organizations to promote the idea that kids could learn at home at their own pace, Khan denied the suggestion that working with traditional schools was a significant change in direction, instead calling it “a natural evolution of our work.”.

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The Features And Benefits Of The XP-Pen Drawing Tablet In The Classroom

TeachThought - Learn better.

They have tutorials and eLearning resources for teachers here and are also Chromebook-compatible. The XP-Pen Star G640 is Chromebook compatible. The Tools Of Mobile Learning. Many schools have proceeded through various stages of student tech, from BYOD (‘Bring Your Own Devices’) to iPads, to Chromebooks.

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The Benefits of Video in the Digital Classroom

ViewSonic Education

84% said that school tech adds value to their child’s learning. Blended learning combines traditional classroom learning with self-paced online learning. Districts using blended learning are at the forefront of using digital content. Parents echoed this view. Flipped Classroom.

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Schools Let Students Take Laptops Home In Hopes Of Curbing ‘Summer Slide’

MindShift

They sat logged into their school-provided Chromebooks studying exercise ideas from their sports coaches. “We don’t want the haves and have nots,” said Kristen Landis, the director of technology for the North Penn School District in Pennsylvania, which allows students to take home their Chromebooks.

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Notes from Leadership for the Digital Age with Alan November - Day 2

EdTechSandyK

High school library prediction - Librarians will become resources to help students find online courses. Part of function of library will be to become an online learning center. Have narrowed down to four vendors to try iPads, Android tablets, Windows 8 tablets, Chromebooks. For example, this young man from Mongolia.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

The popularity of sites like Khan Academy helped fuel the narrative that video could teach anything and that YouTube would “ reinvent education ” — funny, as Thomas Edison thought the same thing about film back in 1922. Perhaps the students who used Khan most were particularly motivated or were using other study aids.”.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” “What’s the bottom line on online preschool ?” “ Florida Virtual School model shows online learning can be engaging,” according to a puff piece by Education Dive , which rewrites a puff piece by eSchool News. Via the AP : “How Google Chromebooks conquered schools.”