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10 Characteristics of 21st Century Learners

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Throughout this series, we have delved into the characteristics of 21st-century teachers, students, classrooms, and the very nature of learning itself. In the classroom, this can include learning about renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, or conservation efforts.

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.” Via the AP : “A judge ruled Friday that school districts [in Florida ] can’t hold 3rd graders back just because they score badly on a mandated standardized reading test, saying that classroom grades and teacher evaluations have to be considered.” ” “ Salesforce on Thursday announced a donation of $8.5

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.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Salesforce , the world’s largest customer relationship management platform, has announced a new classroom-ready training scheme called Trailhead for Students.” ” The new software is supposed to get students ready for “the Salesforce economy,” whatever the hell that means.

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tl;dr: emailing them, holding webinars, using social media. ” Via The Tennessean : “ Belmont University ousted a student Tuesday after he made a social media post using the N-word to describe black NFL football players, who he said needed a ‘bullet in their head.’” Heckuva job.

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.” Via Infodocket : “ Louisiana State University is Suing Elsevier For Breach of Contract.” Microsoft had a media event this week. Via The New York Times : “Microsoft Looks to Regain Lost Ground in the Classroom.” I wrote about social-emotional learning (algorithms) as a “trend to watch.”

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Classrooms.” ” More on teen social media usage, this time from Buzzfeed : “‘Tweetdecking’ Is Taking Over Twitter. ” The Atlantic on what it’s like being a parent of a social media star. Via Politico : “How China Infiltrated U.S.

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The AP on the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow : “Education regulators are reviewing a whistleblower’s claim that Ohio ’s then- largest online charter school intentionally inflated attendance figures tied to its state funding using software it purchased after previous allegations of attendance inflation.”