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Personalized Learning, Teachers Unleashed, and a Learning Analytics Partnership: The Story of Fresno Unified

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Ryan had this chance to shine because of Fresno’s Personalized Learning Initiative (PLI), which has been fostering student voice, choice and collaboration over the last two years. Seventy-eight percent of its students are low income and 22 percent are learning English. What exactly is happening in these classrooms?

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4 K-12 Ed Tech Trends to Watch in 2018

EdTech Magazine

The classroom of the future isn’t far from becoming a reality in 2018. From learning analytics tools providing students with instant feedback on their work to virtual reality facilitating field trips to faraway lands to 3D printers filling makerspaces, the classroom looks quite a bit different than it did just five years ago.

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Virtual Education in a Post-Pandemic World

eSchool News

So while many school districts are pushing for a return to the classroom this fall, teachers, parents, and students are asking themselves whether things really should go back to normal or whether we should use this information to create a new normal. Utilizing virtual classrooms is an alternative to going back to brick and mortar.

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MinecraftEdu Creators Struggle to Find a Second Hit

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Those developers, whose company TeacherGaming pivoted sharply after Microsoft took over MinecraftEdu two years ago, are facing tough times—and laying off staff—as they try to craft a niche in a crowded educational gaming landscape that has struggled to attract broad interest from schools. After Microsoft acquired Minecraft for $2.5

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?Updates, Upgrades and Overheard: What Was Unveiled at ISTE 2017

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classrooms. Finally, Google partnered with EdTechTeacher to announce apps teachers can use with Google Classroom like Soundtrap, that lets students make music and podcast online—but unlike most Google education products, the app bundles are not free. MICROSOFT CLASSROOM IS NO MORE.

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Ensuring “Techquity” in All Learning Spaces

edWeb.net

“Techquity,” as defined by educator and consultant Ken Shelton in a recent edLeader Panel , sponsored by NetRef , is the intersection of the use of technology and ensuring equitable learning environments. He defines equity simply as access and opportunities for all learners to realize their full potential. The second theme is vulnerability.

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The Dangers of AI (and it’s not cheating) – SULS0190

Shake Up Learning

” Whoever controls the AI technology will control and manipulate many things in our lives and classrooms. If you Google the “dark side of GPT,” this should make you pause before using this in the classroom. Although this quote mentions Microsoft, the same would apply to Google applications and many others.