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Please Stop Calling It “Digital Content”!

More Verbs

.” But content or curriculum is the “what” of what you want students to learn. They are the learning targets. To me, digital content is a PDF of the Common Core, the Maine Learning Results, or your state’s standards. as “digital learning resources.”

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What Makes a Good Edtech Tool Great?

Edsurge

The boom and bust of Common Core standards have left their mark, just as new concerns over media literacy and privacy are doing currently. As a director for Common Sense Education , I’ve enjoyed something of a ringside seat, having edited close to 1,000 edtech reviews written by expert educators. No more bulky software”).

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The Politics of Education Technology

Hack Education

The Common Core. The Atlantic reported, but the ed-tech press did not, even though one of the charges he faced involved a contract with Edgenuity, which hired Hubbard to connect it to legislators in other states where the ed-tech company could sell its digital learning services. Political correctness. Foreign students.