21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

A big shout out to EdTech Magazine for recognizing this blog on its 2017 Honor Roll. That’s right, the identified nouns can give you keywords that will allow you to search a wonderful world of OER (Open Education Resources) on the internet. This wonderful OER makes it easy for teachers to assemble their own textbooks.

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Technology Support Khan Academy Technology OER 112

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Microsoft had a media event this week. Via The New York Times : “Microsoft Looks to Regain Lost Ground in the Classroom.” ” “Microsoft’s new education push plays to its strengths, the cheap and familiar,” says Techcrunch. Here is the Microsoft blog post announcing its new products.

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Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. Common Core State Standards. I haven’t put the Common Core State Standards on this list because I think the content of the standards was bad.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

According to the conservative news site The Daily Caller , “Bailing On Common Core Tests Is Costing States Millions.” Microsoft has released an early access version of its Minecraft : Education Edition. Via Edsurge : “Chasing China ’s Edtech Unicorns: A Cautionary Tale.”

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Education MOOC Company Report 48

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

Testing, Testing… “ Common Core testing group wages aggressive campaign against critics on social media,” according to The Washington Post’s Valerie Strauss. “ Gates Foundation CEO Admits Underestimating Common-Core Challenges.” Upgrades and Downgrades. million total.

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Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Via Education Week : “Even When States Revise Standards, the Core of the Common Core Remains.” ” I think many historians of ed-tech would note that this has long been the argument for teaching Microsoft productivity tools in lieu of computer science. This Edtech Company Says It Uses AI.

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Education OER Pearson Report 47