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What are this year’s top trends at SXSW EDU?

eSchool News

Race, Social Media & the Role of Schools. From Common Core to the SAT, the call for accountability is moving away from the drivers of the past two decades as we look to reflect the more holistic attributes of student development and grapple with the adverse impact of high-stakes testing.

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How Effective for Learning are the Apps we Use?

techlearning

A recent University of Phoenix College of Education survey showed that about 58% of teachers use educational apps and 41% use social media. With this knowledge, administrators can leverage their data to make smart decisions about using the apps that will best improve learning. Growth is particularly high in web-based devices.

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The Growing Role of Technology in Personalized Learning

MindShift

Baker, associate professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania and the director of the new Penn Center for Learning Analytics. Social media sites suggest new “friends” and sources of information tailored to your connections. I see their confidence level take off.

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The Stories We've Been Told (in 2017) about Education Technology

Hack Education

Social Media, Campus Activism, and Free Speech. The Common Core State Standards. Learning to Code. Education Data and Learning Analytics. Social Media: Adoption and Crackdown. Beyond the MOOC. The Compulsion for Data. Indie Ed-Tech. The Business of Ed-Tech. The Business of Ed-tech.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Of course, teachers have utilized social media sites for years to launch various side-hustles — speaking gigs and “ brand ambassadorships ”, for example — as well as to facilitate their main hustle — you know, teaching. “Teachers Are Moonlighting As Instagram Influencers To Make Ends Meet,” Buzzfeed reported in 2018. Course Signals.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via Chalkbeat : “They rejected multi-state Common Core exams. ” “Frustrated with how colleges have handled their claims of sexual abuse , more students are turning to social media to publicize their cases,” Inside Higher Ed reports. – this time in science. ” asks The Atlantic.

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Top Ed-Tech Trends: A Review

Hack Education

Social Media, Campus Activism, and Free Speech. The Common Core State Standards. Learning to Code. Education Data and Learning Analytics. Social Media: Adoption and Crackdown. Beyond the MOOC. The Compulsion for Data. Indie Ed-Tech. The Business of Ed-Tech. The Business of Ed-tech.

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