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Open Badges in Elementary School

The CoolCatTeacher

And Amy, you’re working with digital badges or open badges in elementary school. What are open badges, and how does this work with elementary kids? What is a digital badge and how do students earn one? Vicki: So how do they earn these badges? Help us understand. This is my goal.

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It’s Time to Digitally Transform Community College

Edsurge

With an uncertain fall and a deep economic downturn, many believe two-year colleges may be the best answer to meeting the higher education needs of both traditional and non-traditional students and workers looking to learn new skills. More broadly, it is an era of surging demand for online postsecondary learning.

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Google Masters For Kids of All Ages: Badges, Skills and More

The CoolCatTeacher

She also shares her micro-credential badging approach that has her fifth graders excited to learn. To learn more about Wriq go to www.texthelp.com/wriq. The day that they learned to copy and paste (laughs) was a magical day because they were able to use that Ctrl-C and the Ctrl-V. “I have these great digital badges.

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Employer Credentials and Community Colleges: A Look Behind Google’s IT Support Certificate Program

Edsurge

Despite their often limited budgets, the innovative nature and adaptability of community colleges makes them well-positioned to meet the training needs for aspiring tech professionals. This focus on regional economies has the reinforcing effect of creating more pathways to academic credit and jobs for learners who complete the certificate.

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As the Microcredential Market Booms, Don’t Forget the Learner

Edsurge

In fact, the boom in microcredentials is being fed in large part by major companies—IBM, Google, and Amazon, to name a few—looking to grow their talent pipeline and increase the skill level of current employees. Labor market data company EMSI just made its skills database open source for us all to create better skills maps.

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Strengthening the Workforce Bridge Between Community Colleges and Employers

Edsurge

Yet a sometimes overlooked part of that community are local companies and businesses that hope—and need—to find skilled workers. Viridis Learning , a New York City startup, that aims to be a one-stop shop serving students, schools and employers. Some companies specifically aim to hire veterans).

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TONS of #ISTE17 Pro Tips, Resources, & Events (including #NOTATISTE)!

EdTechnocation.com

Read on for a HUGE collection of ISTE Pro Tips, planning resources, where you can find me at ISTE, other events, after parties, happy hours, meet ups, and even a #NOTATISTE group! You'll learn about tons of virtual reality resources for all grade levels and classrooms and we'll explore two of the best VR creation tools in education!