The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

It must have a high in student engagement rating based on student chosen thumbs up or thumbs down, you can even import in WGA or star data to give students a more differentiated experience from the first log on. Thank you, e Spark for sponsoring this extended episode today. I love it for activities to remain in the eSpark catalog.

Differentiated Instruction 339

Differentiated Instruction Elementary Groups How To 339

edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2018

Some of the biggest companies in the world today didn’t exist 10 years ago, and some of the biggest brands don’t own the content they distribute. Facebook, the largest content provider, creates no content. Uber, the largest taxi company, owns no human driven taxis. D elegate. Put aside 15-20 minutes every day.

PowerMyLearning 43

PowerMyLearning E-rate Conference Company 43

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Ethics and Legalities The New York Times continues its investigation of education giant Pearson and ethics concerns surrounding lavish trips that the company''s foundation has sponsored for state education officials. Launches Rated JPG reports that beloved toy-maker LEGO is building its own social network. 12 points in the model.

Knewton 43

Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 20, 2014

We are delighted that Terry will be delivering a keynote speech at this year''s European Distance and E-Learning Network ( EDEN ) Conference in Zagreb in June. However, I’m not so thrilled about moving directly to commercial systems like Facebook or LinkedIn, due to privacy and ownership concerns. Unported License.

E-rate 73

E-rate Conference Social Media Study 73

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

If you are an Uber fan, time to get to know how the company really operates and question whether they deserve your business. By the time the South Burlington High School senior was arrested, federal investigators had counted eight threats involving eight email accounts, a virtual private network and three Facebook accounts.

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

If you are an Uber fan, time to get to know how the company really operates and question whether they deserve your business. By the time the South Burlington High School senior was arrested, federal investigators had counted eight threats involving eight email accounts, a virtual private network and three Facebook accounts.

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

Doug Levin

JULY 31, 2017

." Tagged on: July 30, 2017 Tristan Harris: The Manipulative Tricks that Tech Companies Use to Capture Your Attention | TED → A handful of people working at a handful of tech companies steer the thoughts of billions of people every day, says design thinker Tristan Harris. Vulnerabilities happen.

EdTech 150

EdTech Company Data Blended Learning 150

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

Photo: Meghan E. The shift has coincided with improved test scores and graduation rates. “I Last year, the founder of Facebook pledged to donate $45 billion to social causes, one of them personalized learning. And they suspect that education technology companies may be promising more than they can deliver.

Trends 40

Trends Study Knewton Personalized Learning 40

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 13, 2017

Whether you consider people sharing billions of popular memes and photos on platforms like Facebook or Tumblr, or teachers swapping syllabi and lesson plans with each other, all of these materials are automatically and fully copyrighted by their creators and sharing them is illegal without a license granting you permission to share.

OER 60

OER Resources Education Pearson 60

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Showing the Algorithms Behind New York City Services | New York Times → Algorithms can decide where kids go to school, how often garbage is picked up, which police precincts get the most officers, where building code inspections should be targeted, and even what metrics are used to rate a teacher. " Maybe, maybe not.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Showing the Algorithms Behind New York City Services | New York Times → Algorithms can decide where kids go to school, how often garbage is picked up, which police precincts get the most officers, where building code inspections should be targeted, and even what metrics are used to rate a teacher. " Maybe, maybe not.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

.” Via The New York Times : “ New Mexico Outlaws School ‘Lunch Shaming’ ” Via Buzzfeed : “ California Shows The Rest Of The Country How To Boost Kindergarten Vaccination Rates.” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “How Open E-Credentials Will Transform Higher Education.”

Education 44

Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

they do boost graduation rates.). Via Buzzfeed’s Molly Hensley-Clancy : “These Colleges Have The Worst Student Loan Default Rates In The Country.” ” More on the topic on his website , e-Literate. The company, which makes games to teach preschoolers to code, has raised $5.75 ” Via WYFF4.com

Education 40

Education E-rate MOOC Report 40

Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

Via Education Week : “ E-Rate , Other Universal-Service Funds to Be Transferred to U.S. Not really ed-tech-related, except for all those companies saying they’re “Uber for education.” The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ’s CTO, Brian Pinkerton , is leaving the company. The company has $8.3

Education 45

Education Coursera Khan Academy MOOC 45

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

But.truth is, the US government isn't the early adopter here; Amazon, Google and Facebook are really the front-line developers of the surveillance state." Tagged on: March 10, 2017 SJSD Invests $15,000 in Cyber Security After Close Call | StJoeChannel.com → Move comes AFTER potential problems with user passwords.

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

” At least the e-cigarette company (which targets teens) offers a social-emotional learning curriculum, right? ” Via the AP : “ District of Columbia Mayor Muriel E. ” Just grand that Facebook is running a bunch of media literacy and digital training courses for community colleges. million total.

Education 46

Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

awards debt collection contract to company with ties to DeVos.” ” Via Buzzfeed : “Here’s How A Student Loan Debt Relief Company Preyed On Its Customers.” ” The company: the Student Loan Assistance Center. Blackboard’s Chief Financial Officer, Lisa Mayr, is also leaving the company.

Education 43

Education Company Blackboard Kaplan 43

NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

Google and Facebook both announced that they would try to eliminate fake news from appearing in their result lists and newsfeeds by blocking fake news sources from using their ad networks. Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Reddit and Tumblr played huge roles in disseminating political information during the past election season.

Social Media 40

Social Media Handbook Facebook Report 40

Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

Via Education Week : “ FCC Chair Moves to Block E-Rate Funds for Companies Deemed ‘Security Risk’ ” (State and Local) Education Politics. Via The MIT Technology Review : “ MIT severs ties to company promoting fatal brain uploading.” The 3D modeling company has raised $2.8

Education 45

Education MOOC E-rate Facebook 45

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Via the AP : “One of the nation’s largest student loan servicing companies may have driven tens of thousands of borrowers struggling with their debts into higher-cost repayment plans. the nation’s third-largest student loan servicing company.” Private School With Low Vaccination Rates.”

Education 52

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

AUGUST 10, 2018

Via Edsurge : “Why the FCC ’s E-rate Makes Funding High-Speed Internet a Slow Crawl.” “The Saga of Ohio ’s Embattled E-School Is Coming to an End,” writes Education Week’s Ben Herold. Via The Atlantic : “ School-Security Companies Are Thriving in the Era of Mass Shootings.”

E-rate 44

E-rate Education Robotics Elsevier 44

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. ” These colleges no longer offer federal loans because of students’ high default rates. Small world).

Education 40

Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

.” “Stop Asking About Completion Rates: Better Questions to Ask About MOOCs in 2019,” says Edsurge. Sometimes it’s fun to look back at old stories that the tech press dutifully pumped out about this company. The stories out of Facebook just keep getting worse. The company has raised $16.6

Education 58

Education MOOC Social Media E-rate 58

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Via The Daily Beast : “ Palmer Luckey : The Facebook Near-Billionaire Secretly Funding Trump’s Meme Machine.” Well, one thing’s for certain: between this and Peter Thiel on its board, Facebook is well-positioned for a Trump presidency. ” The company in question: edX. Contests and Awards.

Education 40

Education Coursera Facebook Social Media 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

” (Juul is an e-cigarette that markets its product to teens and peddles social emotional learning content.). ” Via Cleveland.com : “National e-school figure to test new approach to online learning here in Ohio.” to For-Profit Company Tackling School Schedules.” ” The company: Abl Schools.

Education 43

Education MOOC E-rate Coursera 43

Hack Education

APRIL 27, 2018

For your “yes, Microsoft is still horrible files,” this from The Washington Post : “ E-waste recycler Eric Lundgren loses appeal on computer restore disks, must serve 15-month prison term.” Via The Wall Street Journal : “Some Colleges Try to Burnish Student-Loan Default Rates.” ”). .

Education 44

Education Facebook Company MOOC 44

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

” Via Politico : “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has increased her financial stake in a ‘neurofeedback’ company that says its technology treats attention deficit disorder and the symptoms of autism. ” asks Chester E. ” $100,000. “ Are iPads and laptops improving students’ test scores?

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Bust or not, companies across the tech sector, particularly those with high “burn rates” , faced tough choices in 2016: “cut costs drastically to become self-sustaining, or seek additional capital on ever-more-onerous terms,” as The WSJ put it – that is, if they were able to raise additional capital at all. .”

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

And The Next Web headline makes for… something: “ Facebook and Google could be allowed to award university degrees.” Via The Verge : “Lawsuit claims Facebook illegally scanned private messages.” The company, which allowed students to buy and sell their class notes, has raised over $14 million.

Education 46

Education Pearson Report Company 46

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Via The Verge : “ Juul has 60 days to prove it can keep its e-cigs away from kids, FDA warns.” ” Well, you probably need to know more than what Facebook / Instagram has revealed in its new parents’ guide. ” (Also from Hill : “Timeline of e-Literate Coverage of Blackboard Learn Ultra.”).

Education 54

Education MOOC Blackboard E-rate 54

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Via Campus Technology : “ AP Exam Pass Rates Rise Even as Participation Doubles.” Acumen “senior innovation associate” writes about +Acumen in Edsurge : “The Flip Side of Abysmal MOOC Completion Rates ? E-Sports Make A Play For The Big Ten.” Discovering the Most Tenacious Learners.”

Education 46

Education Khan Academy Robotics MOOC 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Via CNET : “ Verizon to pay $17M to resolve FCC, Justice E-Rate probes.” SoFi is the ed-tech company that has raised the most venture capital. And more on who’s buying student loan companies in the “business of ed-tech” section below. .” The career guidance company has raised $8.2

Education 48

Education Coursera MOOC Report 48

Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

” No disclosure in the article that Edsurge shares investors with both these companies. No disclosure , no surprise, that Edsurge shares investors with this company. Via The Next Web : “ Facebook is letting Groups create online learning courses – what could possibly go wrong?” million total.

Education 48

Education MOOC Report Company 48

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” Via The New York Times : “ Kremlin Cash Behind Billionaire’s Twitter and Facebook Investments.” ” Via The Guardian : “ Russia funded Facebook and Twitter investments through Kushner associate.” Shernaz Daver , Udacity ’s chief marketing officer, is leaving the company.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

” Via The Recorder : “Four cities including Boston could face downgrades in their bond ratings if state voters approve an expansion of charter schools, a major credit rating agency suggested this week.” Testing, Testing… Via EdSource : “Testing company fined in California for second year.”

Education 40

Education MOOC E-rate Company 40

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

Via The Chicago Tribune : “ Chance the Rapper writes $1 million check to CPS as a ‘call to action’ ” “The History of the Future of E-rate ” by me. ” Via the BBC : “ Facebook Reports BBC to Police Over Investigation Into Child Sex Images.” She made $9.6 ” Contests.

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46