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EdTech definitions every teacher should know: Part 1

Neo LMS

It occured to me that not only are the wide variety of acronyms found in the world of EdTech confusing ( I did a post on organizations in that regard ), but indeed there is quite a bit of overlap — as well as misuse — of terms that can make navigating the literature (in particular online literature) on the subject of EdTech confusing and unhelpful.

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AI in the classroom: Are we there yet?

Neo LMS

In his BETT talk , Joel Hellermark, founder of Sana technologies of Sweden, and all-round AI-prodigy, (not to be ageist but at 22, his approach, clear insight and success is quite astounding), defines machine learning via neural networks using a simple comparison: Deep Blue versus AlphaGo.

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The Big 3's War Over EDU: A Comparison of Apple, Google, and Microsoft

techlearning

cross posted at www.bigguyinabowtie.com David Lockhart is an edtech presenter, speaker, advocate, and coach with over ten years' experience teaching high school social studies. In my opinion, Microsoft Edu is the safe choice. It's not the innovative one. It could get there though if they keep making acquisitions.

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The Refurbishing of Artificial Intelligence

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

In a brief handout with the paper's core messages, a comparison was made between electronic bikes and robot vacuums. Office of Educational Technology published " Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching and Learning: Insights and Recommendations."

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A Decade Into Experiments With Gamification, Edtech Rethinks How to Motivate Learners

Edsurge

As one educator writes about their experience with the tool, there are no individual user profiles, no way to collect likes and no followers — basically, no emphasis on comparison. Almost a decade into experiments with gamification, edtech companies are changing the way they approach motivation. Quizizz is embodying this shift.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via EdScoop : “Edtech and industry leaders say they’re stuck if they can’t scale.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. I’d love to see a comparison between Pluralsight and Lynda.com.). .” From the ASU website : “Panelists discuss future of personalized learning.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Via The Verge : “ Aflac ’s toy robot for kids facing cancer is the smartest toy of all.” Via The Verge : “ Aflac ’s toy robot for kids facing cancer is the smartest toy of all.” Private city. Or something like that. ” No camera. ” No camera.