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Blackboard launches New Learning Experience platform

eSchool News

Blackboard has launched a new K-12 platform for districts and schools that brings together institutions, parents, teachers, and learners in an integrated approach that addresses fundamental requirements for student success including school safety and security, family and community engagement and personalized competency-based learning.

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Picking on great education and technology myths

Bryan Alexander

So gaming beat virtual worlds, and at least one person saw competency-based learning trumping MOOCs. IT resources are finite and in heavy demand. The digital divide. Usability is crucial, especially for non-techie users. Faculty time is a powerful determinant. Folks mentioned adjuncts.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, They recorded school resource officers. Um, they do.)

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