Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

If you look for a definition of “platform” online, you’re likely to get something along the lines of Wikipedia’s – fairly straightforward, although quite technical: A computing platform is the environment in which a piece of software is executed. Subscribe to their blog. It’s now an LMS too.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

The Global Education Conference Network believes in the power of connected, globally competent learners of all ages. Here is a flyer you can share: [link]. Please let others know about this free set of events! You can also follow the event on Twitter @GlobalEdCon and using the hashtag #globaled19.

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Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 25, 2019

I made what was probably the clearest statement of my vision for the future of learning materials in my Shuttleworth Fellowship application several years ago: My long-term goal is to create a world where OER are used pervasively throughout primary, secondary, and post-secondary schools. Unless there’s a shorter one.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

Strategic planning for edtech is an endless journey—and not just because of constantly evolving hardware and software. Most educators look at the cost of their device and software, but what they need to understand is that the total cost includes PD, tech support, sustainability. Are they prepared to adapt to other systems?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Sessions are free to watch for five days, then become part of the Home Learning Summit library. Libraries and Librarians ? We have several sessions each day, with (lots) more coming ( and that could include you! ). A current list is below. Hacking Your Education ? High School ? Higher Education ? Homeschooling ? Hope and Healing ?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Any time schools get a new software program, they tend to pick off the low hanging fruit—i.e. The district chose itslearning because it enables the meta-tagging of learning objectives within the district’s libraries and the creation of assessment data that tells teachers whether a student has gained proficiency (or not).

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 3, 2018

Buildings included libraries, post offices, hotels, prisons, churches, schools, and homes. Sketchup seems to have been the main software for this year. We began with a two-page rubric, which we wrote up for each team, then met in a conference room to bash out who were thought should be the winners.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

But you can own access to the full library by buying the Summit all-access pass, which is $99, a $50 savings from the price after the 25th. Jerry was the first executive director of the National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools (NCACS), and was a founding member of the International Democratic Education Conference (IDEC).

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 13, 2016

” With all the charges of fraud and deceptive marketing levied against post-secondary institutions this year – from the University of Northern New Jersey too ITT, from Trump University to DevSchool – we might ask if, indeed, this is the way it works. million ads for software-developer jobs nationwide. Jobs for Grads.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Indeed, according to one story in The Atlantic , a school district in Colorado opted to do away with parent-teacher conferences entirely, encouraging parents instead to simply check online to see what their children were up to. Siegler: “ The End of the Library.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

” I’m more interested in hearing about segregation and state laws in Mississippi than the adaptive learning software a school is using. For what it’s worth, according to the latest data from the NCES , the number of post-secondary institutions in the US has increased since 2011. ” Oh. Go, School Sports Team!

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

“ New York City libraries have announced they plan to forgive the late fees of all children aged 17 and under in a one-time amnesty event,” The AP reports. Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Launches Online School to Teach Software Development.” Via CBS Minnesota : “Philando Fundraising Campaign Clears All St.

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