Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

We learned a lot. From gamification to digital citizenship to PD for teachers to classroom robots and everything in between, the 102 posts that have been published on the NEO Blog in the last 12 months covered oh so many subjects related to education technology and e-learning for educational institutions.

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Educator Innovator

JANUARY 6, 2014

I discovered that teachers at the Darunsikkhalai School for Innovative Learning (DSIL) in Bangkok, Thailand expressed the same concerns as librarians in Philadelphia, when I visited last week with researchers from Stanford University’s Transformative Learning Technologies Lab (TLTL). Learning the Design Process.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

Not this specific conversation, of course, but ones like it. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, public school enrollment in the United States had been trending downward , thanks to birth-rate declines and more restrictive immigration policies, but the decreases rarely exceeded half a percentage point. And then, “I know this is really hard.”

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E-rate Elementary Education Report 117

The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 28, 2021

How can we make social-emotional learning (SEL) more than a buzzword? Byron has extensive knowledge and expertise in mental health, social emotional learning, and behavior. Social-emotional learning must be action-oriented. Socio-emotional learning is not fluff: it prepares kids for the real world. Recap/Big Ideas.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Docente infantil y primaria Stories from the Earth: teaching about changing landscapes using 28 years of satellite observations - Peder Nelson, MS Creating equitable STEM learning opportunities for K-12 girls - Brenda Britsch, Co-Principal Investigator Maps, Math, and Media: Innovative Transdisciplinary Projects in Teacher Education - Melda N.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

high school students have the opportunity not just to take an online class for credit but a significant proportion of their course load online. New data analyses by NCES offer an updated assessment of the adoption of online learning by high schools: More than 4 in 10 U.S. public high schools (42.5 " Maybe, maybe not.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

high school students have the opportunity not just to take an online class for credit but a significant proportion of their course load online. New data analyses by NCES offer an updated assessment of the adoption of online learning by high schools: More than 4 in 10 U.S. public high schools (42.5 " Maybe, maybe not.

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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.” " It’s lovely to see the big innovation from the MOOC startups in 2017 involves the learning management system.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos ’ “learning curve where higher ed is concerned is quite vertical,” quips UC president Janet Napolitano. ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “After Faculty Outcry, UNC Will Allow Athletics Course to Be Taught Again.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

Via Education Week : “ E-Rate , Other Universal-Service Funds to Be Transferred to U.S. Via The New York Times : New York governor “ Cuomo to Give Colleges $7 Million for Courses in Prisons.” ISTE has hired Joseph South as its Chief Learning Officer. Post, Sources Say.” ” More via Wired.

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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. Via The New York Post : “Education department investigating high school’s online courses.” Because of course.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Of course, the US can’t let the UK lead for too long when it comes to terrible people and terrible ideas in education. Congratulations, STEM folks and learn-to-code evangelists, for being featured in President Trump’s list of his 2017 accomplishments. ” “Special bracelets” are, of course, ed-tech.

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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 AP : “ Wyoming begins path to computer science courses in schools.” My kids gonna learn today ?? ” Warning: income sharing agreements.

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Education MOOC E-rate Facebook 45

Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

Of course, some education reform proponents want to frame DeVos as “ mainstream ,” but she’s far from it. ( Via the Arizona Capitol Times : “ Arizona bill to ban school ‘ social justice ’ courses dies quickly.” She would not commit to refusing to privatize public education.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

” Via Techcrunch : “ Amazon opens its internal machine learning courses to all for free.” ” “Stop Asking About Completion Rates: Better Questions to Ask About MOOCs in 2019,” says Edsurge. Via Mashable : “The e-waste nightmare lurking in your kid’s toy box.”

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Education MOOC Social Media E-rate 58

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

” “ State educational technology directors have outlined ambitious targets for increasing school bandwidth capacity in an effort to support digital learning and bridge the technology divide that exists in schools and in students’ homes,” says Education Week. ” The story of UClass and Renaissance Learning.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

The big ed-tech news this week is, of course, that Betsy DeVos is considering allowing schools to use federal funds to arm teachers and staff. ” CPS is, of course, the Chicago Public Schools. ” Susan Crawrford argues “Why Universities Need ‘Public Interest Technology’ Courses.” Sounds legit.

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Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “Just like their parents, Chicago students will soon have to learn cursive.” ” (Juul is an e-cigarette that markets its product to teens and peddles social emotional learning content.). Via The Verge : “ Kano tries to make learning code magical with its new Harry Potter Coding kit.”

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

Then, without missing a beat, she switched the smartboard display and launched into a multiple-choice quiz using a game-based online learning platform called Kahoot! Given this challenging landscape, it’s a matter of consensus here that robust, video-based distance-learning programs are critical to preparing students for college and careers.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning. Um, they do.) It’s that their parents are opting them out of exposure to these technologies.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

” The Trump Administration is calling it “ restoring Internet freedom ,” because of f **g course. “5 Reasons Why e-textbooks in Egypt Would Be Inequitable” by Maha Bali. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Online education pioneer Tony Bates asks “ What is online learning ?”

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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.” ’” “Many College Courses Are Either Overloaded or Underfilled,” writes Jeffrey Young in Edsurge. ” (Also from Hill : “Timeline of e-Literate Coverage of Blackboard Learn Ultra.”).

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Education MOOC Blackboard E-rate 54

Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

officials approve new rating system.” Via The USA Today : “Kids on winning robotics team told, ‘Go back to Mexico’ ” The kids were from Pleasant Run Elementary School in Indianapolis. Via The New York Times : “ CUNY to Revamp Remedial Programs, Hoping to Lift Graduation Rates.”

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Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

Trump’s budget, of course, cuts $9.2 ” The story contains some machinations at the Department of Education in which the White Hous e tried to fire a Jeb Bush-supporting staffer. “Now that MOOCs are mainstream, where does online learning go next?” “ Can personalized learning prevail?

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Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

UC Berkeley says it will remove online course content in response to a Department of Justice assertion that the materials violate the ADA as they are not fully accessible to those with disabilities. But oh yes, kids, “everyone should learn to code” for job security. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”).

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Education Report MOOC E-rate 40

Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

“New report calls out NCAA for saying that black athletes graduate at higher rates than other black students, when that’s not true at the top conferences,” says Inside Higher Ed. Perhaps it should go in the “robots” section. Via Edsurge : “ VR Could Bring a New Era of Immersive Learning.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Via Edsurge : “ ​Rhode Island ’s Plans to Become a ‘Lab State’ for Personalized Learning.” Via Campus Technology : “ AP Exam Pass Rates Rise Even as Participation Doubles.” E-Sports Make A Play For The Big Ten.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Education in the Courts.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

” Via Edsurge : “The Makings (and Misgivings) of a Statewide Effort to Personalize Learning in Massachusetts.” Via CNET : “ Verizon to pay $17M to resolve FCC, Justice E-Rate probes.” ” From the Coursera blog : “New on Coursera: start-to-finish learning paths for starting a new career.”

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Education Coursera MOOC Report 48

Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

Via The Next Web : “ Facebook is letting Groups create online learning courses – what could possibly go wrong?” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. The e-book subscription service has raised $21.45 Viridis Learning has raised an undisclosed amount of money from Salesforce Ventures. million total.

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Education MOOC Report Company 48

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” Trump’s favorite techie is, of course, Peter Thiel. 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. ” New Nanodegrees from Udacity : Digital Marketing and Robotics.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

“ From the article that ”innovative teaching practice" appears to be project-based learning. ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “How Much Hollywood Glitz Should Colleges Use in Their Online Courses ?” ” “Whatever happened to the promise of online learning ? .”

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

Bob Thorpe, is proposing a far-reaching law in Arizona, House Bill 2120, banning virtually every college event, activity or course which discusses social justice , skin privilege, or racial equality. “ The growth of online learning : How universities must adjust to the new norm” is sponsored content on Education Dive.

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MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Not Net Neutrality, but another potential FCC move – ending the E-Rate program. Via The Times Higher Education : “For-profit claims ‘learning gain’ victory over universities.” ” Apparently it’s all Audre Lorde ’s fault, because of course it is. ” Because “open.”

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Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Via E&E News : “ Cabinet heads told to praise Paris exit. ” The Orlando Sentinel on what students are learning in some of Florida’s voucher schools : “Private schools’ curriculum downplays slavery, says humans and dinosaurs lived together.” A+ for compliant behavior.

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Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “More than 50 groups have signed a letter demanding that Candice E. ” Of course none of this – not Africa is a Country’s excellent reporting nor Peg Tyre’s recent story in the NYT – stops Nicholas Kristof from touting Bridge as a “solution.”

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Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” Via Real Clear Education : “Connecting Schools to the Future: Rethinking E-Rate.” ” Via EdSource : “New program aims to create more uniform standards among linked learning academies.” “Can robotics teach problem solving to students?” Go, School Sports Team!

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Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Via NPR : “ Betsy DeVos ’ Graduation Rate Mistake.” DeVos, of course, was a stakeholder in the student loan startup SoFi. ” Via The Consumerist : “New Chairman Orders FCC To Abandon Court Defense Of Rule Limiting Prison Phone Rates.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Education MOOC E-rate Robotics 40