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OPINION: How schools can find common ground in an era of education wars

The Hechinger Report

Designed by Google employees as integrated courses and embedded in the school day by teachers, each certificate is available on Coursera and includes practice and graded assessments and quizzes or writing assignments to ensure rigor and mastery. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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As the world goes virtual, big education technology players tighten their grip

The Hechinger Report

Only about a quarter of these firms reported an increase in paying users. Only about a quarter reported an increase in paying users. Coursera provided every student in the world free access to the university and college courses it makes available online, attracting a 500 percent increase in enrollments.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

This is part eleven of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In May, venture capitalist and former securities analyst Mary Meeker released her annual “Internet Trends” report. Much of what Meeker says in this year’s report about education is placed under her category “gaming.”

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Notes from Leadership for the Digital Age with Alan November - Day 2

EdTechSandyK

Coursera is another option for higher ed MOOCS. Distict #1 : Principal of an elementary school shared that as part of their 1:1 initiative, they want to create a bank of lessons created by students based on [link] which Alan shared last time. Often, the technology coordinator/director is reporting to the WRONG person.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

. “Researchers say removal of an IRS tool for financial aid applicants may have slowed FAFSA submissions, while college aid groups warn that affected students could already be losing out on aid,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” The report is from the Technology for Education Consortium. (I’ve

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News Literacy Resources for Classrooms

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Making Sense of the News: News Literacy Lessons for Digital Citizens (by the University of Hong Kong and Stony Brook University): A six-week, distance learning course hosted on Coursera. Videos 4 Tips to Spot Bad Science Reporting (by KQED's Above the Noise): Get some key tips for interpreting news reports on scientific studies.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” More on the teacher prep law from The Hechinger Report. ” “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. More via Inside Higher Ed. More from Quartz.