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Is the Solution to College Zoom Fatigue … a Different Video Platform?

Edsurge

EdSurge put that question to Engageli’s co-founder, Dan Avida, a venture capitalist who was an early board member of Coursera—the online course giant that his wife, Daphne Koller, co-founded. What’s wrong with the videoconferencing tools that have become standard and familiar, like Zoom and Google Meet or Microsoft Teams? —Dan

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Coding Activities by Grade

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At any time during the year, click to take you to the master list : Program on computers, iPads, laptops–whatever works, whatever age. This includes (links are live on publication day) : An Overview of This Week — Dec. 5, 2023 Coding activities by grade — (this post) Dec. 6, 2023 9 Unusual Projects — Dec.

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Coding Activities by Grade

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At any time during the year, click to take you to the master list : Program on computers, iPads, laptops–whatever works, whatever age. Google Computer Science for High School –free workshops (with application) for K-12 teachers. Stencyl –build games without coding with downloaded software. Jotform App Builder.

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Coding Websites/Webtools by Grade

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Program on computers, iPads, laptops–whatever works, whatever age. Google Computer Science for High School –free workshops (with application) for K-12 teachers. Stencyl –build games without coding with downloaded software. This is a long list of online activities related to coding and programming. Coding Curriculum. PluralSight.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

million laptops to all public primary schools. ” Coursera highlights its mentors – its volunteer mentors – on its blog. Google had a big press event this week too, unveiling shiny stuff to a cheering crowd of stenographers. Google has also rebranded Google Apps for Education as G Suite for Education.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 10 Edition)

Doug Levin

But.truth is, the US government isn't the early adopter here; Amazon, Google and Facebook are really the front-line developers of the surveillance state." Tagged on: March 10, 2017 State reaches $3.5 " Hopefully, not shades of future conversations about learning analytics.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Ban Laptops" Op-Eds. For the past ten years, every ten months or so, someone would pen an op-ed claiming it was time to ban laptops in the classroom. A “ban laptops” op-ed may be the greatest piece of ed-tech clickbait ever devised. And “free” doesn’t last.

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