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Guest post: Caston Binger Explains How the Digital Revolution Has Transformed Education

EdTech4Beginners

For school, educators can now customize instruction to meet the needs of individual students, and they can communicate with parents and guardians more easily. Additionally, social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram allow students to connect with other students and educators worldwide.

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Pros and Cons of Using eLearning Software in Your Classroom

Educational Technology Guy

All you need is a device and software, like Google Hangouts Meet, Zoom, Join.me, GoToMeeting, or other tools that facilitate studying. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. Study in real-time eLearning exceeds borders, covers distances between people, and fills their knowledge gaps at the same time.

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Designing Organizations to Support Tech on Campus #SXSWedu

EdTechSandyK

Interesting (to me, Sandy) that some digital learning groups/departments were created in the wake of Coursera. Notes from the General Discussion and Audience Questions To get uninterested teachers using technology, start with a need and show how tech can meet it. Meet people where they are, face-to-face. Applies to U.

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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. Teachers will write their own questions and goals that they want to meet each fall and spring. District #5 : Kindergarten teachers started class Twitter accounts! Here is Mrs. Cook''s Twitter. Twitter is his favorite tool for professional learning.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Headline changed from “ Coursera ’s Update Will Eliminate Hundreds of Courses” to “Coursera’s Update Will Migrate Hundreds of Courses to a New Platform.” ” Coursera, initially only emailing former students about their old course work, decided finally to blog about its platform change.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Here is venture capital well spent: “ Coursera Promotes Its ‘Affordable Online Courses’ With New TV Ad Spots ,” says Class Central. ” That’d be Glenn Reynolds , @instapundit , who also briefly had his Twitter account suspended. ” Time to buy more TV ads, Khan Academy and Coursera!

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

As CNN reporter Andrew Kaczynski noted on Twitter Tuesday, Eck, who is now a special assistant to Secretary DeVos, tweeted last November that Hamill should ‘stick to playing Han Solo’s short little b—-’ after Hamill tweeted criticism of the Trump administration.” ” An Education Dept. Are MOOCs webinars?