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Facebook Seems to Be Adding Video-Course Features. For Edtech, That Raises Old Fears.

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The tech giant Meta, widely known under its previous name Facebook, seems to be eyeing a way to allow users to offer video classes. version of the platform and shared a screenshot on Twitter. A consultant recently noticed a company announcement about the features in the U.K.

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

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Online resources like TED Talks and Khan Academy provide an endless amount of educational videos that can be used in the classroom. Additionally, social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram allow students to connect with other students and educators worldwide. One great example of this is the website Coursera.

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Now Take Notes on Drive Videos with VideoNot.es – From Beth Holland

EdTechTeacher

allows students to take notes while watching videos. This tool is fantastic in a flipped, blended, or online classroom as students can have their typed notes automatically time-stamped to the video. works with YouTube, Vimeo, Coursera, Udacity, Khan Academy, and EdX videos. Because VideoNot.es

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What Happens When Ed-Tech Forgets? Some Thoughts on Rehabilitating Reputations

Hack Education

Despite the failure of AllLearn, in 2014, Levin was named the CEO of Coursera. This spyware extracts an incredible amount of information from students, including their biometric data, audio, and video, and then runs it through proprietary algorithms designed to identify suspicious behavior that might signal cheating.

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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Welcome to a treasure from my ISTE 2023 vault. Furthermore, in May 2013, they obtained a certification in Gamification through Coursera Course Certificates. After watching a video, there are reflection questions for individual or community discussion.

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?Readers’ Roundup: EdSurge HigherEd’s Top 10 Articles of 2017

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Coursera to Charge Fees for Previously Free Courses Once hailed as a portal for free learning materials, accessible to anyone with an internet connection, Coursera announced this year plans to charge if learners want to submit assignments to be graded for certain courses.

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So I'm Taking a MOOC.

EdTechSandyK

Image Used With Permission Under a Creative Commons License Late last week I was innocently checking my Twitter feed, and I saw an announcement for a MOOC called Foundations of Virtual Instruction. The course is offered through Coursera , a known online learning platform which I have heard and read good things about. Unported License.

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