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T&L’S ISTE 2018 BEST OF SHOW AWARDS WINNERS

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THE BRIGHTBYTES LEARNING OUTCOMES MODULE ( WWW.BRIGHTBYTES.NET ) The Learning Outcomes module captures millions of data points from any digital device usage, and triangulates it with district investment data and student achievement data. The judges recommended the 2-1 for its construction, strength, and approachable price.

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17 Hero Awards finalists demonstrate their commitment to education

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With HMH’s blended curriculum and data tools, teachers in Jones County were able to streamline instruction and personalize learning for each student, without having to purchase extra materials or sign in on multiple platforms. Nominee: Laura Johnson , Apex Learning Virtual School Nominated by: Edmentum.

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What?s New: New Tools for Schools

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OneSync is a comprehensive account provisioning platform designed to streamline the synchronization between disparate data systems faculty and student directories. CLASSLINK ONESYNC ( www.classlink.com ) ClassLink announced the release of OneSync during IMS Global’s Learning Impact Leadership Institute.

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Hero Awards finalists: 18 schools and educators dedicated to learning

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She implements programs like Istation to give her teachers an advantage in providing data driven instruction and strong, effective interventions. Alexander inspires an innovative approach to learning by embedding interventions led by Istation’s assessment data into the school’s daily instruction.

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Education Technology and the New Behaviorism

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” While new “neurotechnologies” are primarily being developed to help those with disabilities regain speech, sight, and mobility , there is still plenty of talk about “ linking human brains to computers ” as consumer-oriented “ enhancements ” that everyone will want to pursue.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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I guess it could also be a reference to the money to be made off of collecting, analyzing, and selling student data. Edmentum has raised $25 million in debt financing from New Mountain Finance Corporation and Tennenbaum Capital Partners. Key Data Systems has acquired Progress Testing. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.