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Sony Vows to Bring “Blockchain” Tech to Education. Will It Take Hold in K-12?

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Sony Global Education Inc. says it has developed a system to bring “blockchain” technology–meant to serve as a decentralized-yet-secure system for transmitting data–to education, as the concept slowly begins to attract attention in the K-12 space. Goodbye, Middleman?

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ClassIn Launches its World-Class Teaching and Learning Platform in the United States

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Today, the average US teacher uses 148 different EdTech products and the average US school district uses over 1,400 EdTech solutions. Administrators can also easily review and analyze teacher and student performance through over 40 metrics, including attendance, classroom activity, and test and homework data.

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?Blockchain, Bitcoin and the Tokenization of Learning

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A handful of other universities (and even preschools ) now accept Bitcoin for tuition, but that’s hardly the extent of how blockchains and tokens are weaving their way into education: Educators and edtech entrepreneurs are now testing out everything from issuing degrees on blockchains to paying people in cryptocurrency for their teaching.

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Profile of Asbury Park (NJ) Superintendent Sancha Gray

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Edtech programs that mirror video games were also brought in, building student confidence as learners won badges and advanced through the levels of the adaptive programs. They trained volunteers to access Lexia’s reports and use the data to adjust direct instruction.

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Four Ways to Keep Track of Who Uses eReaders

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for International Data Corporation ''s Worldwide and U. link] This infographic uses data from Pew, businesstocommunity.com and Gizmodo. edtech digital publishing ebooks ereaders' If you''re really serious about knowing about the status of the ereader industry, you can fork over $4500.00 (!) Pandigital Inc.,

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Inside Higher Ed also looks at how data is being talked about at the higher ed ed-tech event. Via Techcrunch : “Sony reboots Aibo with AI and extra kawaii.” Part 3 of EdTech Strategies’ Doug Levin’s look at schools’ data collection and data security: “ Ad Tracking & Surveillance.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via Techcrunch : “ Sony now has a Koov robotics learning kit for US classrooms.” Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. ” This is #edtech in 2018: A tool that alerts teachers to student communications in real-time that mention 'LGBTQ sensitivity words' and feelings of insecurity about their bodies.