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Change is a Mindset

A Principal's Reflections

The best part is that NMHS teachers themselves are creating the interactive content as opposed to relying on Khan Academy. Creation of a digital badge platform to acknowledge the informal learning of teachers implemented in 2013 by Laura Fleming. See what CBS New York had to say. See what CBS New York had to say.

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

Marketplace K-12

The authenticity of transactions are protected by digital signatures that match up with the signatures of those sending information, giving users control over the sending of bitcoins. See this fact sheet on Bitcoin and blockchain for more details, as well as an online primer video from Khan Academy.).

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What Education Technology Could Look Like Over the Next Five Years

MindShift

Teachers at the cutting edge of this work are asking students to use technology to access and synthesize information in the service of finding solutions to multifaceted, complex problems they might encounter in the real world. Badges are already being used to recognize competence in a skill in digital spaces like Khan Academy.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

In 2018, Mozilla said it would retire Backpack, its platform for sharing and displaying badges, and would help users move their badges to Badgr, software developed by the tech company Concentric Sky. Information is power. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon. The Teacher Influencer Hustle. Course Signals. The TED Talk.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” There’s more education-related legal news down in the information security section below. Khan Academy is launching a new series on US history and civics. SNHU and LRNG are merging “to Create ‘ WeWork for Education ’ Via Digital Badges and Mini-Campuses.” And sure, why not.