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

Marketplace K-12

See this fact sheet on Bitcoin and blockchain for more details, as well as an online primer video from Khan Academy.). “Individuals and enterprises could anonymously utilize the data to analyze personal learning history,” the Sony Global Education executive said. Goodbye, Middleman?

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What Education Technology Could Look Like Over the Next Five Years

MindShift

The report notes, “This challenge is exacerbated by the fact that digital literacy is less about tools and more about thinking, and thus skills and standards based on tools and platforms have proven to be somewhat ephemeral.”. 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. Personalized Learning" Software (and Facebook and Summit Public Schools). Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon.

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