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How Kids Really Learn

The CoolCatTeacher

Urkund: Today’s Sponsor Urkund is great as a plagiarism prevention tool and connects with most common Learning Management Systems like Google Classroom, Moodle, and Canvas or as a stand-alone web tool or by email. Enhanced Transcript What helps kids really learn? What really helps kids learn?

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

It seems to me as though this year was pretty momentous too, if for no other reason than the open source LMS Moodle – first released 15 years ago and by far the most popular LMS in the world – raised its very first round of venture capital in October. Raising venture capital isn’t (necessarily) good news.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Ohio State University and Apple on Wednesday announced a collaboration that will start a digital learning effort at the university that Apple and university officials said may represent the company’s most ambitious program in higher education.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Nope, robots will not be doing this job of content moderation , as Facebook recently boasted at its developer conference. Speaking of Blackboard , here’s a press release about Blackboard Classroom: “New Solution from Blackboard Helps K–12 School Districts Make Learning More Engaging, Personalized and Accessible.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“Why Moodle Supporters Should be Concerned,” according to Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein. “Inventor creates device to help fidgety kids learn better,” the AP reports. ” Via Education Dive : “Tech for ELL students can bridge content and digital learning gaps.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Edsurge on “Bridging the School-to-Business Gap: What Public Schools Can Learn From Industry.” Via NPR : “Students Compete In First-Ever International High School Robotics Competition.” ” The New York Times reports that “ Burundi Robotics Team Vanishes After U.S. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.