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Pearson Bets on Adaptive Learning (Again) With $25M Acquisition of Smart Sparrow

Edsurge

Last week, Pearson announced it paid $25 million to acquire Smart Sparrow’s technology, in a move that the publisher says will bolster the digital infrastructure that will soon support all its future higher-education offerings. As part of the deal, most of its staff will join Pearson. million in venture capital.

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Why your young students love e-learning

Neo LMS

Students are particularly excited about all of the new possibilities digital learning can offer. Why do kids love e-learning? They turn to other social media sites , like Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr, Yik Yak, or Twitter. Learning apps allow students to go through their online courses without an internet connection.

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Colleges Face Investigations Over Whether Their Use of Social Media Follows Accessibility Regulations

Edsurge

As a result, colleges are rolling out social media accessibility standards and training communications staff members to take advantage of built-in accessibility tools in platforms including YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 37 Edition)

Doug Levin

And, there seems little political will within the education system for a balanced consideration of potential cons to data collection in the event that modern digital learning innovations might be ‘good for [some] kids’ or surveillance might prevent ‘something bad from happening.’ Twitter not your thing?

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 37 Edition)

Doug Levin

And, there seems little political will within the education system for a balanced consideration of potential cons to data collection in the event that modern digital learning innovations might be ‘good for [some] kids’ or surveillance might prevent ‘something bad from happening.’ Twitter not your thing?

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LIVE: Using The Right Tool In Your Digital Classroom | #ISTE2015 Panel Discussion

TeacherCast

Find her on Twitter: @techgirljenny and at jennygrabiec.com. Jaime is the Chief Education Evangelist at Google, Inc.Jaimeevangelizes the power and potential of the web, technology, and Google tools as enabling and supporting capabilities in pursuit of creating powerful learning models. What is a digital learning experience?

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Textbook Publishers vs. Boundless. But altruism is not the same as justice.

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