The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

If every child had a computer or iPad, she could log into a customized cyberclassroom and learn at her own pace. I kept thinking how much the physical setup of the classrooms resembled a Silicon Valley workspace — or is it that Amazon, Google and Facebook have tried to replicate grammar-school life? Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2014

Thursday, April 24th in Omaha, NE Identifying the Learning Potential of Apps, Websites, and Games & Resources for Teaching Digital Citizenship on an iPad; , Common Sense Media presenter, Jeremy Nielsen, will deliver two great sessions at the Nebraska Educational Technology Association event in Omaha, NE. More information here.

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Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

” Via The New York Times , a profile on the Indiana charter chain Excel Schools : “A Chance for Dropouts, Young and Old, to Go Back to School.” ” Via the Google blog : “Rolling Study Halls: turning bus time into learning time.” Reminder that Facebook built the Summit Learning Platform.).

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Doug Levin

MARCH 5, 2017

Students selling notes online a legal gray area, schools say | ArkansasOnline → University of Arkansas faculty members are debating how to best deal with the selling of lecture notes by students, spurred on by the practices of online study resource companies known for aggressive recruiting tactics.

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Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

Via ESPN : “Ravens OL John Urschel , 26, retires abruptly, two days after CTE study.” “ Are iPads and laptops improving students’ test scores? “ Is higher ed creating the next dropout factories? ” Urschel is getting his PhD in math at MIT. Probably not. ” asks ZDNet. ”). .”

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “Feds Drop Investigation Into Los Angeles District Over $1 Billion iPad Purchase.” Meanwhile on Campus… Via ProPublica : “‘Alternative’ Education: Using Charter Schools to Hide Dropouts and Game the System.” ” SURPRISE!

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Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

Following up on ProPublica reporting , “ Florida to Examine Whether Alternative Charter Schools Underreport Dropouts.” ” Via the BBC : “ Facebook Reports BBC to Police Over Investigation Into Child Sex Images.” ” More on this story and concerns about how Facebook moderates content via Techcrunch.

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