The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

A fifth grader works on a digital lesson as part of a blended learning program. Photo: Meghan E. The shift has coincided with improved test scores and graduation rates. “I Many programs and products produce reams of “research,” but they’re just sales materials masquerading as effectiveness studies.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For their part, critics of laptop bans claimed the studies the op-eds frequently cite were flawed, reductive, and out-of-date. To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. They’re distracting others. They perform poorly on end-of-semester standardized tests.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

Fascinating how affluent parents in the shadow of Google and Apple HQs respond to ed-tech, no?). Via Techcrunch : “ Nickelodeon gets into e-books with new reading app for kids, Nick Jr. ” “ Google’s Toontastic storytelling app for kids goes 3D,” says Techcrunch. ” The program: Teach to One.

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Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. From Course Report : “the 2016 Coding Bootcamp Market Size Study.” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “With two executive orders, Gov.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

.” Via Real Clear Education : “Connecting Schools to the Future: Rethinking E-Rate.” Via The New York Times : “ Google , in Post-Obama Era, Aggressively Woos Republicans ” – so enjoy that Google Certification, educators. ” That’d be Hugo Barra , a former Google exec.

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