Educator Innovator

JANUARY 6, 2014

Constructionism shares many threads with Connected Learning (interest-driven, production-centered) and offers a useful model to libraries and other informal learning spaces experimenting with maker programming. It is developing at the same rate as maker programming in Philadelphia and at other Learning Labs.

Libraries 28

Libraries Groups E-rate Tools 28

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Tagged on: March 17, 2017 E-learning day a breeze for tech-savvy students | Dubois County Herald → But for as helpful as the eLearning days can be, Hubster said they probably won’t grow too much in number in the near future. emailed W-2 forms and employee information to a person posing as the superintendent.

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Candidate VoiceThread for Digital Education - Kelli Stair- teacher/ writer An Example STEAM and Maker-Education Curriculum: From Puppets to Robots - Jackie Gerstein, Ed.D. Rivers, Executive Director Online Communities of Practice - Are They Worth it? Torrey Trust, Ph.D.

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STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 28, 2021

Instead of schools being the place to get treatment for their needs, they often have been viewed through a lens of academic or behavior problems which, at times, has even led to the criminalization of Black and brown youth at disproportionate rates. Then, it should also inform your teaching practices by being action oriented.

Learning 64

Learning Outcomes System Strategy 64

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Showing the Algorithms Behind New York City Services | New York Times → Algorithms can decide where kids go to school, how often garbage is picked up, which police precincts get the most officers, where building code inspections should be targeted, and even what metrics are used to rate a teacher. " Maybe, maybe not.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Showing the Algorithms Behind New York City Services | New York Times → Algorithms can decide where kids go to school, how often garbage is picked up, which police precincts get the most officers, where building code inspections should be targeted, and even what metrics are used to rate a teacher. " Maybe, maybe not.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 17, 2023

Levels can however help us get information about a book’s characteristics or writing style even though it’s not going to tell us everything about a book. Common Sense Media is also great for parents and has meaningful information for them. A student’s reading level similarly does not tell us everything about a reader.

Secondary 72

Secondary Libraries Groups E-rate 72

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

.” Via The New York Times : “ New Mexico Outlaws School ‘Lunch Shaming’ ” Via Buzzfeed : “ California Shows The Rest Of The Country How To Boost Kindergarten Vaccination Rates.” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “How Open E-Credentials Will Transform Higher Education.”

Education 44

Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

Hack Education

JANUARY 5, 2018

Via Edsurge : “After Net Neutrality , Experts Expect Changes to FCC’s E-Rate.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security. ” Via Buzzfeed : “ India’s National ID Database With Private Information Of Nearly 1.2 ” More via NPR. .”

Education 44

Education Kaplan E-rate Data 44

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “ Imagine how great universities could be without all those human teachers ,” says Quartz , lauding the fantasy that robots will replace teachers. ” Via Campus Technology : “BYU Researchers Aim to Stop Robots from Eating Tables with Wikipedia.”

Education 48

Education Knewton Kaplan Robotics 48

Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

Via Education Week : “ E-Rate , Other Universal-Service Funds to Be Transferred to U.S. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security. .” Via Education Week : “ ESSA Point Man Jason Botel to Leave Education Dept. Post, Sources Say.”

Education 45

Education Coursera Khan Academy MOOC 45

Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

” At least the e-cigarette company (which targets teens) offers a social-emotional learning curriculum, right? ” Via the AP : “ District of Columbia Mayor Muriel E. I mean, clearly the company has a strong grasp on the politics of information. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

Education 46

Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Hack Education

AUGUST 10, 2018

Via Edsurge : “Why the FCC ’s E-rate Makes Funding High-Speed Internet a Slow Crawl.” Via Education Week : “ Students With Disabilities Sue ACT Over Release of Personal Information.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. “What if Your Favorite Teacher was a Robot?”

E-rate 44

E-rate Education Robotics Elsevier 44

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

The department’s proposed language would require a student borrower to demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that their college intended to deceive them or had a reckless disregard for the truth in making claims about job-placement rates, credit transferability and other outcomes.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 43

Education Company Blackboard Kaplan 43

Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

Via Education Week : “ FCC Chair Moves to Block E-Rate Funds for Companies Deemed ‘Security Risk’ ” (State and Local) Education Politics. ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. ” I’m not sure when this was or where this was.

Education 45

Education MOOC E-rate Facebook 45

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

” “Stop Asking About Completion Rates: Better Questions to Ask About MOOCs in 2019,” says Edsurge. Via Mashable : “The e-waste nightmare lurking in your kid’s toy box.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. Such a small world.

Education 58

Education MOOC Social Media E-rate 58

Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

The Department of Justice , 21 states, and the District of Columbia have reached a $864 million settlement with Moody’s Investors Service over the company’s role in faulty credit ratings that led to the financial crisis of 2008. Via The New York Times : “ Big Ten Universities Entering a New Realm: E-Sports.”

Education 40

Education Pearson E-rate MOOC 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

The information of some 500 million users was stolen in 2014, according to Yahoo , by “a state-sponsored actor.” ” “ 2016 E-Rate Trends.” Many academics are fooled by robot-written peer reviews , Inside Higher Ed reports. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Data, Privacy, and Surveillance.

Education 40

Education Coursera Facebook Social Media 40

Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

despite having Arizona ’s third-highest dropout rate.” ” “Student marketplace Spitball has launched a token-based ‘ blockchain economy ’ that aims to switch up the e-learning industry and create a decentralised landscape for students,” says IBS Intelligence. Sounds legit.

Education 46

Education MOOC Kaplan Robotics 46

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

” (Juul is an e-cigarette that markets its product to teens and peddles social emotional learning content.). ” Via Cleveland.com : “National e-school figure to test new approach to online learning here in Ohio.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Data, Surveillance, and Information Security.

Education 43

Education MOOC E-rate Coursera 43

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

“5 Reasons Why e-textbooks in Egypt Would Be Inequitable” by Maha Bali. ” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.” So no surprise, Techcrunch informs us that “ Scrumpt now offers fresh, healthy lunches for kids.” ” asks Jade E.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

officials approve new rating system.” Via The USA Today : “Kids on winning robotics team told, ‘Go back to Mexico’ ” The kids were from Pleasant Run Elementary School in Indianapolis. Via The New York Times : “ CUNY to Revamp Remedial Programs, Hoping to Lift Graduation Rates.”

Education 52

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Via The Verge : “ Juul has 60 days to prove it can keep its e-cigs away from kids, FDA warns.” ” (Also from Hill : “Timeline of e-Literate Coverage of Blackboard Learn Ultra.”). Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” Data, Surveillance, and Information Security.

Education 54

Education MOOC Blackboard E-rate 54

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

“To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. The story examined a proposed practice: “Colleges require students to pay a course-materials fee, which would be used to buy e-books for all of them (whatever text the professor recommends, just as in the old model).”

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

” The story contains some machinations at the Department of Education in which the White Hous e tried to fire a Jeb Bush-supporting staffer. ” asks Chester E. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. From the Raspberry Pi blog : “IoT Sleepbuddy, the robotic babysitter.” ” asks the Pioneer Press.

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

“New report calls out NCAA for saying that black athletes graduate at higher rates than other black students, when that’s not true at the top conferences,” says Inside Higher Ed. Perhaps it should go in the “robots” section. ” Edsurge on the “Five Dangers of Data-Informed Student Nudging.”

Education 46

Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

APRIL 27, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “Robotics is bringing Betsy DeVos to Detroit for the first time as education secretary.” For your “yes, Microsoft is still horrible files,” this from The Washington Post : “ E-waste recycler Eric Lundgren loses appeal on computer restore disks, must serve 15-month prison term.”

Education 44

Education Facebook Company MOOC 44

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Testing, Testing… Via The Washington Post : “School informed parents of low-performing students they could opt out of state tests.” On the horizon: makerspaces, online learning, robotics, VR, artificial intelligence, and wearables. More on toys as surveillance in the privacy section below. ” “The U.S.

Education 40

Education Report MOOC E-rate 40

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Via Campus Technology : “ AP Exam Pass Rates Rise Even as Participation Doubles.” Acumen “senior innovation associate” writes about +Acumen in Edsurge : “The Flip Side of Abysmal MOOC Completion Rates ? E-Sports Make A Play For The Big Ten.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 46

Education Khan Academy Robotics MOOC 46

Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

Department of State has received emergency approval from the Office of Management and Budget to collect additional information regarding certain visa applicants ’ travel and employment histories, familial connections, and social media usage in accordance with a notice it posted in the Federal Register May 4. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 48

Education MOOC Report Company 48

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

As if applying for financial aid wasn’t difficult enough already, it appears that the IRS Data Retrieval Tool, which pulls tax information into the FAFSA app, “ will be unavailable for several weeks.” ” New Nanodegrees from Udacity : Digital Marketing and Robotics. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Via CNET : “ Verizon to pay $17M to resolve FCC, Justice E-Rate probes.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “Teachers Are Finding Innovative Ways to Use Robots in Class,” claims Education Week. Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security. ” More via Buzzfeed. billion in U.S.

Education 48

Education Coursera MOOC Report 48

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

If you’re going to talk about the importance of digital literacy or information literacy or media literacy or what have you, then you best practice it. But anyway… Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Something something robots something something. Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security. ” No.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

A bill in Missouri would end tenure for all new faculty hires starting in 2018 and require more student access to information about the job market for majors. Via Techcrunch : “ Nickelodeon gets into e-books with new reading app for kids, Nick Jr. Robots and Other (Ed-Tech) Science Fiction. Upgrades and Downgrades.

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Not Net Neutrality, but another potential FCC move – ending the E-Rate program. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “ Robots will replace teachers by 2027 ,” Futurism predicts. “ When the Robots Come for Our Jobs, They’ll Spare the Teachers ,” Edsurge tries to reassure its readers.

Kaplan 50

Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Via E&E News : “ Cabinet heads told to praise Paris exit. Via The Atlantic : “The Confusing Information Colleges Provide Students About Financial Aid.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. A+ for compliant behavior. Since 1999.”

Khan Academy 45

Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “More than 50 groups have signed a letter demanding that Candice E. Rebecca Schuman is back with her annual “ Rate My JIL ,” where she skewers the higher ed job market. Via NPR : “Students Compete In First-Ever International High School Robotics Competition.”

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46