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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Social Media, Social Justice and STEM - Eric A Walters, Director of Technology Tikho''s Story: A Quest for Clean Water in Zambia - Natasha Sarkar, CAWST Youth Wavemakers Using VoiceThread to Connect Students with Science Content Specialists - Dr. Rivers, Executive Director Online Communities of Practice - Are They Worth it?

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Hack Education Weekly News

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I’ve never seen an education story receive quite as much attention from non-educators on social media. Via The New York Times : “ Big Ten Universities Entering a New Realm: E-Sports.” Via WHIO : “ School social media director fired after correcting student’s misspelled tweet.”

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” (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. ” My god, that guy.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. Interactive Whiteboards.

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Via E&E News : “ Cabinet heads told to praise Paris exit. “Some Thoughts on OER ” by Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein. ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Pacific Standard : “ Suicide Rates Have Increased Across the U.S. A+ for compliant behavior.

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was named in an investigation by The Associated Press last year for sharing racially charged content on social media.” Via The Guardian : “ Trump bans agencies from ‘providing updates on social media or to reporters’ ” This ban has been targeted at scientists at the EPA and USDA in particular.