The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

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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. They are not machines, they are not robots, we cannot push them 24/7.

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JANUARY 5, 2018

Via Edsurge : “After Net Neutrality , Experts Expect Changes to FCC’s E-Rate.” The Atlantic on Logan Paul : “The Social-Media Star and the Suicide.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” (State and Local) Education Politics. ” More via NPR.

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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. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. “ Robots in the classroom ? ” (State and Local) Education Politics. .”

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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. Such a small world. The Not-So-Hidden Curriculum. .”

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APRIL 6, 2018

Via Education Week : “ FCC Chair Moves to Block E-Rate Funds for Companies Deemed ‘Security Risk’ ” (State and Local) Education Politics. Via Inside Higher Ed : “The State Department is proposing to ask additional questions of visa applicants regarding their social media usage.”

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JANUARY 18, 2017

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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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

tl;dr: emailing them, holding webinars, using social media. ” Via The Tennessean : “ Belmont University ousted a student Tuesday after he made a social media post using the N-word to describe black NFL football players, who he said needed a ‘bullet in their head.’” Heckuva job.

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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.

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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. ” My god, that guy.

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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. ” More on this from Education Week’s Ben Herold.

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

“To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. Of course, teachers have utilized social media sites for years to launch various side-hustles — speaking gigs and “ brand ambassadorships ”, for example — as well as to facilitate their main hustle — you know, teaching.

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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.”

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MARCH 10, 2017

Via The Chicago Tribune : “ Chance the Rapper writes $1 million check to CPS as a ‘call to action’ ” “The History of the Future of E-rate ” by me. ” New Nanodegrees from Udacity : Digital Marketing and Robotics. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Robots hate the Common Core.

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

Via CNET : “ Verizon to pay $17M to resolve FCC, Justice E-Rate probes.” Two different opinions on WIkipedia : “How Social Media Endangers Knowledge” by Hossein Derakhshan in Wired. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” More via Buzzfeed. The Business of Student Loans. billion in U.S.

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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. million total.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Maybe social media is broken, Cathy O’Neil suggests. “ Media Literacy When the Platforms Are Complicit ” by Bill Fitzgerald. . “ Media Literacy When the Platforms Are Complicit ” by Bill Fitzgerald. But anyway… Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” No.

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JANUARY 12, 2017

The social media platform had raised $2.5 Via Techcrunch : “ Nickelodeon gets into e-books with new reading app for kids, Nick Jr. Robots and Other (Ed-Tech) Science Fiction. Via Edsurge : “​Are False Connections with AI Robots Putting Your Student’s Emotional Health at Risk?”

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JUNE 8, 2018

Via E&E News : “ Cabinet heads told to praise Paris exit. ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “What would Noam Chomsky , Deepak Chopra , a very friendly robot , plus a bevy of scientists, mystics, and wannabe scholars do at a fancy resort in Arizona ?

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JANUARY 26, 2017

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.

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DECEMBER 8, 2016

IOT e-toy maker Osmo has raised $24 million from Mattel, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Collab+Sesame, Accel Partners, Upfront Ventures, and K9 Ventures. ” “So-So Social Media Privacy? ” “After falling, college graduation rates begin to rebound,” The Hechinger Report reports. million total.

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