edWeb.net

OCTOBER 16, 2018

“If it’s edtech, it must be good,” used to be the mantra in schools. In fact, many school technology plans fluctuated depending upon the latest fads and what someone learned at a conference and had little connection to curriculum or learning goals. Imperative 3: Transform Pedagogy with Compelling Learning Environments.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

For the past 18 months, a pilot program in a South Bronx public school, called “Family Playlists,” developed by the New York-based nonprofit, PowerMyLearning , has used technology to increase families’ involvement in their students’ learning. She means inviting students to teach their families what they’re learning in school.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

In another first, the Board has decided to act, in part, based on the words of a single person: Donald Trump , the new President of the United States. Education Politics. The vote for Betsy DeVos , Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education , has been delayed. Via The Washington Post : “ Sen. Colleges Will Disappear.”

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