21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

A big shout out to EdTech Magazine for recognizing this blog on its 2017 Honor Roll. That’s right, the identified nouns can give you keywords that will allow you to search a wonderful world of OER (Open Education Resources) on the internet. This wonderful OER makes it easy for teachers to assemble their own textbooks.

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Technology Support Khan Academy Technology OER 112

Edsurge

AUGUST 18, 2016

In 2014, I wrote about strategies for edtech success in the new school year , and in 2015, I wrote about edtech teaching trends for the new school year. The students at Algonquin Regional High School helped their local towns with tech support nights at local libraries. A promising new iPad app is TES Teach.

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OER EdTech Learning iPad 60

Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

A New York district court awarded Elsevier US$15 million in damages for copyright infringement by Sci-Hub , the Library of Genesis (LibGen) project and related sites.” ” “Stale Words and Hackneyed Ideas That Make Edtech Investors Cringe,” according to an investor in Edsurge.

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Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 53

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Steve Jobs wouldn’t let his kids have iPads. 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. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That). They haven’t.).

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

. “In the Leeds offering, for example, each course certificate will cost £59 and there are five taught courses; the sixth assessment course, which leads to 10 credits, is priced at £250 – making a total cost of £545 – which will also cover access to online library content,” The Guardian reports. (It’ll

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Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Via KPCC : “ LAUSD may try again to give an iPad or computer to every student.” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ UVa Library’s Plan to Cut Stacks by Half Sparks Faculty Concerns.” “Some Thoughts on OER ” by Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein.

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Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

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. billion it agreed to pay Apple/Pearson for iPads, but what do I know). “ 14 projects win 2016 Knight News Challenge on Libraries.” Contests and Awards.

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Coursera Education E-rate Company 60