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At Public Education Conference, Educators Share Fall-Outs on Personalized Learning, Privatization and Edtech

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Educators from around the U.S. gathered in Oakland this past weekend for the Network for Public Education ’s (NPE) national conference, where several sessions centered around a common theme: protecting public education amid an era of federal budget cuts and concerns over the increased presence of technology in classrooms.

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Epson Technology Enhances Aquarium Education Programs

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welcomed students back for in-person learning, educators leaned on Epson technology to help enhance education and bring lessons into the spotlight. The Epson document cameras were teaching tools our staff incorporated into virtual learning. . – As the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, Calif.

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Why ‘Personalized Learning’ Can Feel So Impersonal

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Why does personalized learning, ironically, feel so impersonal? Personalized learning, in its broadest application, suggests tailoring instruction to meet the needs, strengths and interests of each learner. Great teachers already do that everyday—with or without technology. Source: Quartz.

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Top 10 Tips and Reviews in 2021

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It’s Here–the High School Technology Curriculum! What is Actively Learn and Why Should I Try it? Education Galaxy–Personalized Learning That’s Fun. Facebook: [link] . Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Tech Tip #105: Create Shortkeys for Windows Tools. Top 10 Reviews .

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‘Dear Mr. Zuckerberg’: Students Take Summit Learning Protests Directly to Facebook Chief

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Earlier this month, a group of high school students in New York City took to the streets to protest their school’s online program, Summit Learning. On Thursday, hoping to send a stronger message, they took it all the way to the top, with a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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Education Technology and The Age of Surveillance Capitalism

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The future of education is technological. In order to prepare students for the future, the practices of teaching and learning – indeed the whole notion of “school” – must embrace tech-centered courseware and curriculum. Education must adopt not only the products but the values of the high tech industry.

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Facebook, Charter Network Ramping Up Personalized-Learning Software for More Schools

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Cross-posted from the Digital Education blog. Personalized learning pioneer Summit Public Schools is expanding its network to include 100 new schools, CEO Dianne Tavenner announced via a Facebook post today. The California-based charter school network has for years been a darling of digital-education proponents.