Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Technology can often seem like an afterthought, but if used wisely from the start, some edtech tools and resources can be a big help to a teacher who's just starting out. Later, once you've established some classroom routines, you can experiment with other resources, building your edtech toolkit as you go. Microsoft Teams.

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EdTech OER Tools Microsoft 66

Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2016

It brings together K-12 educators, companies, reporters, university professors, and students to talk about product announcements, implementation strategies and edtech trends. MICROSOFT LOVES ITS PARTNERS: Microsoft has partnered with edX on five upcoming courses for school principals, headmasters, superintendents and other leaders.

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Microsoft OER Digital Citizenship EdTech 112

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

In this post I would like to introduce you to way that you can ensure the standards are amplified, and not ignored, by the integration of educational technology. I have also included links to over 45 valuable resources (Towards the bottom of the article). Standards make up the general knowledge of what educators want students to know.

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Technology Support Khan Academy Technology OER 112

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 29, 2018

I’ll be writing a range of essays this year reflecting on two decades of work toward opening the core intellectual infrastructure of education (textbooks and other educational materials, assessments, and outcomes / objectives / competency statements) in order to increase access to and improve the effectiveness of education.

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OER Software Company Microsoft 80

Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

But as Betsy Corcoran outlined in her July 2014 article , some companies had yet to deliver on their promise of clearly outlining how educators could apply for those products and services. “If Microsoft 1) provided over 3 million students with free access to Office 365 in K-12 schools across the U.S., Take Adobe , for example.

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Adobe Broadband E-rate Future Ready 60

Marketplace K-12

JULY 8, 2016

School districts across the country are experimenting with “open” educational resources–and they’re getting strong encouragement from the Obama administration. Supporters of OER also point out that for resources to meet this definition, it’s not enough that resources branded as “open” be free. But the U.S.

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Software Groups OER Industry 74

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 29, 2015

In this third post you will discover how careful examination of the verbs in a standard can help you find resources to assist in proper technology integration. Be on the lookout for future posts entitled the ABC’s of PBL and Deeper Learning and also 40 great education sites to discover in 2015.

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Blended Learning Technology OER Digital Citizenship 60

Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. State and Local) Education Politics. Education in the Courts. Her remarks.) .”

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Education Robotics OER MOOC 46

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Schools extend access to multiple web resources with a single sign-on system using one user ID and password. The product helps districts establish user accounts, define and manage groups, initiate single sign-on connections with hundreds of applications, and provide role-based provisioning of web resources.

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CMS OER Social Media Microsoft 40

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

They understood the outsized influence that billion dollar behemoths like Microsoft would continue to have, and knew that the only way the open source model could “win” would be if proprietary software companies adopted it. Why Commercial Publishers Should Switch to an OER Model.

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OER Advocacy Software Company 80

Edsurge

MAY 12, 2017

“The notion that adaptive technology is the reason why one school should choose one company’s content over OER (open educational resources) or other options” has become a staple of many publisher’s marketing claims, says Trace Urdan, an education market analyst. content providers.

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Knewton Pearson Adaptive Learning Company 80

NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 17, 2019

I thought I’d break my own two ish trends and resources into two posts. Next time around, I’ll share my notes on OER.). Interact with your environment to attempt to save your home and to protect yourself and your belongings as you walk in another’s shoes and face the adversity of living with diminishing resources.”.

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Trends Libraries OER Microsoft 42

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Now in its seventh year, the annual gathering brings together thousands of entrepreneurs, educators and industry experts from around the world for four days stacked with panel discussions , workshops , an expo hall , meetups , film screenings —plus plenty of after-hours shindigs. to 11:00 p.m. Higher Ed 12:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.

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MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 12, 2015

srcid=0B6dF7rWxc-5aMGMyanRsMW5DbzQ&pid=explorer&efh=false&a=v&chrome=false&embedded=true Find Apps for Chromebook - great resource to find apps to use with Chromebooks [link] A great list of Apps and Extensions for Education https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xDrYNfAPlLY-2Y7kbL_ADBfVePYmREbNXXV_fyTh5LM/mobilebasic?pli=1

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

For educators that may mean working with students in a face to face, elearning, or a blended environment. In this series I will provide thoughts and free resources to help you make Blended and eLearning with of course face to face a PBL possibility. It is back to school time 2020 for many of us in the United States and beyond.

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 18, 2021

I will provide a short explaination and some free resources examples! That might include looking at a past project, or even a large multi-step lesson through the lens of the Gold Standards and free Blended/eLearning resources The Gold Standards from PBLWorks are posted in the picture above. Schools have loved it!

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Resources Assessment OER STEM 123

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Among them, I’ve updated my site to include a dedicated FAQ on open educational resources (OER). The FAQ is a collaboration of many involved with the movement and includes an OER infographic , suitable for downloading and re-sharing. Windows 10 Cloud appears to be Microsoft's attempt to compete.

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EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Among them, I’ve updated my site to include a dedicated FAQ on open educational resources (OER). The FAQ is a collaboration of many involved with the movement and includes an OER infographic , suitable for downloading and re-sharing. Windows 10 Cloud appears to be Microsoft's attempt to compete.

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EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Join the 4,000 others who have already registered to participate or watch the recordings now and we'll also send you our curated resource conference reading packet: 11 downloadable reports and tool-kits, 18 articles, 10 websites, and a YouTube video playlist --all focused on key ideas and trends for libraries of the future. He holds an M.Ed

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Libraries Conference OER Trends 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

PLUS we'll immediately send you our curated resource conference reading packet: 10 websites, 11 downloadable reports and tool-kits, 18 articles, and a YouTube video playlist --all focused on key ideas and trends for libraries of the future. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He holds an M.Ed

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Libraries Conference OER Trends 28

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2020

In this post, I will provide thoughts and free resources to help you make the Gold Standards of PBL come alive. Eamil we and we can talk about a powerful interactive online workshop for educators that models blended learning best practices. I always encourage educators to take small steps when implimenting new ideas.

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Blended Learning Learning LMS STEM 180

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 23, 2023

The potential partnership between OpenAI (the makers of ChatGPT) and Microsoft may even present the first substantive challenge to Google’s search monopoly we’ve ever seen – and that’s saying something. And, because you’ve got to play the hits, let’s look at what their impact will be on OER as well.

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OER LMS Resources Course 197

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 15, 2015

And Audrey Watters’ ongoing work on the history of educational technology is vastly more important than anyone seems to realize. It should be absolutely mandatory reading for every student in a graduate program on educational technology or learning sciences, period. You can actually distinguish this resource from the others.

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Microsoft OER Resources Secondary 60

Bryan Alexander

APRIL 25, 2018

Yesterday I organized a NERCOMP event on virtual, augmented, and mixed reality in education. Korkin turned to Microsoft Hololens, in part for its built-in gaze, voice, and gesture recognition, and partly because of the chance to get pre-commercial tech. rsrc for Capstone OER e-book produced by student on AR/VR + Marketing [link].

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OER Analysis Education Data 47

Bryan Alexander

APRIL 25, 2018

Yesterday I organized a NERCOMP event on virtual, augmented, and mixed reality in education. Korkin turned to Microsoft Hololens, in part for its built-in gaze, voice, and gesture recognition, and partly because of the chance to get pre-commercial tech. rsrc for Capstone OER e-book produced by student on AR/VR + Marketing [link].

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OER Analysis Education Data 40

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. Board of Education and it barely registered as a story. ” Education in the Courts.

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Education Facebook Edmodo OER 44

Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. Via the Department of Education ’s press office : “Prepared Remarks by U.S.

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Education MOOC Social Media Report 46

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. SHEG also offers two other fabulous portals filled with resources to help classroom teachers and teacher librarians inquiry and historical analysis.

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Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

(National) Education Politics. ” Via Bloomberg : “ Campus Rape Loses Special Status in Trump’s Education Department.” ” Via The Washington Post : “ Education Dept. More via The Hill and via the Department of Education’s press office. State and Local) Education Politics.

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Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 53

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

Education Politics. You’ll remember Gove, of course, from his role as the former education secretary and as special friend of News Corp's Joel Klein. You’ll remember Gove, of course, from his role as the former education secretary and as special friend of News Corp's Joel Klein. ” So that speaks volumes. .”

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MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

(National) Education Politics. “To Understand Betsy DeVos ’s Educational Views, View Her Education,” says The New York Times. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “A Task Force With Falwell Is Happening, White House Says.” State and Local) Education Politics.

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Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

Education Politics. ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Gov. .” ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Gov. .” ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Gov. ” Education in the Courts. “ Spending Bill Could Revive Year-Round Pell Grants.”

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Education MOOC Company Report 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Oh yes, I’m sure you can come up with some rousing successes and some triumphant moments that made you thrilled about the 2010s and that give you hope for “the future of education.”

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

OCTOBER 13, 2017

(National) Education Politics. Congrats to everyone who argued that Pokémon Go was the future of education. Congrats to everyone who argued that Pokémon Go was the future of education. Will Withdraw From Unesco , Citing Its ‘Anti-Israel Bias’ ” UNESCO is the UN ’s educational and cultural organization.

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MOOC Education Kaplan Company 43

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

Education Politics. The Department of Education has released its newly proposed guidelines for school accountability. The Department of Education has released its newly proposed guidelines for school accountability. The changes are due to the replacement of one education acronym (NCLB) with another ( ESSA ). population.

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Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

(National) Education Politics. “15 Ways Taylor Swift ’s Lyrics Solve Education Policy ’s Most Pressing Issues” is, no doubt, the most godawful white lady thing I’ve seen this week in education news. And that is saying a lot. ” This is terrible and will hurt poor people.

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Education OER Pearson Report 47

Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. ” Here’s the readout from the Department of Education.

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