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The Fans, Fanboys, and Fanatics of OER

Doug Levin

I don’t fret much at all over some of what Clark raises: the acceptance and/or lack of broader cheer-leading for Wikipedia, MOOCs, or Khan Academy as success stories. K-12 context, individual teacher’s choices about instructional materials are constrained by district and state policy anyway.

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Why #techquity

Educator Innovator

Her question prompts educators to not only choose their words and stories carefully, but to reflect on how well we plan for increased access to digital tools in schools. At an EdCamp, unconference-like event early this year in my school district, teachers expressed interest in having a conversation about equity of access.