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Raising the Smart Classroom’s IQ – By Dr. Paul Fornelli

ViewSonic Education

There are hundreds of different LMS brands, including popular programs like Blackboard, Canvas and Moodle. Fornelli is an award-winning digital media producer who has enjoyed a wide- ranging career, in an array of fields including recording arts, journalism, film & television production, and advertising.

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8 EdTech Trends to Watch Out for This 2020

Ask a Tech Teacher

Much like how social media giants Facebook and Twitter are utilizing our digital footprints to better understand consumer behavior, teachers are also turning to data analytics to learn more about their students. With more educational institutions adopting virtual learning management systems (such as Moodle, Edmodo, etc.),

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For Some Students, #DeleteFacebook Is Not Really an Option

Edsurge

When she began college, “I realized that a lot of the clubs and organization had [Facebook] pages dedicated to events.” Bruce McKinney, a communications professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington who has done research on social media , is not surprised at how hard it is to fully detached from Facebook.

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Looking Back At 2011 And Looking Forward To 2012

The Web20Classroom

One of the most useful examples I saw this year was at a Moodle conference where in the digital conference guide was a QR next to each session. When scanned the QR set up a calendar event with a reminder for the time and location of the session, and the contact information for the presenter so you had it after you left.

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LinkedIn’s New Learning Platform to Recommend Lynda Courses for Professionals

Edsurge

Today the social media site for professionals. Learning and development has become one of our most important priorities,” LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner said at a press event in the company’s San Francisco office Thursday morning. LinkedIn loves to learn. billion , that’s because it is. LinkedIn is also.

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Selfie number 10

Learning with 'e's

On the left of the picture is Harold Jarche , who is chair of the Internet Time Alliance and a champion of social learning. I have followed his work for some time, but the first time I met Harold was at the Learning Technologies event in London in 2013. I also met George for the first time at the Barcelona PLE event.

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Live Thursday, February 2nd - Panel on Personal Learning Profiles

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Blackboard Collaborate room will be open up to 30 minutes before the event if you want to come in early. Recordings of the session will be posted within a day of the event at the event page. Now with multiple opportunities to network using social media and join various online communities, teachers and learners are confused.