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ISTE Launches ISTE U to Help Teachers, Leaders Build Digital Competencies

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Introduction to Computational Thinking for Every Educator, developed with support from Google. ? Exploring the Why and What of Personalized Learning, developed in collaboration with LEAP Innovations. ? Best Practices in Open Education Resources, developed in collaboration with iLearn Collaborative. ?

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How Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s iZone Went from ‘Cool’ to Cold

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Exactly how many schools are actively engaged in iZone projects is unclear: The NYCDOE press office disclosed that 50 schools abandoned the iZone’s iLearn program between 2015 and 2016 to develop their own blended and online learning materials or to use outside resources including Google Classroom, Schoology, or Canvas.

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StackUp: track self-directed learning online

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One of the StackUp stories I love was from @SenorG , he talked about students taking a credit recovery class online. One of the things StackUp revealed was for every hour spent on the credit recovery site, students spent 20min on Google Translate. If you have Google apps, you can do this in under a minute for your whole school!