Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Again and again, the media told stories — wildly popular stories , apparently — about how technology industry executives refuse to allow their own children to use the very products they were selling to the rest of us. And “free” doesn’t last. 3D Printing. I know, I know.

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Gaggle Speaks

JUNE 2, 2017

Which online learning environment is superior, G Suite for Education or Office 365? The question is more properly framed as: Which online learning environment is better for your school or district ? With Google, you can count on receiving tools and features on the forefront of technological development.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Between the barbeque and baristas, the dive bars and dueling pianos, thousands of educators, along with entrepreneurs, investors, researchers and policymakers across the education industry, will descend on Austin, Texas, during the first week of March for SXSW EDU. Who Does Online Education Really Serve? Tuesday, March 5, 11 a.m.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 1, 2019

Over the past few years the education industry has been experiencing a shift away traditional learning environments. One of these practices is known as blended learning and the term that has been garnering some attention within the education industry as of late. But, what is blended learning?

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

" I like to cite, as an example, a New Yorker article from a few years ago that interviewed Anthony Levandoski, the Uber engineer sued by Google for stealing its self-driving car technology. It's entertaining, I guess — the dinosaurs and the Neanderthals and the Industrial Revolution, and stuff like that.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Inspired by the breakout podcast Serial, four years ago two digital learning leaders at the University of Central Florida created their own podcast—focused on online learning instead of true crime. You can follow the podcast on the Apple Podcast app , Spotify , Stitcher , Google Play Music or wherever you listen.

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Tech Helpful

OCTOBER 29, 2017

first thought was to google what others see as best practice digital pedagogy but I decided that wasn't being true to myself so I am stumbling through this thought via this blog post and really hope for feedback to flesh this out further. Bear with me as I stumble through this post.my

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techlearning

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The displays’ Touch 360° interactivity features up to 10 single-touch points or five dual-touch for gestures giving users a way to work simultaneously thereby driving collaborative learning. Users also have access to the award-winning MimioStudio Software and a wealth of applications in Google Classroom via an Android OS built-in browser.

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The Electric Educator

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Over 1,900 educators interested in online learning were in attendance. K-12 Online learning is in a state of great flux. Vendors have given large school districts what they asked for-- turn key solution for online programs. Hardware and Software vendors are not working together. vss11 online learning'

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Before the invasion of the internet, the university comprised a secure, single identity; now—with about a third of college students online —the American college is bifurcated. Surprisingly, just over twenty years later, things didn’t turn out that way in practice.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

If you look for a definition of “platform” online, you’re likely to get something along the lines of Wikipedia’s – fairly straightforward, although quite technical: A computing platform is the environment in which a piece of software is executed. Education’s Proto-Platforms. If so, what are they?

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

high school students have the opportunity not just to take an online class for credit but a significant proportion of their course load online. New data analyses by NCES offer an updated assessment of the adoption of online learning by high schools: More than 4 in 10 U.S. public high schools (42.5

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

high school students have the opportunity not just to take an online class for credit but a significant proportion of their course load online. New data analyses by NCES offer an updated assessment of the adoption of online learning by high schools: More than 4 in 10 U.S. public high schools (42.5

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EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2020

Many colleges and universities moved ahead with online testing without supervision to save money. Others opted instead for less expensive, scaled-down kinds of test security, such as software that can lock a web browser while a student takes a test. A student takes an online exam for a business course.

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edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

Wright’s district created a parent university that provided opportunities for parents to understand what their children would be experiencing and how they could support learning at home. She started her career as a software engineer at NASA supporting Space Shuttle and Station Operations. Frankie Jackson.

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Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 79

The Electric Educator

AUGUST 23, 2009

Online learning is a disruptive innovation. In this bold article Frey claims that a radical shift in education will occur due to the emergence of standard course-ware software so that companies, universities and school districts can quickly and easily create content that can be accessed from around the world.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Via The New York Times : “How Google Protected Andy Rubin , the ‘Father of Android ’ ” “Google could have fired Mr. Rubin and paid him little to nothing on the way out. Remember: the biases of engineers and managers get baked into the software you use. Enjoy your Google for Education products !

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Education Khan Academy Company MOOC 60

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

But you’re full of fallacy yourself if you think that’s going to stop me from making critiques about this industry. And speaking of copyrighting a language of a warlike people, the Oracle v Google case had its closing arguments this week. The Common Core aligned reading software maker had raised $1.8 Good grief.

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Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

I kept thinking how much the physical setup of the classrooms resembled a Silicon Valley workspace — or is it that Amazon, Google and Facebook have tried to replicate grammar-school life? I found that, in Rhode Island, personalized learning seemed to exist only at schools with a one-to-one student-to-Chromebook ratio.

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Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 96

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

“Now that MOOCs are mainstream, where does online learning go next?” ” Via Edsurge : “ Google and Digital Promise Reimagine Teacher Tech Training with New National Program.” ” Via Education Week : “ Google Launches $50 Million Effort on the Future of Work.”

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Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

MAY 18, 2018

Via EdScoop : “ Google adds new terms to comply with Connecticut student data privacy laws.” “Free College” Via Edsurge : “For Free Community College , Online Learning Isn’t Always Part of the Recipe for Success.” State and Local) Education Politics. ” Testing.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 21, 2016

.” Online lending company SoFi (one of the companies in Peter Thiel ’s portfolio) runs invitation-only cocktail parties, according to this NYT profile on the company. Excellent work, education technology industry. Via Campus Technology : “ Online Learning Consortium , Tyton Partners Launch Courseware in Context.”

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Education Company Pearson E-rate 40

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Edsurge’s Jeff Young and Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill both asked industry analyst Trace Urdan for his take. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Online education pioneer Tony Bates asks “ What is online learning ?” . “A bold move,” says Inside Higher Ed.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” Via Education Week : “For Online Schools , Unique Challenges in Serving Transgender Students.” ” “Whatever happened to the promise of online learning ?” “How can online learning help Canadian colleges meet the challenges ahead?” ” asks WonkHE.

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Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

Tony Bates looks at “Brexit and online learning in Europe.” Fees to join the Flipped Learning Global Initiative are $5000/year. Other updates: an Expeditions app, quizzes in Google Forms, a partnership with TES , a physical coding project. .” Priorities. A screen sharing app.

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MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Trying to break into the field, she got an internship at M5 industries with Jamie Hyneman. Google Certified Innovator, Microsoft Innovative Innovator, and New Media Consortium K12 Ambassador. Co-Author of 5 Professional Development books including “50 Things You Can Do with Google Classroom.” Founder of CoffeeEDU.

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Learning Conference Social Media Secondary 48

Hack Education

JULY 15, 2016

Via Education Week : “Ed-Tech Software Group Objects to Messages in Feds’ #GoOpen Campaign.” A “ personalized learning explainer ” from Mindwire Consulting. ” Google has released its 2016 Scholar Metrics. Theobald during a private session, and announced its intention to dismiss him.”

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Education Blackboard Common Core MOOC 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

Conferences for teachers from coast to coast brim with representatives from the multibillion-dollar technology industry, many of them promising to help teachers provide customized tracks for education. Google’s search engine serves up more of what you’ve clicked on in the past.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2016

now ranks near the bottom among 35 industrialized nations in math,” The Hechinger Report frets. million in charges from a Minnesota company over a software system that repeatedly failed during mandatory statewide elementary school testing.” “The 2015 PISA Results: What Do They Mean?” ” asks Education Week.

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Via The Washington Post : “There’s a well-funded campus industry behind the Ann Coulter incident.” CNN tries to explain “Why Google , Apple and Microsoft are battling for education.” ” Via Edsurge : “ Apple Partners With Tynker to Help K–5 Students Learn to Code.”

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Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” Via Education Week : “The Ohio education department could seek repayment of more than $80 million from nine full-time online schools , based on audits of software-login records that led state officials to determine the schools had overstated their student enrollment.” Grading platform Kiddom has raised $6.5

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Blended learning is a learning model that combines digital and face-to-face learning experiences. ” It is generally accepted that there are four models of blended learning: Rotation, Flex, A La Carte, and Enriched Virtual. Challenge-Based Learning. Google Apps for Education. Google Classroom.

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Technology Learning BYOD Digital Citizenship 40

Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

” Via the Journal Sentinel : “More than 300 Kettle Moraine parents sign petition against online learning platform.” ” “ Personalized learning ” now includes working on a goat farm apparently. “ Can an AR and VR Pilot Program From Google Prepare Kids for Future Careers?

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Education Microsoft MOOC Coursera 44

Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

This is so important to consider, as Tufekci noted on Twitter, in light of Google’s domination of the K–12 computing market.). The K–12 learning management company has raised $21.5 A new report from the Network for Public Education : “ Online Learning : What Every Parent Should Know.”

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