Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

” It’s being positioned here as the first time Congress has funded open textbooks, but it’s not the federal government’s first commitment to OER. “ Can a New Approach to Information Literacy Reduce Digital Polarization? Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. ” asks Marketplace.

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Education Robotics OER MOOC 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Platforms provide the substructure for the “gig economy” and the “sharing economy”; they’re the economic engine of social media; they’re the architecture of the “attention economy” and the inspiration for claims about the “end of ownership.” Education’s Proto-Platforms.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

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. Tagged on: April 23, 2017 Is It Time to Break Up Google? | The breach affects 1.3

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

link] March 8th, 4:00pm US-Eastern: Webinar: CloudReady, Your Aging PCs + The Google Admin Console Ever wish your existing, aging computers ran like your Chromebooks and could be managed in the Google Admin console? More information at [link]. All events will be free of charge to attendees. Save the dates!

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Chromebook Blendspace Libraries Conference 28

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

I promise you will find some great information coming your way this school year…So Sign Up Now and please pass this on with a retweet! – Mike Gorman ( [link] ). For example, a student could be assigned a slide on a Class Google Slide show to share some work while other students and the teacher provide critique.

Blended Learning 192

Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

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. Tagged on: April 23, 2017 Is It Time to Break Up Google? | The breach affects 1.3

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

By the way, this resource is excellent for any Google for Education school that uses the Chrome browser, not just Chromebooks! While I can’t actually fit 100 ideas into this blog post and podcast episode, I can offer you a FREE Google Chromebook resource that is loaded with ideas, lessons, apps, and more! Click To Tweet.

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Chromebook Khan Academy Classroom Google 78

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Social Media, Social Justice and STEM - Eric A Walters, Director of Technology Tikho''s Story: A Quest for Clean Water in Zambia - Natasha Sarkar, CAWST Youth Wavemakers Using VoiceThread to Connect Students with Science Content Specialists - Dr. Derek Barkalow, Ph.D.

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STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

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. Overall, young people’s ability to reason about the information on the Internet can be summed up in one word: bleak. For more information.

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Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 18, 2018

These recognized sites fall into category areas such as digital storytelling, media sharing, manage and organize, as well as social media and communication. The difference now is that we are inundated with social media that makes it possible to disseminate “fake news” quickly and easily. But is it illegal?

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How To Social Media Trends OER 41

Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

Meanwhile on Campus… Via Education Week (from last Friday – as I work on the week’s round-up of news, I try to avoid looking at social media, but I think there was another school shooting this morning): “10 Dead, Most of Them Students, and 10 Wounded in Texas High School Shooting.” ” Finally.

Education 46

Education MOOC Social Media Report 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

. “ ICE officials have invited tech companies, including Microsoft , to develop algorithms that will track visa holders’ social media activity ,” ProPublica reports. Schools should consider the ways in which their own social media surveillance re-inscribes these sorts of violent, nationalist policies.

Education 44

Education Khan Academy Company Training 44

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Ever wonder how stories promoted by ‘thought leaders’ on social media get selected? But.truth is, the US government isn't the early adopter here; Amazon, Google and Facebook are really the front-line developers of the surveillance state." Filter bubbles are bad, including in educational technology.

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

LOTS of information below! Keynote speaker information follows the session information. Google Innovator, Service Learning and Technology Integration Coordinator at The American School of Tampico, Middle School | Mr. Joe Brooks Post-traditional and Adult Learning Principles: Serving International Students , Dr.

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Conference Education STEM Secondary 72

Learning with 'e's

DECEMBER 29, 2011

To help achieve this vision, Mackintosh is setting up the OER University and is evangelistic in his elucidation of this concept. There is growing presence and force behind this vision, and as the OER movement gains traction and impetus, we should expect to see some changes in the way universities offer their programmes of study.

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OER Broadband Laptops Social Media 53

Hack Education

AUGUST 31, 2018

His wife is also the founder of the OER organization CK12. ” ClassDojo is now a full social media platform for schools - this letter & video just emailed to parents. Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. Via Adweek : “ Google Is Collecting Your Data – Even When Your Phone Isn’t in Use.”

Education 41

Education Social Media Company Data 41

Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

I’ve never seen an education story receive quite as much attention from non-educators on social media. Via WHIO : “ School social media director fired after correcting student’s misspelled tweet.” Via eCampus News : “ Cengage launches MindTap ACE, an OER-based solution for higher ed.”

Education 40

Education Pearson E-rate MOOC 40

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The IRS data retrieval tool that let financial aid applicants automatically import income information into the FAFSA won’t be restored for the current aid cycle, said James Runcie, chief operating officer of the Office of Federal Student Aid, in written testimony to Congress Wednesday.”

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Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

” Via Bloomberg : “Inside Google ’s Shadow Workforce.” ” Just make a note of this for the next time you hear someone tout how great the hiring process and work environment are at Google. Via the Google blog : “What’s happening next for G Suite Enterprise for Education.”

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Education MOOC E-rate Coursera 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. Indeed, DonorsChoose.org expects teachers to leverage their social media presence in order to fundraise for supplies for their classrooms.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

” From Edsurge : “​Invasive or Informative? Via Vice : “ Google Docs Is Randomly Flagging Files for Violating Its Terms of Service.” ” “How Social Media Can Help Teach Good Writing,” according to Edsurge. Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security. ” ORLY.

Education 48

Education Facebook Company Robotics 48

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

” Also via The New York Times : “ Google Faces Internal Backlash Over Handling of Sexual Harassment.” ” Also via The New York Times : “ Google Employees Stage Worldwide Walkout.” ” Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. Thanks in advance.

Education 53

Education Company Report IXL Learning 53

Hack Education

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Via The New York Times : “ Google Unveils Job Training Initiative With $1 Billion Pledge.” Via Techcrunch : “ Kudos wants to be a gentle introduction to social media sharing for kids.” Via Techcrunch : “ Kudos wants to be a gentle introduction to social media sharing for kids.”

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MOOC Education Kaplan Company 43

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

I was recently informed that my pointing out the relationships between politics, tech investors, and their investment portfolio constitutes an “ad hominem” attack. And speaking of copyrighting a language of a warlike people, the Oracle v Google case had its closing arguments this week. Education in the Courts.

Education 52

Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

” For those keeping track of how great social media is for the future of education and knowledge and civics and such: “Last Year, Social Media Was Used to Influence Elections in at Least 18 Countries ,” says the MIT Technology Review. link] — Chris Lehmann (@lehmannchris) November 16, 2017.

Education 47

Education OER Pearson Report 47

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Via The Atlantic : “The Confusing Information Colleges Provide Students About Financial Aid.” Via Techcrunch : “ Udacity and Google launch free career courses for interview prep, resume writing and more.” ” Via the Google blog : “ Teaching coding , changing lives: Google.org supports MolenGeek.”

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Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

was named in an investigation by The Associated Press last year for sharing racially charged content on social media.” Via The Guardian : “ Trump bans agencies from ‘providing updates on social media or to reporters’ ” This ban has been targeted at scientists at the EPA and USDA in particular.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40