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4 K-12 Ed Tech Trends to Watch in 2018

EdTech Magazine

From learning analytics tools providing students with instant feedback on their work to virtual reality facilitating field trips to faraway lands to 3D printers filling makerspaces, the classroom looks quite a bit different than it did just five years ago. Learning Analytics Tools Provide Real-Time Feedback.

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Ensuring “Techquity” in All Learning Spaces

edWeb.net

As a part of his active involvement within the educational technology community, Ken is an Apple Distinguished Educator, a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, and a Google Certified Innovator. Ken is the ISTE Digital Equity PLN 2018 Excellence Award winner and has also been named by EdTech Magazine as an influencer to follow.

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Current Trends in Education

eSchool News

Subscribe to journals, magazines, and online platforms that focus on education. Personalized Learning Pathways: Hybrid learning often incorporates personalized learning approaches, where students have some control over the pace and path of their learning, supported by technology that adapts to individual needs.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

” In his book, Srnicek identifies five kinds of platforms: advertising platforms (like Google and Facebook), cloud platforms (like Salesforce and Amazon Web Services), industrial platforms (like GE and Siemens), product platforms (like Spotify), and lean platforms (like Uber and AirBnB). Education’s Proto-Platforms.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” “Rethinking the Goal of Childhood Education” – a Q&A with WeWork co-founder Rebekah Neumann in Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop (the magazine, not the goop) on how we need to make kindergarteners into entrepreneurs. ” Via The New York Times : “ Google Pledges $300 Million to Clean Up False News.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“The Education of Betsy DeVos ” – a profile of the Secretary of Education in Politico Magazine. Educators Discuss Pros and Cons of Learning Analytics.” Via Vice : “ Google Docs Is Randomly Flagging Files for Violating Its Terms of Service.” (National) Education Politics. So I dunno.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Fascinating how affluent parents in the shadow of Google and Apple HQs respond to ed-tech, no?). ” “ Google’s Toontastic storytelling app for kids goes 3D,” says Techcrunch. Via the ALA press release : “Equipping librarians to code: ALA , Google launch ready to code university pilot program.”

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