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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via Techcrunch : “ Parenting Hero helps parents figure out how to talk to their kids.” ” The New York Times promotes what it thinks are “ The Best Toys That Teach Kids How to Code.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via NPR : “Hi, Robot : Adults, Children And The Uncanny Valley.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill : “ Top Hat ’s OER Announcement: Doubling down on faculty engagement.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. “ The 74 Explains: How to Teach Your Baby Grit.” ” Also from the Google blog : “More tools for homeschoolers.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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LMS news from Edsurge : “​ University of Michigan ’s Gamified LMS Opens Up to Other Institutions.” Among those cringeworthy ideas: the LMS. Via Buzzfeed : “ Bill Cosby Is Going To Educate People On How To Avoid Sexual Assault Allegations.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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“[Senator Lamar] Alexander and [Secretary of Education John] King disagreed on how to enforce the new law governing Title I. Via eCampus News : “ Cengage launches MindTap ACE, an OER-based solution for higher ed.” ” The LMS as gateway to a job application. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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The NAACP endorses OER. ” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.” ” Google announces more updates to its pseudo-LMS, Google Classroom. Inside Higher Ed examines the challenges facing LMS provider Blackboard. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. a month.). .”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Testing, Testing… Via Edsurge : “How to Overcome Apathy and Disillusionment When Standardized Tests Fail Kids.” The company is co-founded by Nick Ducoff, formerly of the OER textbook startup Boundless. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” The $1700 robot dog also requires a subscription plan.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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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. After all, Amazon knows how to run online marketplaces; Amazon knows how to sell texts. Or rather, their interest wasn’t in the features of the new LMS.

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