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Global Collaboration Week Begins - Find a Project and Connect!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

this CNN The Daily Show where Trevor Noah interviews Greta Thunberg: [link] and this screen shot from the interview, which is trending on Facebook: [link] Reference Stevens, V. I sometimes refer to the process as decolonizing education. This event is brought to you by GlobalEd Events and TakingITGlobal. In Son, J.-B.

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In the shadows: The orphans Covid left behind

The Hechinger Report

When their mom died of Covid pneumonia, they joined more than 140,000 children in the nation who lost a primary or secondary caregiver to Covid between April 2020 and June 2021. She’s been eyeing the iPhone XS Max—the same one Sierra got last Christmas from their mom when her report card was looking right. Jenny, 24, is the eldest.

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A true gift from SHEG: DIY digital literacy assessments and tools for historical thinking

NeverEndingSearch

SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. Did you ever wonder how your own students might perform on those dozens of tasks? You can now find out.

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Education Technology and the 'New Economy'

Hack Education

” The technology revolution has delivered Google searches, Facebook friends, iPhone apps, Twitter rants and shopping for almost anything on Amazon, all in the past decade and a half. ” MOOC startups like Udacity and Coursera have also rebranded to target this particular post-secondary technical training market.

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Why History Matters

Hack Education

Now, I’m not sure if this particular educator was referring to global climate change or not when he dismissed history. History will never be irrelevant (even if our leaders and musical guest stars on Saturday Night Live appear to be ignorant of it).

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Anyway, looks like we’re back to referring to SoFi as a “student loan provider” and not some other new-fangled fin-tech darling. “A Kayak for Credentials” – Inside Higher Ed on Credential Engine ’s plans for a big database on post-secondary credentials. Via Reuters : “ SoFi withdraws U.S.