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APRIL 26, 2018

Collect these into a digital library that kids can access online, see what friends are reading over the summer, and find books that appeal to them. Here are a few: Khan Academy Reading-Writing prep. Over time, this will become a valuable summer resource to supplement student reading.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference starts in just over a week! Khan Academy announced this week that it has added the first new faculty members beyond just Sal Khan himself. I''m also a proposed panelist for "Education2.0 - Social Media Drives Student Success" being hosted by Jennifer Openshaw.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

“ Purdue-Kaplan online university one step closer to reality,” the Journal & Courier reports. Jen Howard on “What Happened to Google’s Effort to Scan Millions of University Library Books ?” Wired argues that “ Jeff Bezos Should Put His Billions Into Libraries.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

A New York district court awarded Elsevier US$15 million in damages for copyright infringement by Sci-Hub , the Library of Genesis (LibGen) project and related sites.” Saxberg had previously been the Chief Learning Officer at Kaplan (and Edsurge, when covering the news , fails to disclose its financial ties to Kaplan ).

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Hack Education

JUNE 29, 2018

” Wired on the project : “‘ ICE Is Everywhere’: Using Library Science to Map the Separation Crisis.” The former: Purdue University ; the latter: Kaplan University. ” Among the highlights of the 2017 Annual Report from Khan Academy : it’s received some $53 million in funding.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

And like so many products on this list, 3D printing was hailed as a revolution in education, and schools were encouraged to reorient libraries and shop classes towards “maker spaces” which would give students opportunities to print their plastic designs. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That).

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Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

” The New York Times looks at “ anti-tax fervor ” in southern Oregon , which will result in the one public library in Roseburg closing its doors. Via Edsurge : “Why Donald Graham Sold Kaplan University to Purdue for $1.” ” Edsurge profiles MEDSKL , which is like Khan Academy but for medical school.

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