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How to Blend Learning with Play for a Kid-friendly Summer

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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. Over time, this will become a valuable summer resource to supplement student reading.

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October 24 - Ed Tech News, Our Weekly Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

I''m also a proposed panelist for "Education2.0 - Social Media Drives Student Success" being hosted by Jennifer Openshaw. The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference starts in just over a week! November 2 - 4, all online, all free. of Text-Messaging at School A Big Step for Gesture-Based Learning?

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Thursday's Microschool Summit - Stories of Starting Schools | Schedule Announced

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Participants are encouraged to use #microschools and #microschoolsummit on their social media posts about the event. While volunteering at an afterschool code club at the library, he got excited about the power of self-learning. He started a microschool around his kitchen table in January 2018. series of mini-conferences.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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The Atlantic on Logan Paul : “The Social-Media Star and the Suicide.” Edsurge reports that Weld North Education will still be run by former Kaplan exec Jonathan Grayer. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “New Data on Enrollments , Employees, Libraries.” ” Icon credits: The Noun Project

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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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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Education Technology, Betsy DeVos, and the Innovation Gospel

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This is part two of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” I confess: most of my social media networks are focused on education. Media Source, a company with several library-related products, including the publication School Library Journal. I’m friends with educators.