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9 Insights For Educators We Learned On A Zoom Call — With Zoom

Edsurge

Before that, she founded education advisory company Quantum Thinking, was an entrepreneur-in-residence and senior fellow at the Gates Foundation, and worked for Kaplan, Pearson, Ellucian, Blackboard and Oracle. “I Employees also scan social media to see what’s working well and not so well for schools and colleges.

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Don't hide your online self when applying for college or career

The Innovative Educator

According to a study by Internet se curity company AVG , two thirds of HR managers will browse social media profiles of candidates.

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

Ask a Tech Teacher

By the time students reach high school, if they’re on a college-bound track, preparation for the SATs and ACTs becomes critical, but the thought of opening a Kaplan practice test book with questions they barely understand might derail their good intentions. Here are a few: Khan Academy Reading-Writing prep.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

And we learned a little too about other CZI efforts based on the odd press release and media coverage: money to the College Board ; money to Chiefs for Change ; investments in Brightwheel , Sawyer , Andela , and Panorama Education. It hired David Plouffe , Obama’s ex-campaign manager who had most recently worked at Uber.

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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 online study tool StudyBlue has launched a new Facebook app called " Friends with Brainefits." The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference starts in just over a week!

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

While most of the headlines this week about Puerto Rico addressed the fact that a Harvard study found the death toll from Hurricane Maria hit almost 5000, Edsurge runs with a happy story about the island : “Months After a Devastating Hurricane, Puerto Rican Schools Turn to the Sun.” ” (State and Local) Education Politics.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

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 The Hechinger Report : “Rival studies shed light on the merits of a Montessori education.”