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Mobile learning: The good and the bad

Neo LMS

Everywhere we go, here and there, people always seem to have a mobile device in their hands, be it a smartphone or a tablet. It’s almost a sin not to own a mobile device. Our mobile devices are online 24/7. Mobile learning of course. The pros The most obvious reason is that almost everyone owns a mobile device.

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Learning management systems 101

Neo LMS

Today we’re going back to the beginning to discuss one of the basics tools in e-learning which is the learning management system, LMS, learning platform or whatever you like to call it. What is an LMS? The LMS is the bread and butter of e-learning. Without an LMS, learning would be discombobulated.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via The Independent : “13-year-old girl arrested after contacting clown on social media and asking him to kill her teacher.” It’s always fascinating to look at ed-tech companies’ job postings – this one is from Khan Academy. ” The Other US Clown Crisis. Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” “ Khan Academy introduces something big for little learners,” says the Khan Academy blog. The company provides “interactive lessons and content on a mobile platform to low-skilled workers.” ” The Pew Research Center on “ Activism in the Social Media Age.”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Of course, teachers have utilized social media sites for years to launch various side-hustles — speaking gigs and “ brand ambassadorships ”, for example — as well as to facilitate their main hustle — you know, teaching. The incident, she added, had also made her aware that “Pearson is monitoring all social media during PARCC testing.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

The Omidyar Network has invested $3 million in Khan Academy. Khan Academy has used that funding to acquire the kids’ app maker Duck Duck Moose. ” Edutechnica has new data on LMS trends , including installations and migrations. The digital textbook company has raised $7 million total.