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The Fans, Fanboys, and Fanatics of OER

Doug Levin

and I am merely a fan – not a fanboy – of open educational resources (OER).** Others surely see me as some sort of OER fanatic. So, if these are the actions of someone who is an OER fan, what stops me short of claiming fanboy status? I work in K-12 education in the U.S., I beg to disagree. Image credits.

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When an Edutechie's mind won't shut down.

Tech Helpful

There is such a great wealth of teaching ideas and strategies out there for us on social media but we have a responsibility to curate that information. Try accessing OER options like www.ck12.org, org, khan academy, youtube, https://www.gutenberg.org and SAS Curriculum Pathways.

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100+ Ways to Use a Chromebook in the Classroom – SULS033

Shake Up Learning

Chromebook Idea Spark #3: Building Proportion Dolls Using G Suite, Khan Academy and Screencastify. Teachers can flip their classroom by using Google Forms to learn about ratios and proportions using Khan Academy videos and exercises. Khan Academy Kids. Created by Patricia Garcia. Assess class performance.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

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

Hack Education

. “ ICE officials have invited tech companies, including Microsoft , to develop algorithms that will track visa holders’ social media activity ,” ProPublica reports. Schools should consider the ways in which their own social media surveillance re-inscribes these sorts of violent, nationalist policies.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. Indeed, DonorsChoose.org expects teachers to leverage their social media presence in order to fundraise for supplies for their classrooms.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Khan Academy launches free Official LSAT Prep ,” says the Khan Academy blog. “Some Thoughts on OER ” by Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein. ” “So Long, SAT Essay. Don’t Let the Door Hit You on the Way Out” by John Warner. Labor and Management.