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Personalized Learning, Teachers Unleashed, and a Learning Analytics Partnership: The Story of Fresno Unified

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Ryan had this chance to shine because of Fresno’s Personalized Learning Initiative (PLI), which has been fostering student voice, choice and collaboration over the last two years. The focus is on how to engage students meaningfully in learning, and teachers use digital tools as an enabler of that conversation.

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4 K-12 Ed Tech Trends to Watch in 2018

EdTech Magazine

From learning analytics tools providing students with instant feedback on their work to virtual reality facilitating field trips to faraway lands to 3D printers filling makerspaces, the classroom looks quite a bit different than it did just five years ago. Learning Analytics Tools Provide Real-Time Feedback.

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?Updates, Upgrades and Overheard: What Was Unveiled at ISTE 2017

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It’s also a time when companies of all sizes and ages announce their latest updates and tools. MICROSOFT CLASSROOM IS NO MORE. Instead, educators will be able to use Microsoft Teams in Office 365 for Education. The tool automatically sends IT tickets to technicians based on their skillsets. “As classrooms.

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Top 5 Benefits of Digital Textbooks You Never Knew About

Kitaboo on EdTech

Personalized Learning Traditional textbooks have been a one-size-fits-all solution for years now, and this approach doesn’t benefit students equally. Digital textbooks, on the other hand, offer many features and tools that can be used to personalize the learning experience for K12 students.

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Ensuring “Techquity” in All Learning Spaces

edWeb.net

As a part of his active involvement within the educational technology community, Ken is an Apple Distinguished Educator, a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, and a Google Certified Innovator.

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Behaviorism, Surveillance, and (School) Work

Hack Education

This spring, when schools and workplaces turned to videoconferencing tools en masse, the CEO of Zoom admitted that he'd never really thought about privacy and security issues on the platform. In ed-tech circles, we call this "learning analytics," but it's less about learning than it is about productivity.).

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The Dangers of AI (and it’s not cheating) – SULS0190

Shake Up Learning

Over the years, I have shared many updates and cool tools that use AI. AI in Schools and Classrooms Edweek shared in a 2020 article , In education, AI can be found in learning analytic platforms, online courseware, voice assistants, and support structures within other apps. We should be questioning these things.