Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Ever wonder how stories promoted by ‘thought leaders’ on social media get selected? Here’s what caught my eye the week of March 6, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. This reversal in policy is a bad decision for all of us."

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

” The survey was conducted by learning analytics company Civitas Learning. ” The Pew Research Center on “ Activism in the Social Media Age.” ” “How do children of color learn to draw themselves? .” ” “How do children of color learn to draw themselves?

Education 43

Education Khan Academy Blackboard Report 43

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

. “High school students will be allowed to carry mace in the 2016–2017 school year after the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education agreed to remove prohibitive language and amend its policy,” the Salisbury Post reports. ” [Insert Course Signals learning analytics joke here.]. charter school.”

Education 52

Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

And certainly the expectation of many ed-tech products (and increasingly school policy) is that parents will do just this — participate in the incessant monitoring of student data. Indeed, DonorsChoose.org expects teachers to leverage their social media presence in order to fundraise for supplies for their classrooms.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 10, 2017

I delete all my old social media now on a regular and ongoing basis. Some technology companies have joined some of these lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s immigration policies. They monitor social media. ” I’d embed the tweet here in this article, but I deleted it.

Data 78

Data Education Software Social Media 78

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

Officials from 11 states are suing the Obama Administration over the guidance it recently issued regarding transgender bathroom policies and civil rights law. Testing, Testing… “ Common Core testing group wages aggressive campaign against critics on social media,” according to The Washington Post’s Valerie Strauss.

Education 52

Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

The social media platform had raised $2.5 Via Quartz : “A lawyer rewrote Instagram’s privacy policy so kids and parents can have a meaningful talk about privacy.” Via teachonline.ca : “Directory of Vendors of Online Learning Products and Services.” Upgrades and Downgrades.

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

was named in an investigation by The Associated Press last year for sharing racially charged content on social media.” Via The Guardian : “ Trump bans agencies from ‘providing updates on social media or to reporters’ ” This ban has been targeted at scientists at the EPA and USDA in particular.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40