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Data Helps K–12 School Districts Hire, Set Curricula and Improve Student Outcomes

EdTech Magazine

-based 21st Century Cyber Charter School (21CCCS), teachers and administrators rely on learning tools such as Edmentum’s Study Island , Blackboard Collaborate and Moodle to identify student needs and trends. It helps with grouping students so we can make recommendations and move their path. “It

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Part Three: Beyond SAMR… Making Sure Technology Supports Content Standards

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

A big shout out to EdTech Magazine for recognizing this blog on its 2017 Honor Roll. I especially appreciated the following quote, “On his blog, Gorman shares what he has learned with a focus on how tech enables project-based learning.” Learn more at the conference master classes page.

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What the flip?

Learning with 'e's

This morning, the May issue of Wired Magazine landed on my doormat, and what did I see inside? But by any stretch of the imagination, just watching a video cannot be seen as a viable substitute for good learning, and should not be used to replace campus based education just for the sake of it. Well, dip me in mayonnaise.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow. million in venture capital from high profile names like LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and from firms active in ed-tech investing such as Learn Capital. Arguably, one of the best candidates is the learning management system.

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Teenagers 3d printing local history: technology, pedagogy, and inspiration in Vermont

Bryan Alexander

who celebrated this as a fine, creative way to teach and learn history. Another dug into the local Spavin Cure Building , learning about architecture and the nineteenth century’s liberal attitudes towards opium. Another had a member with some form of learning disability, and his peers worked strongly to support him.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Ohio State University and Apple on Wednesday announced a collaboration that will start a digital learning effort at the university that Apple and university officials said may represent the company’s most ambitious program in higher education.” The project-based learning startup has raised $2.95

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via The LA Times : “Trump is ending Michelle Obama’s ‘ Let Girls Learn ’ initiative, CNN reports.” Can Electrical Stimulation Help Us Learn?” ” Via Edsurge : “ Apple Partners With Tynker to Help K–5 Students Learn to Code.” ” Immigration and Education.

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