Technology Tidbits

APRIL 13, 2018

Edmodo - One of the most popular social media sites/communities around that educators are using to connect find resources and connect w/ peers, students, parents, and more in a safe educational environment. EducatorsCONNECT - A nice social network for educators to share resources, teaching practices, for friendships, and more.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 29, 2018

Ricky publishes and manages the content on BizTech magazine's website. He's a writer, technology enthusiast, social media lover and all-around digital guy. The organization’s blog offers useful insights and advice on classroom technologies, digital citizenship, personalized learning and more. Content Length.

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The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 18, 2016

(A version of this post was published in NEA Today Magazine - 5 Super Geeky Tips -So honored to have been invited to write again for them! If you want to go deeper with LinkedIn discussions and groups, and build a personal learning network that connects with other educators, you can! But here you get one tip extra!) The real me.

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Learning with 'e's

APRIL 4, 2016

Many keep libraries of books, journals and other media on their shelves, used for reference to remind them of theories, principles or methods they wish to recall. Some represent their learning through their conversations , both face-to-face and virtually through social media, with their colleagues, scholarly friends and associates.

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Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

MARCH 4, 2019

Teachers combine the three elements in ways they see fit to personalize learning in their classrooms. ” “The model pulls together the best from modern learning theories and BC teachers’ advice. focus on higher-order learning. address Core Competencies. integrate Aboriginal world views and knowledge.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Achievements are touted on social media, changing the tone of the district’s story to engage the public positively. Sascha Zuger is a lifestyle journalist for national magazines, a travel writer, and a young adult novelist. Google Classroom —Digital learning management system using Google apps ? TECH USED ?

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My Island View

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

That rapid tech evolution however leaves many people whose age was not synched with that tech advancement in a learning gap. We have all seen the video of the baby trying to page swipe a printed magazine . Unfortunately, lifelong learning is a goal that is often discarded because life itself gets in the way of continual learning.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 11, 2016

His work focuses on leading and learning in the digital age as a model for moving schools and districts forward. Eric has received numerous awards and acknowledgements for his work, including being chosen by TIME Magazine as one of the 140 Best Twitter Feeds in 2014.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

If you're like me, you might notice a huge difference between how fast and well you read on a phone or laptop versus a paper magazine or book. In Redefinition, digital tools enable a complete reimagining of the learning activity. Reinforce Media Balance at Home. Reflect on your own reading habits and tendencies.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Alec Couros is a Professor of educational technology and media at the Faculty of Education, University of Regina. He has given hundreds of workshops and presentations, nationally and internationally, on topics such as openness in education, networked learning, social media in education, digital citizenship, and critical media literacy.

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

” “Rethinking the Goal of Childhood Education” – a Q&A with WeWork co-founder Rebekah Neumann in Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop (the magazine, not the goop) on how we need to make kindergarteners into entrepreneurs. “ Does tech designed to personalize learning actually benefit students?

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The Daring Librarian

MARCH 3, 2018

(This is the full original version of the article I wrote for NEA Today Magazine - So, if your quote or mention doesn't make the mag or their webpage, you know it wasn't me! Do you feel insecure if your device isn’t nearby or on your person? Social media is a constant challenge to mindfulness. Follow Less.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Social media caption: The latest trend in assessment tools and gimmicks is the adaptive, “smart” test and the use of individualized learning plans to improve test scores. But what these tests and the resulting learning plans do, is work off a deficit model that only serves to influence the outcome of the test itself.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Platforms provide the substructure for the “gig economy” and the “sharing economy”; they’re the economic engine of social media; they’re the architecture of the “attention economy” and the inspiration for claims about the “end of ownership.” ” But what did Facebook do?

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Tagged on: March 17, 2017 Problems with Personalized Learning | dy/dan → Dan Meyer says, "This isn’t good instruction. Tagged on: March 17, 2017 Google's Family Link unlocks Android for kids | CNET → "We don't want kids thinking Google has built spyware.," There is reason to wonder, nonetheless.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Karen has presented at conferences around the country about teaching students to navigate social media and working with teachers to develop digital projects that embrace new media literacies. In 2008, he was named by Contribute Magazine as one of 10 Tech Revolutionaries Redefining the Power and Face of Philanthropy.

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EdNews Daily

JULY 10, 2019

A certain finesse is required of the human teachers and administrators on the scene, a finesse only well executed when the teachers and administrators themselves are conscientiously personalizing learning lovingly. She is also the founder of Knowstory , a new social media site just for education. Tech as Diversity.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2020

Few adults I interview feel they learned all that much from the large lecture courses they took in college as many of them featured fairly pedestrian exams. So taking a lousy in-person learning experience and putting it online wasn’t terribly transformational. What technology has actually delivered on its potential and promise?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

His recent appearance on PBS’ Growing A Greener World (Episode 808) won an Emmy Award, and he and his students were recently featured on the covers of TIME for KIDS and Scholastic Magazine. Over the years, she has written for everyone from The Wall Street Journal to Mad Magazine. She was even on The Daily Show!) Yes -- Mad.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 18, 2018

“Personalized learning,” for example, is arguably thousands of years old, and we can date the idea of individualizing education by using machines back to the 1920s. I post my thoughts, my writing on my own websites , even though social media has really discouraged us from doing this. Skinner won; Papert lost.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 30, 2012

As "pioneers" of connecting educators through Ning, David and I will talk about educational social networking and social media for both teacher professional development and also for student learning. David is the founder of the Ning network EFL Classroom 2.0 --like my Classroom 2.0 psid=2012-08-01.1134.M.1D56475E5DE52A659983CF82FF50FD.vcr&sid=2008350

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

” President Obama talked to Wired magazine about artificial intelligence, Mars, self-driving cars, Star Trek and more. The ruling, which referred to players as employees, found that they must be freely allowed to post on social media, discuss issues of their health and safety, and speak with the media.”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

“ Is Homework Compatible With Personalized Learning? “ No State Will Measure Social-Emotional Learning Under ESSA. classrooms: An army of robots to help autistic students learn social skills.” ” Via Ed-Tech Magazine : “ AI Is on the Upswing in Optimizing K–12 Education.”

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Not ed-tech per se (unless you recognize that “personalized learning” is greyballing), but according to The New York Times , “ Uber Faces Federal Inquiry Over Use of Greyball Tool to Evade Authorities.” Via CNBC : “This Chinese-Israeli start-up wants to change the way kids learn to code.”

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Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

” The New York Times Magazine has an incredible profile of Gwyneth Paltrow ’s “ Goop ” empire. Good thing IBM Watson isn’t making any claims about “personalized learning” or partnering with beloved shows like Sesame Street. Will Merge Government Data, Social Media Posts.”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

“The Education of Betsy DeVos ” – a profile of the Secretary of Education in Politico Magazine. ” She was Ms. ” This looks primarily at Summit Public Schools, which works with Facebook to build a learning management system that folks will try to convince you is “ personalized learning.”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Via The New York Magazine : “The Class of 1946–2018 Twenty-seven school-shooting survivors bear their scars, and bear witness.” ” Stop acting like “ self-directed learning ” is a new thing. ” Yes, Guns Are Ed-Tech (and It’s So F*cked Up that I Had to Make This a Category). Thanks in advance.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 13, 2017

” Via Edsurge : “ Betsy DeVos Visits Bay Area Public School for a Lesson in Personalized Learning.” Via Techcrunch : “ Kudos wants to be a gentle introduction to social media sharing for kids.” Via Techcrunch : “ Kudos wants to be a gentle introduction to social media sharing for kids.”

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

The social media platform had raised $2.5 Education Week has a Q&A with Stanford professor Larry Cuban on personalized learning and progressive education. Via teachonline.ca : “Directory of Vendors of Online Learning Products and Services.” Upgrades and Downgrades. App.net is shutting down.

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Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Via The New York Times Magazine : “What Teenagers Are Learning From Online Porn.” Meanwhile on Campus… The New York Times on “How the Parkland Students Got So Good at Social Media ” – a really important corrective, I’d argue, to that “digital native” silliness.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Via The New York Times : “On Campus, Trump Fans Say They Need ‘ Safe Spaces ’ ” Via New York Magazine : “Alt-Right Troll Milo Yiannopoulos Uses Campus Visit to Openly Mock a Transgender Student.” This week marked the fourth anniversary of the shootings at the Newton elementary school.

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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.

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