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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Kno was headed by Osman Rashid, the co-founder of the textbook rental company Chegg, and the tablet was aimed at the college market. According to Arrington, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen called the Kno tablet “the most powerful tablet anyone has ever made.” See David Kernohan’s excellent keynote at OpenEd13 for more.)

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Learning at the Speed of Technology - David Jakes

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The emerging model in business today is BYO3 - Bring Your Own Laptop/Tablet/Phone We are coming to a price point where schools can provide small tablets and allow students to bring their own devices for learning as well. Students may have tons of devices, but don''t know how to use them deeply beyond texting and recording.

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10 Experts’ Predictions for Education and Technology in 2016

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Educators will soon need to start thinking like game designers if they want to keep their students engaged. “To To win student attention, educators will soon need to start thinking like game designers.” Many online learning platforms can be used with smartphones, tablets, and desktop computers. GoConqr Click To Tweet.