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8 EdTech Trends to Watch Out for This 2020

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Additionally, Chron reports that some schools have even replaced the usual blackboard and whiteboard with smartboards this year. Much like how social media giants Facebook and Twitter are utilizing our digital footprints to better understand consumer behavior, teachers are also turning to data analytics to learn more about their students.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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But Posterous, if you’ll recall, was acquired by Twitter in 2012 and shut down one year later. “Facebook Giving Virtual-Reality Kits to Every Arkansas High School,” Education Week reported in August. “Now Any Organization Can Create Content for LinkedIn Learning,” Edsurge reported in June.

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Why has higher education decided on Zoom?

Bryan Alexander

For example, once the learning management system/virtual learning environment took off around 2000, I and others have tracked which ones different campuses adopt: Blackboard, Moodle, Canvas, etc. Over the past few weeks I’ve asked the question across social media, with the best results on Twitter, and wanted to share the results.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“ Tax bill reflects rift between many Republicans and higher education,” The Washington Post reports. Restores Pell Eligibility to Nearly 300,000 Students,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. But he’s still welcome on college campuses and Twitter. And perhaps it’s not just higher ed.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

The Huffington Post filed Twitter’s response to Ivanka Trump ’s announcement under “comedy.” ” “The White House on Monday announced that it would nominate Mitchell “Mick” Zais as deputy secretary of education ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. 2 Post at Ed. .” 2 Post at Ed.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via The Guardian : “ Student Loans Company ‘spied on vulnerable students’ social media’ ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. billion over 10 years, according to an Education Department cost analysis, Politico reported this week.” Research, “Research,” and Reports.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Did you share this Raw Story story – “Education officials expect ‘ineffective’ Betsy DeVos to step down as her agenda collapses: report” – or this Salon story – “Expert: Expect DeVos to resign from Trump administration”? ” asks The Hechinger Report. ” asks Edsurge.