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How Kids Really Learn

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter How do kids learn and remember? Urkund: Today’s Sponsor Urkund is great as a plagiarism prevention tool and connects with most common Learning Management Systems like Google Classroom, Moodle, and Canvas or as a stand-alone web tool or by email.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

But Posterous, if you’ll recall, was acquired by Twitter in 2012 and shut down one year later. Indeed, a few weeks after the funding news, Feldstein wrote about “Why Moodle Supporters Should be Concerned,” questioning the sustainability of the project. They’re amazing.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” asks Moodle News. ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. “Children are susceptible to peer pressure from robots,” says The Verge. (So Via Techcrunch : “This happy robot helps kids with autism.” ” “ Twitter Is Funding Research Into Online Civility.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

But he’s still welcome on college campuses and Twitter. Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein continues to fight the LMS fight: “Fear and Loathing in the Moodle Community.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. The company, which makes educational and entertainment robots, has raised $520 million total.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

The Huffington Post filed Twitter’s response to Ivanka Trump ’s announcement under “comedy.” “‘Eton for all’: will robot teachers mean everyone gets an elite education? Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. There’s more about Mattel’s robots and privacy in the privacy section below.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Also from Feldstein : “ Moodle and Blackboard Cut Ties.” ” “ Twitter is funding college professors to audit its platform for toxicity,” writes The Verge. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” Via Edsurge : “When School Districts Buy From Amazon , Are They Getting the Best Deal?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via The New York Times : “ Kremlin Cash Behind Billionaire’s Twitter and Facebook Investments.” ” Via The Guardian : “ Russia funded Facebook and Twitter investments through Kushner associate.” But anyway… Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” The Business of Student Loans.