eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2016

While student data is comprised of grades, attendance and transcripts, it can also include data such as login details, device data, location information and social media interaction on sites such as Twitter and Facebook. The Pearson incident raises important questions about privacy versus marketing and service strategies.

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Insight Education Group

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

In Utah, Governor Gary Herbert addressed his state’s teacher shortage recently with the following plea to his fellow residents via Twitter: "Consider becoming a teacher; it is a noble profession.". & Pearson, R. In addition, 45% of job seekers use their mobile devices every day in their job search. Striking women. Ascione, L.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2019

And social media feeds on our worst instincts when it comes to self-esteem. Don’t compare yourself behind the scenes to everyone else’s highlight reel,” she said, pointing out that we see our own flaws but are rarely privy to the flaws of others when watching their Facebook, Instagram or Twitter feeds.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

But Posterous, if you’ll recall, was acquired by Twitter in 2012 and shut down one year later. Pearson is Not a Platform. I’m not sure if we can still call Pearson “the world’s largest education company.” Pearson does not have a platform. But Pearson is not a platform.

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Learning with 'e's

DECEMBER 8, 2017

There are chapters on open scholarship, academic blogging, the use of smartphone and tablets, crowdsourcing data, developing a digital profile, getting started with Twitter, personal learning networks, and leveraging the power of social media, as well as my own chapter on 'Using social media for action research: the benefits and limitations'.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 28, 2020

Now is not the time for new tools, as we learned from Jennifer Pearson. Connect and learn on social media, host a Twitter chat, create a Facebook group, or just search a useful hashtag. Schools and teachers who had ignored things like G Suite and Google Classroom were in a sink or swim situation. Curate and share!

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User Generated Education

MARCH 24, 2019

Social Media Alternative. You can also choose to take photos of your notes and post them on Twitter or Instagram. Twitter Example: With #SDGSketch , you and your students will discover how the 169 @GlobalGoalsUN targets align with curricula, spark inquiry, and enrich our understanding of both the world & @TheGlobalGoals.

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TeacherCast

JULY 2, 2015

Find her on Twitter: @techgirljenny and at jennygrabiec.com. In 2012, Jeff was recognized as one of top 50 educators using social media at the first ever Bammy Awards and has been nominated twice in the category of Innovator of the Year. Jaime Casap.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 1, 2016

Dan’s email is depstein1983@yahoo.com, and you can find him on Twitter @depstein1983. The NJEA Early Career Member Network is sponsoring a Twitter Chat and a Bowling Event in February. . Twitter Chat : Feb. Dan also serves as the 2 nd Vice President for the Somerset County Education Association. Upcoming NJEA Events.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

She was recently chosen to be a Teacher of the Future by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), and she has also been named a Top Education Influencer on Twitter. In her spare time, Karen travels locally and globally in search of new sights, tastes, and absurdities.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Our Twitter hashtag is #stemx13, and we have some resources for publicizing at [link]. Social Media, Social Justice and STEM - Eric A Walters, Director of Technology Tikho''s Story: A Quest for Clean Water in Zambia - Natasha Sarkar, CAWST Youth Wavemakers Using VoiceThread to Connect Students with Science Content Specialists - Dr.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

. “ ICE officials have invited tech companies, including Microsoft , to develop algorithms that will track visa holders’ social media activity ,” ProPublica reports. Schools should consider the ways in which their own social media surveillance re-inscribes these sorts of violent, nationalist policies.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 25, 2017

Related: a Twitter thread from Leo Casey about the various connections the Success Academy chain has to Trump and his wealth right-wing backers the Mercers. ” Open Up Resources is a non-profit – LOL – whose CEO Larry Singer used to be the managing director for Pearson’s K–12 marketing sales.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

Via The Guardian : “ Student Loans Company ‘spied on vulnerable students’ social media’ ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. Via Edsurge : “ Pearson ’s Former Product Chief Reflects on the 4 Megatrends Shaping Global Education.” K–12 Curriculum.”

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Hack Education

AUGUST 31, 2018

” ClassDojo is now a full social media platform for schools - this letter & video just emailed to parents. ProfHacker writes about “ Genius as an Alternative Social Media ,” but if you’re looking for bro-free social media, I’d recommend looking elsewhere.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

And then there’s the advice from Pearson. ” The technology revolution has delivered Google searches, Facebook friends, iPhone apps, Twitter rants and shopping for almost anything on Amazon, all in the past decade and a half. ’” asked a venture capitalist in an op-ed published by Pearson. and Facebook Inc.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” In 2011, Ning was acquired by “lifestyle” site Glam Media for around $150 million.

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

Testing, Testing… Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “British Officials, Pearson Probe Effort to Leak Test Content.” ” “Frustrated with how colleges have handled their claims of sexual abuse , more students are turning to social media to publicize their cases,” Inside Higher Ed reports.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 13, 2016

” The University of Northern New Jersey had a website – one with a.edu domain, to boot – as well as several active social media profiles. There was a regularly updated Facebook page, a Twitter account, as well as a LinkedIn profile for its supposed president. ” A Chain of Blocks and Badges.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2016

Pearson claims Pearson’s personalized learning products work. It partnered with Pearson. But there are now calls that students should be tested – and in turn, of course, schools graded – on “social emotional skills.” Pearson even has a product called GRIT™.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Educators and students are compelled to use centrally purchased tools, data systems, and popular social media platforms. Tagged on: September 13, 2017 Foothill High School's Twitter account hacked, obscene images posted | KTNV. Twitter not your thing? " Tagged on: September 10, 2017. RSS readers too old school?

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Educators and students are compelled to use centrally purchased tools, data systems, and popular social media platforms. Tagged on: September 13, 2017 Foothill High School's Twitter account hacked, obscene images posted | KTNV. Twitter not your thing? " Tagged on: September 10, 2017. RSS readers too old school?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

Don’t mess with her on Twitter. Pearson filed a patent for badges. And that’s the future – that hustle – for more and more students and more and more workers. Watch Tressie McMillan Cottom on The Daily Show. Listen to her on NPR’s Fresh Air. Read The New York Times review of her book.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

” For those keeping track of how great social media is for the future of education and knowledge and civics and such: “Last Year, Social Media Was Used to Influence Elections in at Least 18 Countries ,” says the MIT Technology Review. I might have missed some in this back-and-forth.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

(Related, from the Social Media Collective : “Spike in Online Gig Work : Flash in the Pan or Future of Employment?” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ U of Florida Online finds stability after canceling deal with Pearson , but scales back its plan for ”exponential“ growth in online education for undergraduates.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

’” Facebook board member Marc Andreessen lashed out on Twitter, arguing that the decision meant that Indian telcos simply wanted to keep poor people off the Internet. And Silicon Valley tech investors, as well as large education corporations like Pearson, are behind this. “The fix” is always privatization.

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