Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2016

Amazon and Microsoft’s cloud services both offer education programs, and now Google Cloud wants a part in shaping future computer scientists — and probably whatever they come up with using the tool. “We Microsoft’s cloud service, Azure, doesn’t fall too far behind, having launched in 2010 and doing business with GE Healthcare and DocuSign.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Welcome to week two of this new weekly blog post / email, including the round-up of the week''s news and podcast with Audrey Watters. The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference starts in just over a week! The 2011 Global Education Conference is also fast approaching: November 14 - 18. November 2 - 4, all online, all free.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Building on my primary focus this year to build several virtual and physical conferences, you''ll see we''ve set dates for four events below, and have a couple more on the active drawing board. If so, you''ll either be attending the CUE conference March 15 - 17, or you should be! But that''s not all. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Classroom 2.0

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

This is part eleven of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In May, venture capitalist and former securities analyst Mary Meeker released her annual “Internet Trends” report. Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare. How accurate is her data? (I’d

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Edmodo was one of the early stars of the most recent resurgence in ed-tech startup founding and funding (circa 2008 onward, that is). This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.”

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JUNE 16, 2020

Join a professional organization. Teachers should know about and become members of organizations dedicated to connecting like-minded individuals. The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), for instance, hosts an annual conference and exposition to highlight technological enhancements in the classroom.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

This new weekly blog post / email is replacing the regular email I have sent out for the last couple of years for the now-defunct Host-Your-Own-Webinar program (I still have hopes of resurrecting that near-to-my-heart program, and when that happens we''ll wrap it into this weekly missive). November 2 - 4, all online, all free.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 21, 2011

The e-Gems session will workshop the newly developed Key considerations for implementing an e-portfolio system(outlined in an E-portfolios blog post)based on the findings from the 2009 and 2010 E-portfolios implementation trials. Event recordings are posted and available after the events if you aren''t able to attend them live. Learn.Connect.

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MARCH 11, 2014

Updates Partner Spotlight Partner Announcements Calendar of Events Deadlines Highlighted Recordings NMC Navigator Top Ten Conversations Submit a Video or Quote Updates Next week: CoSN Conference in Washington DC. March 19th - 22nd in Washington DC will be the annual CoSN Conference. Learning Revolution Conference Online.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

And various technology companies — from no-name startups to behemoths like Pearson — boast of new programs meant to facilitate this style of education. People associate repeating grades with disastrous consequences. They’ve had the extra instruction they needed, when they needed it. They now focus on each child’s individual needs. “We

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MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2017

And various technology companies — from no-name startups to behemoths like Pearson — boast of new programs meant to facilitate this style of education. By NICHOLE DOBO, The Hechinger Report. By design, some students go through two years of kindergarten in Middletown, New York. People associate repeating grades with disastrous consequences.

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Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

Isn’t Liberia outsourcing its education system to a Gates and Zuckerberg-backed startup , Bridge International Academies ? . “ Education Department Proposes New Regulations to Protect Students and Taxpayers from Predatory Institutions.” ” (Hmm. ” (Hmm. Via Inside Higher Ed : “The service the U.S.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Good for you. But that’s not my job.

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JUNE 29, 2018

” Via Wired : “How the Startup Mentality Failed Kids in San Francisco.” All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. Via NPR : “A History Of The Department Of Education.” ” (State and Local) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

Education Politics. “ U.S. Secretary of Education John B. Statement on the Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education.” ” Via The Atlantic: “ The Challenge of Educational Inequality.” ” Via NPR : “The U.S. ” “ Why Free School Lunches Might Be Harder To Get Soon.”

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Hack Education

MAY 4, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. ” “‘ A Nation at Risk ’ and the Re-Segregation of Schools ” by John Warner.

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Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

.” “Not An Advocate for Students or the Public Interest” – historian Sherman Dorn on “ Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education.” ” From the Department of Education press release : “Secretary DeVos Accepts President Trump’s Q2 Salary as a Donation for STEM-Focused Camp.” ” $100,000. .”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

” From ACE , one the largest higher ed lobbying organizations: “Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on the House Tax Reform Proposal.” (National) Education Politics. “The Education of Betsy DeVos ” – a profile of the Secretary of Education in Politico Magazine. ” She was Ms. .”

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

. “To Understand Betsy DeVos ’s Educational Views, View Her Education,” says The New York Times. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “A Task Force With Falwell Is Happening, White House Says.” Via Buzzfeed : “How Betsy DeVos Could Break Up The Charter School Coalition.” More via Inside Higher Ed.

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Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

President Trump gave a not-the-State-of-the-Union address to Congress on Tuesday. Details about the education-related elements of his speech from NPR , The New York Times , Education Week , and The Washington Post. Via The New York Times : “For Trump and DeVos , a Florida Private School Is a Model for Choice.” She Is A F **g Idiot.

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Hack Education

MARCH 2, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. Via The New York Times : “ Trump Wants to Arm Teachers. These Schools Already Do.” ” Nope. .”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

(National) Education Politics. From the White House Press Office : “ President Donald J. Trump Proclaims October 15 through October 21, 2017, as National Character Counts Week.” ” The irony. “The U.S. ” The website: Victory Media. ” Via the BBC : “ Tuition fee rise to £9,295 in Wales is scrapped.”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Via The New Republic : “Betsy DeVos is headlining Harvard’s Koch-backed conference on school choice – with no critics of school choice.” .” “Amazon, Facebook and others in tech will commit $300 million to the White House's new computer science push,” says Recode. “Dear Mrs. .

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