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Personalized Learning, Teachers Unleashed, and a Learning Analytics Partnership: The Story of Fresno Unified

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Ryan had this chance to shine because of Fresno’s Personalized Learning Initiative (PLI), which has been fostering student voice, choice and collaboration over the last two years. The focus is on how to engage students meaningfully in learning, and teachers use digital tools as an enabler of that conversation.

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Top 5 Benefits of Digital Textbooks You Never Knew About

Kitaboo on EdTech

They have opened up new opportunities for students who now can access study-material from any device. Increased Accessibility In one of its most comprehensive studies to date, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that over 240 million children worldwide suffer from some form of disability.

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Ensuring “Techquity” in All Learning Spaces

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“Techquity,” as defined by educator and consultant Ken Shelton in a recent edLeader Panel , sponsored by NetRef , is the intersection of the use of technology and ensuring equitable learning environments. He defines equity simply as access and opportunities for all learners to realize their full potential. He holds an M.A.

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MinecraftEdu Creators Struggle to Find a Second Hit

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Those developers, whose company TeacherGaming pivoted sharply after Microsoft took over MinecraftEdu two years ago, are facing tough times—and laying off staff—as they try to craft a niche in a crowded educational gaming landscape that has struggled to attract broad interest from schools. After Microsoft acquired Minecraft for $2.5

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

Are any education technologies, for that matter? Andreessen’s definition does begin to get at some of the reasons why platforms have been so appealing to investors – ideologically as much as technologically. One might ask, I suppose, if LMSes are platforms. But first, a definition (or two) might be helpful.

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Behaviorism, Surveillance, and (School) Work

Hack Education

As we gather here today to raise funds for Ian, a learning technology specialist at UBC, we have to recognize, no doubt, how much surveillance and ed-tech affects teachers and staff as well. In ed-tech circles, we call this "learning analytics," but it's less about learning than it is about productivity.).

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Managing and Sharing Your Education Data Effectively

edWeb.net

The use of virtual learning technologies can actually make this easier in some respects, as many systems can compile and report data automatically, but qualitative judgments by the educators who interact with students remain crucial, and must also be documented and shared.

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