The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Margaret Price, a principal design strategist with Microsoft, mentioned a PowerPoint plug-in that provides subtitles in students’ native languages – useful for a teacher leading a class filled with young people from many different places. It enables children to use artificial intelligence to train and build robots.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2019

Though I do miss seeing Hawaiian shirts and skateboards at the Surf conference that shared the south side of the Orange County Convention Center, the extra space taken over by FETC makes the conference workshops more accessible, convenient, and right in the heart of the main concourse. STEAM and STEM.

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Student Data Privacy Assistive Technology EdTech Conference 79

techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

This program adds full home access for students, custom curriculum alignment, performance reporting, professional development, and more. CLASSCRAFT ENGAGEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND QUESTS MARKETPLACE FOR PERSONALIZED LEARNING ( www.classcraft.com/?utm_source=techlearning.com&utm_medium=referral Illuminate 11.0

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

Access to content in 12 Lexile levels in English and 8 levels in Spanish with customizable learning and language scaffolds means all students in a class can participate together in grade-appropriate learning, regardless of their level of reading ability or stage of English language development. ACHIEVE3000 PRO ( WWW.ACHIEVE3000.COM

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Robotics Chromebook Edmentum Mobility 41

Edsurge

MAY 10, 2018

Not 3D Printers On a panel with edtech executives from Microsoft, Google and IBM, Jonathan Rochelle, product management director at Google, reflected fondly on his past obsession with 3D printers, noting that the tool never reached the level of usefulness in homes and classrooms that he hoped for. For us, it’s really about enabling learning.”

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Kathy Schrock

APRIL 15, 2023

It certainly read like a robot had written in, IMHO. I especially disagreed with the section below because online tools should not be supplemental, but infused into the curriculum in a meaningful way to support teaching and learning. They offer various benefits, including flexibility, cost-effectiveness, and accessibility.

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Tools Classroom Online Assessments Guidelines 40

Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

For example, this story from the School Library Journal : “ Charter Schools , Segregation , and School Library Access.” “ Does tech designed to personalize learning actually benefit students? Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” “ Robot abuse ”?! million total.

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ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Yet, its uses can go much further, with AI having the potential to automate repetitive tasks and facilitate more personalized learning. Microsoft defines artificial intelligence technology, or AI, as “the capability of a computer system to mimic human-like cognitive functions such as learning and problem-solving.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

. …This is key to its advantage over traditional business models when it comes to data, since a platform positions itself (1) between users, and (2) as the ground upon which their activities occur, which thus gives it privileged access to record them. The LMS giant Blackboard celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. (I

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Although no doubt, Microsoft, now the owner of Minecraft, would like us all to repeat that particular storyline.) There may be no better example of this in 2017 than “personalized learning.” “Personalized learning,” we must imagine if we believe DeVos’s lyricism here, will be shinier. .

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Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

BLACKBOARD AND READSPEAKER ( www.blackboard.com ) & ( www.readspeaker.com ) Blackboard and ReadSpeaker are furthering their partnership to help instructors worldwide improve course content accessibility. This allows students to automatically access an MP3 version of content added by the instructor into the LMS.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Adaptive learning technology is the new go-to for personalized learning. Diagnostic products and software systems that target specific areas of learning for improvement can help students find success, freeing educators to help every learner reach their personal best within one classroom. Microsoft Office 365 ?

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Classroom Schoology Khan Academy Blended Learning 52

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies has announced it is allowing any SQL-based business intelligence tool, such as Tableau and Jaspersoft, to access data from its modern, student information system and learning management system. Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

It is designed to significantly increase opportunities for connecting classrooms while supporting cultural awareness and recognition of diversity and educational access for all. What positive social change needs to take place to fully realize the goal of a connected and ''flattened'' environment that supports personalized learning?

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Conference Education Pearson Technology 59

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

By harnessing the power of AI in education technology, learners can access a broader understanding of a topic, mitigating the structural bias of the institution and curriculum. The idea that a robot can replace teachers is laughable. Well, as a mother of two rambunctious kids, I think certainly not.

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Education Industry Company Exercises 52

Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

.” Via the BBC : “ Accenture and Microsoft plan digital IDs for millions of refugees.” Via Nature : “One of the world’s largest science publishers, Elsevier , won a default legal judgement on 21 June against websites that provide illicit access to tens of millions of research papers and books.

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Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 53

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Not ed-tech per se (unless you recognize that “personalized learning” is greyballing), but according to The New York Times , “ Uber Faces Federal Inquiry Over Use of Greyball Tool to Evade Authorities.” Microsoft had a media event this week. Here is the Microsoft blog post announcing its new products.

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Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “A Virginia circuit court on Thursday ruled against a George Mason University student group seeking access to donor agreements between a university foundation and the Charles Koch Foundation.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Education Khan Academy Blackboard Report 43

Hack Education

JULY 6, 2018

Via NPR : “‘Access to Literacy ’ Is Not a Constitutional Right , Judge in Detroit Rules.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” Via the Microsoft AI blog : “ Microsoft improves facial recognition technology to perform well across all skin tones, genders.” 40 Languages.

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Education Pearson MOOC Chegg 46

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “The Department of Education has placed restrictions on access to federal student aid for West Virginia public universities after the state was late submitting required annual financial statements for the third year in a row. “ Can personalized learning prevail? .” $100,000. ”). .”

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Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

Via The USA Today : “Kids on winning robotics team told, ‘Go back to Mexico’ ” The kids were from Pleasant Run Elementary School in Indianapolis. ” “Universities are changing their business model,” Microsoft’s Ray Fleming claims. More on UC Berkeley and publicly accessible video content.

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Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

From the edX blog : “How to be a Better Learner: Determine Your Learning Style.” “ Robots won’t replace teachers because they can’t inspire us.” Not sure if this is new or just new-to-me, but the learn-to-code startup Codecademy now has a paid “ Pro ” option that, for $19.99/month

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MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

MARCH 17, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “By taking about a third of the program’s multi-billion-dollar surplus and cutting other college access programs, [advocates for low-income students] assert, the new administration would jeopardize Pell’s long-term sustainability and harm the prospects of low-income students.” Are MOOCs webinars?

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Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

” The proposed bill would eliminate the 15-year time limit on accessing education benefits. ” More on the Afghan robotics team in the contest section below. ” Via Education Dive : “ Coursera ’s Tom Willerer talks personalization, access.” for Robotics Contest.”

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Education Pearson Report Robotics 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. Um, they do.) Despite a few anecdotes, they’re really not.).

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

The 74 interviewed Sal Khan on personalized learning and his goal to create a “ global diploma ,” which he says his company can “uniquely” do. There are always a bunch of stories each week on how one school or one district is implementing “ personalized learning ” in some one-off way.

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Education Robotics Company OER 49

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

You can learn a lot about how entrepreneurs view education when they’re talking with their investors about the business. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. The company sold MinecraftEDU to Microsoft in 2016. .” Please stop. Tom Hanks as Mr. Rogers. TeacherGaming has raised $1.6

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Education MOOC Company Pearson 45

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Princeton University and Microsoft have joined together to file a lawsuit against President Trump’s rescinding of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. “Inventor creates device to help fidgety kids learn better,” the AP reports. Immigration and Education.

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Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

A bill in Missouri would end tenure for all new faculty hires starting in 2018 and require more student access to information about the job market for majors. ” Via McClatchy DC : “Forced to watch child porn for their job, Microsoft employees developed PTSD, they say.” Robots and Other (Ed-Tech) Science Fiction.

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MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Via Politico : “The Trump administration has removed documents from an Education Department website aimed at transgender students , including those intended to help students fight for access to bathrooms of their choice.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” Via The Washington Post : “The U.S.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

.” This is a particularly hilarious sentence: “It is probably fair to say that the social good of having every high school student in America learn Salesforce might outstrip other trendier agendas in tech.” “More on the Cost Trap and Inclusive Access” by David Wiley. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Education OER Pearson Report 47

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

” The test in question in ACCESS 2.0 , which recently changed how it was scored. ” “ Personalized learning ” equals cutting the teacher workforce in Oklahoma. Edsurge on “Bridging the School-to-Business Gap: What Public Schools Can Learn From Industry.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

“Can robotics teach problem solving to students?” “Learning technology once reserved for special needs students is now in everyone’s hands. “The Growing Role of Technology in Personalized Learning ,” according to KQED’s Mindshift. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

MAY 26, 2017

” Via WaPo : “Texas House passes ‘bathroom bill’ restricting transgender student access.” “Tracking Google and Microsoft Adoption in Higher Ed” by Jim Siegl. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Man, Zuckerberg’s plans for personalized learning are gonna be so swell.

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