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E–Rate Updates Free Up Resources for New Classroom Technology Projects

EdTech Magazine

ERate Updates Free Up Resources for New Classroom Technology Projects. Recent updates to E-rate, which put more focus on funding high-speed internet and network protection tools , have helped K–12 schools reallocate resources to improve other focus areas. . When E-rate 2.0 eli.zimmerman_9856. billion to $3.9

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via The Verge : “ Juul has 60 days to prove it can keep its e-cigs away from kids, FDA warns.” The New York Times Magazine has a long and thoughtful piece by Sara Mosle on school reforms in the Atlanta Public Schools. ” (Also from Hill : “Timeline of e-Literate Coverage of Blackboard Learn Ultra.”).

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition)

Doug Levin

Tagged on: March 17, 2017 E-learning day a breeze for tech-savvy students | Dubois County Herald → But for as helpful as the eLearning days can be, Hubster said they probably won’t grow too much in number in the near future. It isn’t even good direct instruction." " Readers respond.with gusto. That's a lot of computers.

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World Magazine on how Liberty University handles its student newspaper: “Papered over.” despite having Arizona ’s third-highest dropout rate.” ” e-Literate on the latest debates about LMS markets : “Response to MoodleNews: Some considerations for critical reading of market sizing claims.”

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Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “ Imagine how great universities could be without all those human teachers ,” says Quartz , lauding the fantasy that robots will replace teachers. Via IDG’s CIO magazine : “ How artificial intelligence is transforming learning.” support, EFF resigns.”

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Via The Chicago Tribune : “ Chance the Rapper writes $1 million check to CPS as a ‘call to action’ ” “The History of the Future of E-rate ” by me. ” New Nanodegrees from Udacity : Digital Marketing and Robotics. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Robots hate the Common Core.

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” (Juul is an e-cigarette that markets its product to teens and peddles social emotional learning content.). ” Via Cleveland.com : “National e-school figure to test new approach to online learning here in Ohio.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” My god, that guy.