NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2019

I was honored to join several esteemed colleagues to present on the panel: Leading the Charge: Leveraging Librarian Leadership to Support the OER Journey. And here is the sketchnote Margaret Sisler created during the session: #oer and teacher librarians! This year attendees were treated to a Battle of the EdTech Stars.

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Social Media Libraries Conference OER 105

edWeb.net

JUNE 18, 2015

At ISTE 2015, Common Sense Education will provide a sneak preview of the latest version of Graphite, designed to help educators learn fundamental edtech teaching skills. Share your vision for the future of edtech using #EnvisionEdu. Check out Metiri’s Facebook page or follow @MetiriGroup on Twitter. Can’t make it?

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2018

. When technology is offered to schools free of charge, it always comes with the promise of improving teaching and learning. Today, the tradeoffs that school leaders and teachers face about technology — whether free or for a fee — are more complex and troubling. It also often comes with a catch.

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Software Student Data Privacy OER Data 50

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress this week about privacy, data, monopoly power, and regulations. And there’s more Facebook-related news in several of the sections below. National) Education Politics.

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Education Facebook Edmodo OER 44

Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” It’s being positioned here as the first time Congress has funded open textbooks, but it’s not the federal government’s first commitment to OER. Because technology imperialism. National) Education Politics.

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Education Robotics OER MOOC 46

NeverEndingSearch

APRIL 18, 2017

The concept of HyperDocs is spreading all over edtech land. With strong educational philosophies built into each one, HyperDocs have the potential to shift the way you instruct with technology. It’s not about teaching technology, it’s about using the technology to TEACH. HyperDocs Facebook Group. HyperDocs G+: bit.ly/hyperdocsgplus.

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Handbook Google OER Adobe 49

Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

“technologizing” the government. Here’s a sponsored article , paid for by the Gates Foundation and published by Edsurge promoting the school and its technology.). “Mark Zuckerberg just unveiled Facebook ’s new mission statement,” says The Verge. ” That is the Sophie B.

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Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 53

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Inside Higher Ed on Facebook ’s plans to partner with community colleges to teach digital literacy. “Some Thoughts on OER ” by Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein. National) Education Politics.

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Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Hack Education

MAY 26, 2017

” “ No Sign of Edtech In Department of Education’s Full Federal Budget Proposal,” Edsurge frets. “ The Office of Educational Technology Under DeVos” by Doug Levin. A report from VC firm GSV Acceleration : “It’s a Breakout: Capital Flows In the Learning and Talent Technology Market.”

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Education Data Report Software 46

Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Encourage students create a doll of themselves by using ratios, proportions and technology. First, I was specifically searching for a math-related spark since so many math teachers struggle with integrating technology. Overview : “Teachers can struggle with teaching ratio and proportion concepts to students. Mark your calendars!

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Chromebook Khan Academy Classroom Google 78

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Meanwhile, as The New York Times reports : “ Facebook , Under Fire in Russia Inquiry, Posts 79% Rise in Profit.” Via Getting Smart : “ Digital Promise and Facebook Developing New Micro-Credentials Program.” ” Because the way to teach people about Facebook according to Facebook is always more Facebook.

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Education Facebook Company Robotics 48

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

It’s not really “free Internet,” of course – it’s Facebook as Internet. Via Venture Beat : “ Facebook and Oculus promise millions in funding for diverse apps, education, and more for VR.” A Techcrunch op-ed : “Why edtech can’t grow as much as healthtech.”

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Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via E-Literate : “ Hawai’i Senate Bill: Would mandate OER material for all U Hawai’i system courses.” ” And later in the week, an update : “Hawai’i Senate OER Bill Update: Amended language saves the day.”

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Education Robotics Company OER 49

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Unveils Free Online Tool for Rapid Evaluation of Edtech Products.” Apple , as always, helps us see how criticism-free technology journalism can be. Via eCampus News : “ Barnes & Noble Education announces advanced OER courseware.” ” Via Edsurge : “U.S. ” (Is that a good thing?).

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Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40

Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via Edsurge : “ Office of Edtech Wants Help Making Sense of All Those Higher Ed Providers.” “ Coursera More than Doubles Number of Degrees on Its Platform,” says Campus Technology. Edsurge on the business of OER.

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Education Kaplan Coursera MOOC 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. 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. Um, they do.)

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

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. “If We Talked About the Internet Like We Talk About OER” by Stephen Downes.

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Education OER Pearson Report 47

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” Via Politico : “ Stanley Buchesky , formerly a managing partner at the venture capital firm The EdTech Fund , will work [at the Department of Education] on budget and finance issues.” ” Among The EdTech Fund’s investments : Teachboost and Citelighter. ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.

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Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

“ Y Combinator MOOC for Tech Startups Attracts Thousands of Views,” says Campus Technology. Via Gizmodo : “ Facebook Will Add 3,000 More People to Watch Murders and Suicides.” ” Nope, robots will not be doing this job of content moderation , as Facebook recently boasted at its developer conference.

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Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Via The MIT Technology Review : “Finally, a Useful Application for VR: Training Employees.” ” “ Coding Boot Camps Are in Trouble, but New York City Has a Plan to Shape Them Up,” says MIT Technology Review. (“The Plan” is really more of “ a report.”). The business of OER.

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Education Khan Academy Company Training 44

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 29, 2015

Library 2.015 Spring Summit Recap On April 30th we held the first ever Library 2.015 Spring Summit - The Emerging Future: Technology and Learning , a half-day conversation about technology issues and trends in the future of library and information services. Please share this newsletter with your friends and colleagues!

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Libraries Digital Citizenship Future Ready Conference 28

Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Speaking of predictions about the “future of work,” Campus Technology says that “ Skills Deficit Will Imperil U.S. “What Happened to Facebook ’s Grand Plan to Wire the World?” Economy by 2030.”

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Education MOOC Social Media Report 46

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

But DeVos “believes that technology has a role to play in the classroom,” Edsurge writes in response to the confirmation , which I guess means ed-tech can overlook all of her horrible beliefs that further educational inequalities as long as it means more people buy digital things and hire Edsurge to facilitate that process. .”

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Education MOOC E-rate Robotics 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 13, 2017

” Via ProPublica : “ For-Profit Schools Reward Students for Referrals and Facebook Endorsements.” Edsurge on the Injini ed-tech accelerator in South Africa : “Why the World’s Youngest Continent Got an Edtech Accelerator.” ” “Do You Know the Edtech Adoption Rules in Your State?

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MOOC Education Kaplan Company 43

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

In addition to funding this lawsuit, Thiel sits on the board of Facebook , which itself is playing a huge role in the “ future of news.” This week: “ OpenStax Partners with panOpen to Expand OER Access.” Via Bloomberg Technology : “How Thync , Startup Behind Brain-Zapping Gadget, Almost Died.”

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Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

Via Education Week : “ Minecraft Party to Raise Money for Technology in Philly Schools.” ” Campus Technology rewrites the press release that Examity will be used for identify verification and proctoring in edX classes. “ Credly Receives Open Badges Certification ,” Campus Technology reports.

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Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

“ Cory Reid , who previously ran two edtech companies – Instructure and MasteryConnect – as their chief executive, has landed a new gig at Tyton Partners,” says Edsurge , failing to disclose that it shares investors with MasteryConnect. .”). Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Facebook , an Online Learning Platform?”

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Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2017

If we look back on 2017 in educational technology, some of the biggest surprises were political and cultural. Another surprise was a turn in public perception of giant technology companies, especially Facebook and Google, as well as Twitter and Amazon. Has gaming worn out its welcome in schools and colleges?

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