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For example, this story from the School Library Journal : “ Charter Schools , Segregation , and School Library Access.” The third: lifelong learning. Techcrunch says that “ EdTech is having a renaissance , powered by the emerging world.” Minnesota Confronts a National Quandary.”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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And like so many products on this list, 3D printing was hailed as a revolution in education, and schools were encouraged to reorient libraries and shop classes towards “maker spaces” which would give students opportunities to print their plastic designs. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That).

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was named in an investigation by The Associated Press last year for sharing racially charged content on social media.” ” 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.”

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” Via Infodocket : “ University of Delaware Library Joins Open Textbook Network.” The social media platform had raised $2.5 Education Week has a Q&A with Stanford professor Larry Cuban on personalized learning and progressive education. .” ” Accreditation and Certification. Million Fund.”

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Testing, Testing… “ Common Core testing group wages aggressive campaign against critics on social media,” according to The Washington Post’s Valerie Strauss. Accelerate Learning has raised $10 million from Owl Ventures. Its Crunchbase description is great : “TX-based edtech company.”

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Mastering Digital Magazines: From PDFs to Publication

Kitaboo on EdTech

With so much content available online through social media and other channels, are people really reading digital magazines? You may require a dedicated media optimization tool to keep the final PDF size manageable. billion by 2028.

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The Digital Public Library of America has a new head : John S. Educators Discuss Pros and Cons of Learning Analytics.” ” “How Social Media Can Help Teach Good Writing,” according to Edsurge. ” Via Campus Technology : “ Purdue App Puts Learning Data into Students’ Hands.”