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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

Edsurge

In the next few days, thousands of edtech entrepreneurs, investors, educators and policymakers will flood a hotel in San Diego to attend the Mecca of Education Innovation Optimism known as ASU GSV. So now is the perfect time to reflect on the state of edtech. A small but mighty movement was building – and it needed time to grow.

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Free or Low-Cost Resources for PD in Distance Learning

Graphite Blog

" If you miss a session, you can catch up on the Global EdTech Academy YouTube channel. " If you miss a session, you can catch up on the Global EdTech Academy YouTube channel. This project is sponsored by Microsoft and CUE (Computer-Using Educators), an ISTE affiliate in California. " A bonus?

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What is Blended Learning? Tips from 3 Bett Speakers

ViewSonic Education

Neil Rickus ; EdTech Consultant & Former Teacher. In order to reduce the amount of new content a teacher needs to make, YouTube videos, MOOC s, multiple choice questions and web-based resources can be combined. There is a great future for blended learning as part of an EdTech strategy. What is blended learning?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOCs are back in the headlines again. Via Edsurge : “The Second Wave of MOOC Hype Is Here, and It’s Online Degrees.” ” IHE blogger Joshua Kim offers “25 Million Reasons Why LinkedIn / Microsoft Will Buy Coursera.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “We Shut Down Our Edtech Startup. Microsoft announced it would make its largest acquisition ever, buying LinkedIn for $26.2 In other Microsoft news : “The First Big Company to Say It’s Serving the Legal Marijuana Trade?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via The Verge : “ Microsoft secures $480 million HoloLens contract from US Army.” “ Ivanka Trump , Apple’s Tim Cook Push STEM, Computer Science Education,” says Education Week. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). State and Local) Education Politics.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” From the Department of Education press release : “Secretary DeVos Accepts President Trump’s Q2 Salary as a Donation for STEM-Focused Camp.” Bloomberg reports that “ Trump Administration Tapping Tech CEOs for STEM Policy Approach.” ” “What if MOOCs Revolutionize Education After All?”