Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Computing platforms have different abstraction levels, including a computer architecture, an OS, or runtime libraries. As such these companies – Google, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, and the like – are the most significant education companies. A computing platform is the stage on which computer programs can run.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Or they’re spending tons and tons of time on creative projects where, for example–and I’m kind of now dating myself–but I’m going back to even when we first started letting kids use Microsoft Word for stuff. They don’t want to be told step-by-step, like we’re robots and the kids are robots.

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Examples Strategy Classroom Groups 61

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Lucy Gray and I, the founders and co-chairs of this massive, worldwide, and free event, may have gotten ourselves a little behind this year on GlobalEdCon planning (with STEMxCon in September, then the Reform Symposium , Library 2.01 Julene also works with Suumu Secondary School and Roots & Shoots in Tanzania.

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Conference Education Pearson Technology 59

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

It’s a partnership with Microsoft. For what it’s worth, according to the latest data from the NCES , the number of post-secondary institutions in the US has increased since 2011. Via Techcrunch : “As Chromebook sales soar in schools, Apple and Microsoft fight back.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

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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