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Week of March 28, 2011 - Live, Interactive, and Free Webinars in Elluminate

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

link] THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE COMMON CORE ( Host Your Own Webinar Series ) Thu 31 Mar 05:00PM New York / Thu 31 Mar 09:00PM GMT / Fri 1 Apr 09:00AM Sydney Jason Borgen. tools that can be used to assist teachers and schools in closing the digital-divide and most importantly, the achievement gap.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via WaPo : “The FCC talks the talk on the digital divide – and then walks in the other direction.” ” That’s the Orange County school district which says it hasn’t seen any significant improvement in student performance since Florida passed a merit-pay law in 2011.

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What to Know About Miguel Cardona, Biden’s Pick for Education Secretary

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A focus on tackling the digital divide and resource inequities laid bare by the pandemic. This project was one of the biggest investments in remote learning per student in the country this year and closed the digital divide in Connecticut.” Teaching experience. An advocate for programs supporting underserved learners.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” In 2011, Ning was acquired by “lifestyle” site Glam Media for around $150 million. Um, they do.)

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