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How to Assess Digital Literacy

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Digital Literacy Assessment from Learning.com — This assessment is both diagnostic and actionable. It provides practical insight into how well students comprehend digital literacy skills in relation to the 2016 ISTE Standards for Students. NorthstarDigLit.

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Google Masters For Kids of All Ages: Badges, Skills and More

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How cool would it be for kids to have digital badges, the same way that we have (some) that are attached to our e-mails and things like that, for when we achieve our Google Certified Educators and things like that. I went on the hunt, and I created – just using Google Drawings and Canva – these #MakingGoogleMaster badges.

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The Beginning of a New Era in the Online Degree Market

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Department of Education data, out of the thousands of institutions operating online programs, the 100 colleges and universities with the greatest online enrollment accounted for 47 percent of all online students in 2016, up from a 43 percent share in 2012.

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There Are 700K+ Credentials — and Counting. Which Ones Are ‘Quality’?

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In 2016, Credential Engine set out to tally all the badges , degrees, certificates, licenses and diplomas available to denote educational attainment. They’re still counting. So far, the Washington, D.C.-based based nonprofit has found 738,428 unique credentials in the U.S., according to a new report published Wednesday.

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Teaching in the Era of Bots: Students Need Humans Now More Than Ever

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A 2016 study linked interpersonal communications with higher grades in online community college classes. First-generation college students, who are more likely to be minority and low-income, often feel marginalized in academic settings and this narrative of self-doubt can have negative effects on their success.

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How Do You Patent an Edtech Idea, Anyway?

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The application was officially filed in December 2015 and wasn’t published for consideration until June 2016. Who Owns Digital Badges? With the application submitted, we were able to say Read Ahead was patent pending. This application process cost Russell’s team about $4,000.) What difficulties did you encounter?

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What Problems Has Edtech Solved, and What New Ones Did It Create?

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Open digital badges. But Microsoft later bought the teacher-created MinecraftEdu mod, rebuilt it and relaunched it in 2016 as Minecraft: Education Edition. What technology never lived up to expectations or the hype? Frank Catalano: There are many that ran into the dual buzzsaws of entrenched practice and uneven implementation.

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