Shake Up Learning

MARCH 20, 2020

Online Learning Tips for School Closures : Best Practices for Teachers & Schools. Join me for this free webinar with Jennifer Pearson, an American teacher who evacuated from China because of the coronavirus. I have several recorded webinars available to watch on-demand at any time!

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eBook Google Pearson Online Learning 101

Shake Up Learning

APRIL 28, 2020

Now is not the time for new tools, as we learned from Jennifer Pearson. Schools and teachers who had ignored things like G Suite and Google Classroom were in a sink or swim situation. But if schools didn’t have anything in place or expectations for teachers to use it, you had to find a solution quickly.

Education 101

Education Digital Citizenship Microsoft Training 101

Shake Up Learning

JUNE 19, 2020

Are you prepared for online learning if your school is closed for an extended period of time? In this candid interview, I chat with Jennifer Pearson, a tech coach who recently evacuated from China due to the coronavirus. Jennifer’s school has been relying on home learning and online learning with their students in China.

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Google Online Learning Strategy Classroom 98

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 20, 2020

Online Learning Tips for School Closures : Best Practices for Teachers & Schools. Join me for this free webinar with Jennifer Pearson, an American teacher who evacuated from China because of the coronavirus. I have several recorded webinars available to watch on-demand at any time!

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eBook Google Pearson Online Learning 36

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Over the past 10 years, new learning management systems (LMSs) have sprung on the scene to rival the Blackboards and Moodles of old. And with certain established companies like Pearson pulling out of the LMS ranks , where do you start? On the EdSurge Product Index alone, 56 products self-identify and fall into the LMS category.

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System LMS Schoology Social Media 130

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Via Edsurge : “ New Markets Venture Partners Adds $30 Million, Former Gates Foundation Executive to Edtech Fund.” ” Some of New Markets Venture Partner’s investments include BetterLesson, Credly, Civitas Learning, and Mashable. The Chinese online learning company has raised $40.14 million total.

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Education Common Core Company Facebook 56

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

” Contrasting community college takes: a Pearson op-ed in Edsurge versus pretty much anything “ Dean Dad ” writes. Via Edsurge : “Chasing China ’s Edtech Unicorns: A Cautionary Tale.” Via NPR : “The One-Room Schoolhouse That’s A Model For The World.”

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Education MOOC Company Report 49

Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Despite the serious flaws in online and blended learning, many education technology advocates continue to push for more and more education technology, and Silicon Valley investors in turn continue to fund the expansion of use of these products, particularly in low-income schools, in the US as well as in the developing world.

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Technology Education Pearson Company 40

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

“What Betsy DeVos means for edtech ,” according to venture capitalist Ryan Craig. “Can Blended Learning Improve Equity in One of Nation’s Most Diverse Districts?” pic.twitter.com/gOvmSOjcSf — Shelly (@ShellySometimes) February 14, 2017. “Can Virtual Reality ‘teach’ empathy ?”

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Education Company MOOC Khan Academy 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

in the Classroom” – by Rose Luckin and Wayne Holmes and sponsored by Pearson, of course. “Blended learning” company Learntron has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Kae Capital. ” Via Edsurge : “ Rethink Education Re-Ups Commitment to Edtech With $107.5 ” “ A.I.

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MOOC Education Robotics Report 40