eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Race, Social Media & the Role of Schools. From Common Core to the SAT, the call for accountability is moving away from the drivers of the past two decades as we look to reflect the more holistic attributes of student development and grapple with the adverse impact of high-stakes testing.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 12, 2018

A recent University of Phoenix College of Education survey showed that about 58% of teachers use educational apps and 41% use social media. With this knowledge, administrators can leverage their data to make smart decisions about using the apps that will best improve learning. Growth is particularly high in web-based devices.

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MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2017

Baker, associate professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania and the director of the new Penn Center for Learning Analytics. Social media sites suggest new “friends” and sources of information tailored to your connections. I see their confidence level take off.

Personalized Learning 28

Personalized Learning Technology Knewton Learning 28

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Social Media, Campus Activism, and Free Speech. The Common Core State Standards. Learning to Code. Education Data and Learning Analytics. Social Media: Adoption and Crackdown. Beyond the MOOC. The Compulsion for Data. Indie Ed-Tech. The Business of Ed-Tech. The Business of Ed-tech.

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Technology MOOC Trends Khan Academy 60

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Social Media, Campus Activism, and Free Speech. The Common Core State Standards. Learning to Code. Education Data and Learning Analytics. Social Media: Adoption and Crackdown. Beyond the MOOC. The Compulsion for Data. Indie Ed-Tech. The Business of Ed-Tech. The Business of Ed-tech.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Of course, teachers have utilized social media sites for years to launch various side-hustles — speaking gigs and “ brand ambassadorships ”, for example — as well as to facilitate their main hustle — you know, teaching. “Teachers Are Moonlighting As Instagram Influencers To Make Ends Meet,” Buzzfeed reported in 2018. Course Signals.

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Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

Testing, Testing… “ Common Core testing group wages aggressive campaign against critics on social media,” according to The Washington Post’s Valerie Strauss. “ Gates Foundation CEO Admits Underestimating Common-Core Challenges.” Upgrades and Downgrades.

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