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A collection of software bundled by Google that is available on a subscription model for schools and classroom. CommonCore) for individual students. Genius Hour. The allotment of a specified amount of time in a formal learning environment for the purpose of self-directed learning. (23). Google Apps for Education. ” (11).
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.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Education Dive makes claims about “ MOOCs as tools for equity in under-resourced high schools.” ” Elsewhere, more claims about “the global poor” and MOOCs (and other ed-tech companies) in Edsurge. .” Upgrades and Downgrades.
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Via Politico : Stolen “emails from the Democratic National Committee show DNC Deputy Communications Director Eric Walker telling his colleagues to avoid mentioning the CommonCore in a video. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Software,” says Education Week. Get rid of it.’”
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