eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

FTW Robotics displayed its drone technology in booth #518 that is currently in 1K schools throughout the United States. For The Win Robotics focuses on fostering critical thinking and lifelong curiosity through the power of experiential STEM and computer science education through drone technology.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Showing the Algorithms Behind New York City Services | New York Times → Algorithms can decide where kids go to school, how often garbage is picked up, which police precincts get the most officers, where building code inspections should be targeted, and even what metrics are used to rate a teacher. " Maybe, maybe not.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Showing the Algorithms Behind New York City Services | New York Times → Algorithms can decide where kids go to school, how often garbage is picked up, which police precincts get the most officers, where building code inspections should be targeted, and even what metrics are used to rate a teacher. " Maybe, maybe not.

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EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

A $500 round-trip flight to Anchorage or Fairbanks for teacher training, or a robotics tournament, or a college visit, is a hard sell for districts struggling with the impact of a statewide recession. Roughly 14 percent of children statewide live in poverty.

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Fractus Learning

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Grateful for hormones that control your heart rate, reproduction, and sleep cycles. Imagine the world without gears; how will an egg beater, clocks, helicopters, or robotics work. Cars, planes, and trains get you quickly to your destination. Prioritiz e. Grateful for your healthy heart pumping blood to your entire body.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Candidate VoiceThread for Digital Education - Kelli Stair- teacher/ writer An Example STEAM and Maker-Education Curriculum: From Puppets to Robots - Jackie Gerstein, Ed.D. Playful Learning: Games and the Future of STEM - Danny Fain, Teacher in Residence Redefining STEM Rubrics for the 21’st Century: It’s all about mastery! Torrey Trust, Ph.D.

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Educator Innovator

JANUARY 6, 2014

It is developing at the same rate as maker programming in Philadelphia and at other Learning Labs. Learning the world of 3D printers, robotics, and coding can be intimidating, particularly when one has to do it off the clock. One person is often doing the work of three (e.g.,

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Educator Innovator

JANUARY 6, 2014

It is developing at the same rate as maker programming in Philadelphia and at other Learning Labs. Learning the world of 3D printers, robotics, and coding can be intimidating, particularly when one has to do it off the clock. One person is often doing the work of three (e.g.,

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Libraries Groups E-rate Tools 28

The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 28, 2021

Instead of schools being the place to get treatment for their needs, they often have been viewed through a lens of academic or behavior problems which, at times, has even led to the criminalization of Black and brown youth at disproportionate rates. They are not machines, they are not robots, we cannot push them 24/7.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Teaching at colleges is often done without any formal training. If both happen together, that’s a 9x improvement in the rate of learning.” That kind of feedback would be perfect if you had a robot learner on the other end,” he says. Simon argued that you would describe the process as “outrageous.” “If

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, public school enrollment in the United States had been trending downward , thanks to birth-rate declines and more restrictive immigration policies, but the decreases rarely exceeded half a percentage point. I feel like I get training every day,” quipped Koehler of his reassurances at home.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

despite having Arizona ’s third-highest dropout rate.” The Business of Job Training. ” “Student marketplace Spitball has launched a token-based ‘ blockchain economy ’ that aims to switch up the e-learning industry and create a decentralised landscape for students,” says IBS Intelligence.

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Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

.” There’s more news from the White House in the job training section below. ” At least the e-cigarette company (which targets teens) offers a social-emotional learning curriculum, right? .” ” Via the AP : “ District of Columbia Mayor Muriel E. The Business of Job Training.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 5, 2018

Via Edsurge : “After Net Neutrality , Experts Expect Changes to FCC’s E-Rate.” Via NPR : “Training For The Olympics Is Hard Enough. Weapons training and metal detectors are ed-tech. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” (State and Local) Education Politics. ” More via NPR.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

Via Education Week : “ E-Rate , Other Universal-Service Funds to Be Transferred to U.S. The Business of Job Training. ” Via The New York Times : “At Walmart Academy , Training Better Managers. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Post, Sources Say.” ” (State and Local) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Not Net Neutrality, but another potential FCC move – ending the E-Rate program. ” The Business of Job Training. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “ Robots will replace teachers by 2027 ,” Futurism predicts. Robots are coming for your children. More via Techcrunch. MOOCs are out.

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Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

.” Via The New York Times : “ New Mexico Outlaws School ‘Lunch Shaming’ ” Via Buzzfeed : “ California Shows The Rest Of The Country How To Boost Kindergarten Vaccination Rates.” This Bootcamp Will Train Sales Chops (and Even Pay For It).” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 10, 2018

Via Edsurge : “Why the FCC ’s E-rate Makes Funding High-Speed Internet a Slow Crawl.” “The Saga of Ohio ’s Embattled E-School Is Coming to an End,” writes Education Week’s Ben Herold. ” Via The AP : “Man at New Mexico Compound Accused of Training Kids for School Attacks.”

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E-rate Education Robotics Elsevier 44

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Via CNET : “ Verizon to pay $17M to resolve FCC, Justice E-Rate probes.” The Business of Job Training. Most MOOC news these days more accurately fits here under “job training.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” More via Buzzfeed. The Business of Student Loans. Via Edsurge : “Woz U?

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Anger has grown over news that officer involved in fatal shooting was never trained in responding to situations involving people with mental-health issues.” ” The Business of Job Training. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” More on the shooting via The Washington Post. ” Contests and Awards.

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Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

Via The Washington Post : “A coding school where college grads train and work without spending a dime.” The Business of Job Training. training centers.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. The e-book subscription service has raised $21.45 Adjuncts at Northwestern University have voted to unionize.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Via NPR : “ Betsy DeVos ’ Graduation Rate Mistake.” ” Via The Consumerist : “New Chairman Orders FCC To Abandon Court Defense Of Rule Limiting Prison Phone Rates.” Also via Education Week : “Under New Leadership, FCC Quashes Report on E-rate Program ’s Success.”

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Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

” The story contains some machinations at the Department of Education in which the White Hous e tried to fire a Jeb Bush-supporting staffer. ” asks Chester E. ” Via Edsurge : “ Google and Digital Promise Reimagine Teacher Tech Training with New National Program.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

Via The Chicago Tribune : “ Chance the Rapper writes $1 million check to CPS as a ‘call to action’ ” “The History of the Future of E-rate ” by me. ” New Nanodegrees from Udacity : Digital Marketing and Robotics. ” The Business of Job Training. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” Via Real Clear Education : “Connecting Schools to the Future: Rethinking E-Rate.” The Business of Job Training and Job Placement. Scammers advertise phony job opportunities on college employment websites, and/or students receive e-mails on their school accounts recruiting them for fictitious positions.

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Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “More than 50 groups have signed a letter demanding that Candice E. ” Via Education Week : “For Principals, Student Sexting a Speeding ‘Freight Train,’ Full of Peril.” ” The Business of Job Training. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

“5 Reasons Why e-textbooks in Egypt Would Be Inequitable” by Maha Bali. ” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.” ” The Business of Job Training. ” asks Jade E. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. It’s a partnership with Microsoft.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

” “Stop Asking About Completion Rates: Better Questions to Ask About MOOCs in 2019,” says Edsurge. The Business of Job Training (and Educational Benefits for Employees). Via Mashable : “The e-waste nightmare lurking in your kid’s toy box.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

” There’s some Udacity-related MOOC news in the job training section below. “New report calls out NCAA for saying that black athletes graduate at higher rates than other black students, when that’s not true at the top conferences,” says Inside Higher Ed. The Business of Job Training. Memos from HR.

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Education MOOC Company Report 47

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Representative Ron DeSantis introduced a bill Tuesday that would allow states to set up a parallel accrediting system to direct federal student aid money to a range of career training programs.” The Business of Job Training. But anyway… Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” No.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are a variety of reasons for this: language barriers, lack of Internet access, incompatible devices, lack of training. To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. But let’s be honest: these sites are often quite poorly designed.). Chatbot Instructors.

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Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

Via Education Week : “ FCC Chair Moves to Block E-Rate Funds for Companies Deemed ‘Security Risk’ ” (State and Local) Education Politics. The Business of Job Training. ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” “Homework therapist.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 27, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “Robotics is bringing Betsy DeVos to Detroit for the first time as education secretary.” For your “yes, Microsoft is still horrible files,” this from The Washington Post : “ E-waste recycler Eric Lundgren loses appeal on computer restore disks, must serve 15-month prison term.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Via E&E News : “ Cabinet heads told to praise Paris exit. The Business of Job Training. ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Pacific Standard : “ Suicide Rates Have Increased Across the U.S. ‘No exceptions’ ” Good job, Betsy. A+ for compliant behavior.

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Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 46

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

” (Juul is an e-cigarette that markets its product to teens and peddles social emotional learning content.). There’s more MOOC news from Edsurge in the “job training” section below. ” Via Cleveland.com : “National e-school figure to test new approach to online learning here in Ohio.”

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