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MIT’s Mitch Resnick on What ‘Toy Story’ Gets Wrong About the Future of Play

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To Mitchel Resnick, an MIT Media Lab professor and early pioneer of the maker movement for kids, this Hollywood’s portrayal is problematic, and part of a larger trend toward overly regimenting education these days. “I We started the online class for the first time a few years ago when MOOCs were becoming population.

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10 Experts’ Predictions for Education and Technology in 2016

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But that hasn’t stopped us from asking a number of experts in education and technology to gaze into their crystal balls and share their thoughts on one major EdTech trend we can expect to see lighting up learning and one major challenge that education will face in 2016. Savas Savides (Publisher & Former Educator, Greece).

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Educators Make, Play, and Connect This Summer

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But we also know that for many educators summer is a time to collaborate, try new tools, and come up with ideas. Studies have shown that the gap between what high- and low-income families spend on education enrichment has tripled in the last 40 years. The MOOC is nonsequential, so anyone can join at any time.

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Educators Make, Play, and Connect This Summer

Educator Innovator

But we also know that for many educators summer is a time to collaborate, try new tools, and come up with ideas. Studies have shown that the gap between what high- and low-income families spend on education enrichment has tripled in the last 40 years. The MOOC is nonsequential, so anyone can join at any time.

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Get ready to Make/Hack/Play!

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The Making Learning Connected MOOC (clmooc) that happened this summer was a great experience for me and for many others. Beyond the satisfaction of making though, #clmooc taught me many things as a connected educator. First and foremost, it reinforced for me the value of teachers as makers. And of course, I am a writer.

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Get ready to Make/Hack/Play!

Educator Innovator

The Making Learning Connected MOOC (clmooc) that happened this summer was a great experience for me and for many others. Beyond the satisfaction of making though, #clmooc taught me many things as a connected educator. First and foremost, it reinforced for me the value of teachers as makers. And of course, I am a writer.

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STEMxCon - Today Is the Final Deadline for Proposals; Great Keynotes + Sessions; Need Volunteers!

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The end of the day today is the final deadline to get in a proposal to speak at next week''s free and online 2013 Global STEMx Education Conference (STEMxCon.com) , September 19 - 21. Don Buckley - Co-Founder, Tools at Schools - "Is it Possible to Innovate in Education?" This is a great opportunity to share your work or ideas!

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