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EdTech News Roundup: Proficiency-Based Learning, Facebook in Schools, and How Students Use Technology
In this week’s EdTech News Roundup, read articles about college students’ technology use, what Facebook does to kids’ brains, and UCLA’s new minor in digital technologies. 1. How Students Use Technology Check out this infographic for a perspective on students’ use of — and dependence on — various forms of… Read more >
EdTech News Roundup: Missouri Bans Student-Teacher ‘Friendships’; Universities Join Together to Promote Broadband; Apollo Group Acquires Carnegie Learning
In this week’s EdTech News Roundup, check out news about universities banning together to support open access policies, Missouri’s Bill 54, and Apollo Group’s acquiring Carnegie Learning. 1. Missouri Outlaws Teacher-Student Facebook Friendship Missouri Senate Bill 54 prohibits teachers and students from communicating on any social network that allows for… Read more >
EdTech News Roundup: Competition for Virtual Students, QR Codes in Higher Ed, and Textbook Rentals on the Kindle
In this week’s EdTech News Roundup, read articles about competition for virtual students, social media’s place in the classroom, QR codes in higher education, and more. 1. Competing for the Virtual Student As the for-profit sector gets into the virtual school business, public schools focus their attention on attracting online… Read more >
EdTech News Roundup: High Stakes Online Testing, Apps to Treat Autism, and Khan Academy’s Future
In this week’s EdTech News Roundup, read about the future of standardized testing, News Corp.’s future in edtech, and how Khan Academy is changing education. 1. High Stakes Online Testing: Coming Soon As dissatisfaction with “fill in the bubble” standardized tests grows among parents and teachers, the federal government is… Read more >
EdTech News Roundup: Wikipedia in Academia, College for Free, and Kids Predict the Future of Technology
In this week’s EdTech News Roundup, read articles about job help via Twitter, West Virginia’s plans to switch to online textbooks, Wikipedia’s partnerships with educators, and more. Image from eSchoolNews 1. Kids Predict the Future of Technology A recent study found that “kids ages 12 and under are predicting that… Read more >
EdTech News Roundup: Blackboard Buyout, What Google Plus Means for Schools, and the Disruption of Blended Learning
In this week’s EdTech News Roundup, read articles about Blackboard’s buyout, the launch of Google Plus, and South Korea’s initiative to make all textbooks digital by 2015. 1. Private Equity Firm to Buy Blackboard for $1.64 Billion The maker of college course-management software agreed to a $1.67 billion buyout by… Read more >
EdTech News Roundup: The Dept. of Ed. Announces New EdTech Initiatives, Liberal Arts Colleges Go Online, and Colleges Turn Away from Mobile Apps
In this week’s EdTech News Roundup, read articles about mobile websites, the dearth of college-ready teens, and new edtech initiatives from the Department of Education. 1. More Students and More Cuts Mean Tough Choices As enrollment at community colleges increases along with budget cuts, schools are scaling back on some tech… Read more >
EdTech News Roundup: New Massive Open Online Courses, Teachers Warm up to EdTech, and Academic Publishing Goes Open Source
In this week’s edtech news roundup, read articles about new ‘Massive Open Online Courses’ at U of Illinois – Springfield, teachers’ increasing affinity for educational technology, and a bill in Oregon expanding online charter schools. 1. Technology Keeps Students Tethered to Parents Longer than Previous Generations With email, Skype, text messaging,… Read more >
EdTech News Roundup: Computer Studies Made Cool, Using Cloud Computing to Collaborate, and the ATTAIN Act
In this week’s EdTech News Roundup, read articles about increased interest in computer science, new edtech legislation in the Senate, and new uses of cloud computing. 1. How Slang Affects Students in the Classroom LOL, IDK, BTW… the list of abbreviations used in text messages and social media is nearly… Read more >
EdTech News Roundup: Interactive Teaching, Twitter in the Classroom, and a Dispute over Online Course Costs
In this week’s EdTech News Roundup, read about interactive teaching, Twitter in the classroom, and a new initiative to impose standards for educational metadata. 1. Ten Ideas for Interactive Teaching Studies have shown that students absorb little information from lectures. If you’re a teacher, check out these 10 ideas for… Read more >
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