By Henry Kronk April 22, 2018
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“Google is still doing some data collection and they’re pretty open about it. They’re collecting data for their own purposes to improve their products or just to better understand their users and in general. That’s not necessarily a terrible thing, but it’s just that with students, you know students are minors and a lot of parents don’t want any kind of third party tracking and collecting data on their kids.”
By Henry Kronk April 18, 2018
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“What’s going on is not simply the matching of teaching and level; it’s an adult that that student wants to impress and understand, and it’s an adult that’s understanding that kid. So the engineering diagram of personalized learning looks better, but something can get lost in that shuffle.”
By Henry Kronk April 11, 2018
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CAVA teachers unionized in 2013 as the California Virtual Educators United (CVEU). They are affiliated with the California Teachers Association (CTA).
By Henry Kronk April 10, 2018
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“When we talk about Spark, we say that if you can click a plus button, you can use Adobe Spark. It intuitively helps you add content and guides you through the process so that you can have something that you’re proud to share.”
By Henry Kronk April 09, 2018
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You’ll want to maximize screen resolution on your viewing devices. Just about every VR headset places the phone just an inch or in front of your eyes. Up that close, you can really tell the difference between standard and high definition. Some say that a 720p resolution is enough for VR in the classroom at least, but 1080p is much, much better.
By Henry Kronk April 02, 2018
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The real kicker is that a good amount of TenMarks sales operations and teacher training continued through the day when the news began to break. Janet Cantu, a San Diego-based educator, was going through a TenMarks orientation on March 29th.
By Henry Kronk March 25, 2018
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While all evidence indicates the Apple event will launch an educational product, that’s about as far as reasonable speculation can go. Techradar, going off a tip from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, believes that the Macbook Air will soon get a revamp. The product launched ten years ago and, after finding initial success, hasn’t seen much development in recent years.
By Henry Kronk March 19, 2018
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But that’s hardly the beginning of what the SYNK has allowed. Synchronous learning is more than possible with a limited budget. “We host classes in grades K-12 and almost every subject. [We’ve connected with] schools in Alaska, Mexico, Kansas, [along with] experts in everything from Mercy Corps to physics.”
By Henry Kronk March 12, 2018
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But when most people hear reports of an incoming tsunami, they get to high ground. In terms of automation, that means learning how to remain an effective worker and taking steps to achieve that end. Many trend watchers have pointed to skills such as social and emotional intelligence. A new study conducted by Adobe, however, highlights creative problem solving as an asset that machines won’t be able to replicate any time soon.
By Henry Kronk March 05, 2018
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According to the most recent data compiled by the Flipped Learning Global Initiative, as much as 80% of educators using the approach are 3-5 years behind what the body agrees are best practices. Jon Bergmann believes that educators are hungry for a flipped learning guide from an authoritative body.
