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Remind

Posted on March 15, 2016 by admin

Remind.com is a very popular tool (the company claims 50% if schools have an account) allowing teachers to communicate with students and parents. The unique approach Remind allows protects the phone numbers and email addresses of all allowed. So, the company … Continue reading →

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Local Digital Divide

Posted on March 13, 2016 by admin

Today’s StarTribune had an interesting feature on digital access opportunities in the Minneapolis metropolitan area. The article indicates that one-quarter of residents within the lowest income areas have no personal access to the Internet while the overall lack of access … Continue reading →

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When a business does education

Posted on March 11, 2016 by admin

The Today Show had a short piece on SAT test prep provided by the Princeton Review. It is an example of the “business logic” commercial vendors bring to education. It is also the kind of thing those of us who … Continue reading →

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Gates identifies some useful ideas, too

Posted on March 9, 2016 by admin

I seem to be generating a series of posts in which I comment on the arguments of rich educational philanthropists (see previous post on Mark Zuckerberg). I understand there is a gut-level, negative reaction to what Zuckerberg and Gates have … Continue reading →

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Zuckerberg and I are on the same page – to a point

Posted on March 7, 2016 by admin

I doubt he cares but I am in with Mark Zuckerberg’s focus on the personalization of education. That Mark (not this Mark) surely gets more attention for his views, but mine were formed far before that Mark ever touched a computer. … Continue reading →

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Work of generating a Kindle book

Posted on March 5, 2016 by admin

I am beginning the process of updating our Kindle book. Author revision is a great advantage over our earlier experience working for a publishing company. You can work on your schedule when you feel changes are necessary rather than waiting … Continue reading →

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