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Upskilling trend brings coupons, ‘flash sales’ and other marketing gimmicks to higher ed | EdSurge News

Upskilling trend brings coupons, ‘flash sales’ and other marketing gimmicks to higher ed | EdSurge News | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Deals can lure students to courses from upstart online providers, though students don't always dig into the material ..."

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With TikTok mired in uncertainty, Facebook pounces with Instagram Reels - The New York Times

With TikTok mired in uncertainty, Facebook pounces with Instagram Reels - The New York Times | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, rolled out a new product that lets people create 15-second videos and share them ..."

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Is Blackboard dying? The latest instalment in LMS wars. | Tony Bates

Is Blackboard dying? The latest instalment in LMS wars. | Tony Bates | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Don’t assume nothing happens in online learning during the long summer vacation. This little bombshell landed on my screen:  Blackboard’s continuing loss of market share is at the tipping point of changing from a serious problem to an existential threat ..."

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Apple to launch new low-cost iPads

Apple to launch new low-cost iPads | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Apple is preparing to introduce new low-cost iPads and education software next week ..."

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How Google took over the classroom

How Google took over the classroom | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The tech giant is transforming public education with low-cost laptops and free apps. But schools may be giving Google more than they are getting ..."

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How Google Chromebooks conquered schools

How Google Chromebooks conquered schools | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The Google Chromebook, a type of stripped-down laptop, isn't a practical mobile device for many people — mostly because it basically turns into an expensive paperweight whenever it can't find a Wi-Fi connection. Yet Chromebooks have defied expectations and made major inroads in an unexpected environment — U.S. schools ..."

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Death of the textbook, really

Death of the textbook, really | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Will a new business model accelerate the digital revolution in course materials? GUEST COLUMN | by Ryan Petersen and Jared Pearlman For nearly two decades, industry commentators have heralded the impending death of the physical textbook ..."

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Universities embrace e-sports as a high-tech pastime

Universities embrace e-sports as a high-tech pastime | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"A new lab at UNLV highlights the importance of gaming to millennials ..."

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A teacher's new best friend: Amazon Inspire | Edudemic

A teacher's new best friend: Amazon Inspire | Edudemic | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Amazon Inspire is a marketplace of free resources for teachers and educational institutions. What does this mean for the future of online learning? ..."

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Visualize your life and express it through an infographic. Join Visualize Me and win exciting prices now!

Visualize your life and express it through an infographic. Join Visualize Me and win exciting prices now! | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Create a visual of your life story or career into an infographic using Visme, a simple easy drag-and-drop online tool for non-designers like yourself ..."

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Vidcode and Snapchat team up on a contest aimed at getting teens to code

Vidcode and Snapchat team up on a contest aimed at getting teens to code | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Getting teens - and in particular, young women - interested in coding is a challenge a number of companies and organizations today have been tackling in ..."

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Twitter debuting stickers that act like hashtags for photos

Twitter debuting stickers that act like hashtags for photos | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"In a move to be more like the cool kids over at Snapchat, Twitter today unveiled a new library of stickers that can be added to photos, which can be searched like hashtags so you can make sure you …"

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UK fashion schools top global rankings, but are their students ready for work?

UK fashion schools top global rankings, but are their students ready for work? | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Central Saint Martins is rated best for undergraduate courses in the Business of Fashion’s ranking, with five other British colleges in the top 20 ..."

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League of Literacy | Minecraft Education Edition

League of Literacy | Minecraft Education Edition | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Join the League of Literacy and bring a story to life with Minecraft..'

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Five ways to promote and share edtech success

Five ways to promote and share edtech success | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"As a school or district leader, you need to share successful stories. Here are five ways you can promote and share successful edtech success ..."

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What makes a good edtech tool great? | EdSurge News

What makes a good edtech tool great? | EdSurge News | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"In the last five years, there have been some remarkable shifts in the tools educators use in the classroom and to perform their many responsibilities. ..." 

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MDE is offering free Minecraft licenses for up to 300,000 students

MDE is offering free Minecraft licenses for up to 300,000 students | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is excited to announce a partnership with Microsoft EDU to provide 150,000 to 300,000 free student licenses for the Minecraft Education Edition (M:EE) for one year. This version of the popular open world game, Minecraft, is specifically designed for education, containing features that make Minecraft more accessible and effective …"

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Apple’s bid to reclaim the classroom from Chromebooks may be too late | Fast Company 

Apple’s bid to reclaim the classroom from Chromebooks may be too late | Fast Company  | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"With price cuts and new features, Apple is making iPads more school-friendly–but only after Chromebooks became go-to educational machines ..."

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What is 5G and how far are we from rollout?

What is 5G and how far are we from rollout? | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"4G's successor promises 1ms latency and multi-Gbit/sec bandwidth, but can it deliver?  ..."

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Five pitfalls of gamification that every course author should know about — Emerging Education Technologies

Five pitfalls of gamification that every course author should know about — Emerging Education Technologies | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Don’t let These Gamification Missteps Undermine Your Efforts to Make Your Course More Engaging We all were children. This means that we all played games in some way or another ..."

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Google adds digital whiteboard to expanding device lineup

Google adds digital whiteboard to expanding device lineup | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Google has designed a giant touch-screen canvas for companies trying to make it easier for their employees to brainstorm as they work on team projects and other assignments ..."

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Google, Apple, Adobe, and Microsoft are quietly developing a new type of font

Google, Apple, Adobe, and Microsoft are quietly developing a new type of font | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"What are variable fonts, and why are some of the biggest tech companies on the planet throwing their weight behind them?  ..."

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Siri held back by lack of advancements in microphone technology

Siri held back by lack of advancements in microphone technology | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Services like Siri, Cortana, and Alexa are being held back by a lack of advancements in digital microphone technology, reports Bloomberg, citing ..."

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Ten things Twitter should do with its new VR and AR team - UploadVR

Ten things Twitter should do with its new VR and AR team - UploadVR | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Yesterday, we broke the news that Twitter has started an AR and VR team and pegged ex-Apple designer, Alessandro Sabatelli, as its director of VR and AR to “[empower] us all in the spatial computing revolution.” Beyond that, however, Twitter is ..."

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How tech could help Syrian refugee kids keep up with their schooling

How tech could help Syrian refugee kids keep up with their schooling | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Right now, 2.8 million Syrian children are missing school while the conflict in their homeland rages. Most of these kids don’t have classrooms, teacher ..."

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Competition  - app  development. Closing date 1 April 2016.

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