Kevin Hogan

File these in The Future Is Now file

Using social media techniques, which are often seen as a bogeyman for districts, educators have been able to keep connected with students.

Sometimes “work” research is a great distraction from the terrible news out of Houston inTech&Learning’s weekend newsfeed.

Here are a few bookmarks that I think you’ll enjoy.

Jason Pamer in EdSurge is feeling optimistic about the next wave ofeducation technology:

#ISTE17had a number of new product announcements that address everything from personalized learning to student data privacy protection to the latest upgrades in STEAM and maker place offerings

The countdown is on for San Antonio, TX the biggest edtech event in the US and Tech&Learning will be covering it

The word of the week here at theInfoComm 2017 expositionin Orlando, Florida? Collaboration.

It’s the time of year where innovative district announced their plans for next steps.

While there are more than 15,000 school districts in the United States, the Big Three—New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, usually get all the edtech press, especially when the coverage is negative.

Last weekSecretary of Education Betsy DeVos spokeat Davos in the Desert aka theASU+GSVconference in Salt Lake City and the reaction has been mixed at best.

I would recommend bookmarking theTech&Learning Live social media hubwhere you can scroll through highlights of last week and follow along in real timethis Friday!

It was Mark Twain who popularized the quip, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."

"In short, technology providers are spying on students—and school districts, which often provide inadequate privacy policies or no privacy policy at all, are unwittingly helping them do it."

It’s always great to engage in conversations with technology leaders from some of the countries most innovative districts.

These three examples give me the confidence to declare a trend: Students are beginning to own their own learning process!

Now that Betsy DeVos has officially taken over as head of the DOE, focus in the blogosphere turns to the ramifications.

Seems like the Tech&Learning newsfeed are returning to a bit of normality with some interesting pieces.