Report: Millennials and Generation Z are Changing Media Habits

By Richard Chang, THE Journal

A recent study states that younger internet users, the so-called Generation Z (ages 13 to 17), are moving away from text-based content online, as well as television, while increasing their time with video and social media. These findings come from a March 2017 survey by content provider and streaming solutions company Fullscreen and market research firm Leflein Associates, which polled 1,173 American internet users from ages 13 to 34. Both the millennials and Gen Z respondents were more apt to say they were “spending more time streaming full-length TV shows and movies, and similar percentages said they were spending more time with short online video,” according to a report by eMarketer.

https://thejournal.com/articles/2017/07/17/report-millennials-and-generation-z-are-changing-media-habits.aspx

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Evaluating the Success of Your Ed Tech Program

By Jeff Mao, THE Journal

The United States Department of Education commissioned the creation of an online tool — the Ed Tech RCE Coach — that not only helps you identify what you’re really trying to measure but also will help you crunch the data and analyze it. Using the Ed Tech RCE Coach requires some work and planning and I don’t believe it’s necessary for each and every lesson that you teach. However, if you’re considering adopting a new technology tool for your district, school, or classroom or a significant change in how you teach a skill or concept, taking the extra time to leverage the tool can help you better gauge if you’re moving in the right direction.

https://thejournal.com/articles/2017/07/12/evaluating-the-success-of-your-ed-tech-program.aspx

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Listen In: The Future of Apps

by eMarketer Daily

In the latest episode of “Behind the Numbers,” analyst Cathy Boyle and researcher Chris Keating discuss the market for mobile apps, and what it means for businesses. Follow link below to the audio podcast.

https://www.emarketer.com/Article/Listen-In-Future-of-Apps/1016196

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Raleigh adult learners to take classes in Google startup hub

By Jarrett Carter, Education Dive

Shaw University has announced the placement of an continuing education center in Durham’s American Underground entrepreneurial development facility, a Google for Entrepreneurs authorized tech hub. The university’s Center for Alternative Programs in Education (CAPE) placement in the entrepreneurial working space will allow adult and non-traditional students to have access to Durham’s burgeoning startup community, and provide engagement with employers and potential investors. With eight sites established throughout North Carolina, the CAPE initiative has graduated more than 4,000 non-traditional students from North Carolina metropolitan and rural communities since 1994.

http://www.educationdive.com/news/raleigh-adult-learners-to-take-classes-in-google-startup-hub/422978/

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Facebook Commits $15 Million to Code.org to Diversify Computer Science Education

By Sri Ravipati, THE Journal

Facebook is pledging $15 million over the next five years to Code.org to enable the nonprofit to expand access to computer science education, in an effort to improve diversity in the technology industry. The news comes after Facebook released a report on the diversity of its own employees earlier today. Data indicates the company still has a long way to go before it has a diverse employee base, particularly for its senior leadership and technical employees. For senior leadership, 27 percent are women, 3 percent are African American and 3 percent are Hispanic. Only 17 percent of technical workers are women, 3 percent are Hispanic and 1 percent is African American.

https://thejournal.com/articles/2016/07/14/facebook-commits-$15-million-to-code.org-to-diversify-coding-education.aspx

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Former Resident Helps Bridge Language Barrier With Online Classes

By Katrina Fuller, Post-Journal

A classroom at Sinclairville Elementary School and a teacher in Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala, have connected in a new way, thanks to Homeschool Spanish Academy. The pilot program coordinated by former area resident, Connor Sitzenstatter, in cooperation with the Cassadaga Valley Central School District and Martha Pashley’s second-grade classroom, offers students a six-week Spanish language vocabulary online class taught by a teacher located in Guatemala. Pashley, Sitzenstatter’s mother, said she couldn’t be happier with the program or more proud of her son.

http://www.post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/696465/Former-Resident-Helps-Bridge-Language-Barrier-With-Online-Classes.html?nav=5192

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On-line learning gets tryout at summer school

By Paul Schott, Greenwich Time

In the past, a lack of numbers would have meant those classes could not be run. Students would have to make up the courses another time, likely during the school year. For some, the delay in catching up could have meant having to spend another year in high school. Administrators did not want to see that scenario, so they came up with an alternative: The students would become their own teachers, by doing the coursework with Odysseyware, online academic software. “We’ve canceled these classes in the past, and the kids were out of luck,” said summer school co-coordinator Lori Mulligan, who is also a math teacher at Greenwich High School. “This is a first step in making sure they’re always offered. This is a way to keep the kids on track and moving forward.”

http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/On-line-learning-gets-tryout-at-summer-school-6392587.php

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Some midstate schools shifting to online summer classes

by Ben Allen, WITF

Online classes aren’t just a part of the usual school year; summer school is now online in some areas. In a handful of Lancaster County districts, some students are paying to take online summer school classes to get ahead. In the Susquehanna Township School District, the online courses are offered at the high school itself, says principal Keith Still. “If the student doesn’t understand their interactive teacher, he still has access to a live person to answer questions they may have on a content area. So they get the best of both worlds,” says Still.

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CyberLink Launches State-of-the-Art Online Learning Center for Video and Photo Editing

By Business Wire

CyberLink Corp. today launched the CyberLink Learning Center to complement the use of its creativity software. The Learning Center provides educational and training materials in an easily accessible interface, with content searchable by subject, user skill level or software application. The CyberLink software covered in the new Learning Center includes PowerDirector, one of the most flexible and powerful video editing solutions available, and PhotoDirector, a professional quality photo editing and management solution. Additional tutorials are available for AudioDirector, ColorDirector, and CyberLink’s popular YouCam Makeup and YouCam Perfect apps for mobile devices.

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How Much Multitasking Should Be Done In The Classroom?

By Katie Lepi, Edudemic

We often talk about how the younger generations of students are masters of multitasking because they’ve been brought up in an era of constant stimulation and tons of devices to distract them. At the same time, teachers are still trying to get their students to focus on a task at hand. This begs the question: Should we let them multitask, or is that really not the best option? The handy infographic linked below takes a look at the perils of multitasking.

http://www.edudemic.com/multitasking-should-be-done-in-the-classroom/

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How To Watch The Internet Happen In Real-Time

By Katie Lepi, Edudemic

I stumbled across this neat site via a mention on Twitter recently, and I thought it was definitely worth a share. Sometimes when we talk about internet statistics, the numbers are huge and there isn’t really a ton of take-home besides the fact that lots of people share lots of information on the internet. The Internet In Real Time changes that, at least a little bit. When you access the site, it is as though someone has started a watch – all the counts start at zero, and count up from there. It shows how many new accounts are created, messages sent, searches performed, etc on popular sites such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc.

http://www.edudemic.com/internet-in-real-time/

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University of Miami reimburses students for student center fees

By Lauren Olson, Dayton Daily News

Complaints from parents and students led Miami University officials to repay $205,244 in fees to students who are taking summer courses through the Oxford campus. Summer fees the university charged and earmarked to pay down the $53.1 million Armstrong Student Center (ASC), which opened in January of 2014, were recently reversed, according to Claire Wagner, the university’s spokeswoman. Students taking courses during any summer session in Oxford or through online classes, were reimbursed for the charges. Senior Alex Kirkpatrick was one of many Miami students charged a student fee for the center this summer. Kirkpatrick said he likely won’t even step foot in the center this summer, so he was taken aback to see the $27.48 charge for his three credit hour online course through the Oxford campus.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/local/miami-reimburses-students-for-student-center-fees/ngdZr/

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