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While previous versions of AlphaGo initially trained on thousands of human amateur and professional games to learn how to play Go, AlphaGo Zero skips this step. It learns to play from scratch, simply by playing games against itself, starting from …

Android? Nope. Chrome OS? Nah. Google’s new focus is firmly on itself as an ecosystem — and that is one monumental change.

https://www.computerworld.com/article/3233300/mobile-wireless/google-ecosystem.html…

After a few years of sticking with essentially the same design, Google Calendar on the web is getting a makeover. That means a fresh new color palette and a design in line with Google’s Material Design scheme, but also — …

The vast majority of U.S. families now have a mobile device, like a smartphone or tablet, and young children are spending more time using their devices than ever before, according to a new study from Common Sense Media.

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2017/10/common_sense_birth_to_eight_2017.html

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Helping prepare kids for the workforce can be done with a few simple classroom changes. How do teachers identify the trends, predict what students will need and prepare them for it— all while the target is continually moving? Thankfully, we …

Google, Twitter and Facebook workers who helped make technology so addictive are disconnecting themselves from the internet. Paul Lewis reports on the Silicon Valley refuseniks alarmed by a race for human attention.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/oct/05/smartphone-addiction-silicon-valley-dystopia…

Providing feedback with a report card alone is a thing of the past for 21st-century educators.

https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2017/05/4-ways-technology-shaping-future-grading…

Model shows how technology can maintain research-proven effective learning tactics.

https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2017/06/flipped-learning-supports-good-pedagogy-and-transforms-education…

Just last week, Udacity declared an intention to move away entirely from open access courses. Company Vice President Clarissa Shen said MOOCs “are dead.”

https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/just-visiting/moocs-are-dead-whats-next-uh-oh…

In many classrooms, teachers don’t start realizing internet home access challenges until October or November when online work for specific students is spotty or non-existent.   It is easy to assume (like I did) that students were not just academically inclined …

The Best Teacher Youtube Channels selected from thousands of Teacher channels on youtube and ranked based on youtube channel subscribers and popularity.

https://blog.feedspot.com/teacher_youtube_channels/…

You’ve probably heard the term “machine learning” quite a bit — basically, it refers to training computers to learn without directly programming them. To help us wrap our minds around these ideas, Google created Teachable Machine, a web tool that …

Becky Willis is the VP of Enterprise Engagement at EdCast. Based on Becky’s background and experiences, in this interview, she provides a good understanding of what the next generation learning platform looks like.

http://www.webcourseworks.com/next-generation-learning-platform/…