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Note to Self

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🗓️ 8 April 2015

⏱️ 20 minutes

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We spent weeks talking with teachers, parents and ed tech experts all over the country. Here's what we've learned about learning today.

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0:00.0	Hello friend, this is an episode of Note to Self, but from when we used to be called New
0:05.8	Tech City.
0:07.2	Same good content, just the old name.
0:09.6	Enjoy.
0:11.0	From WNYC, this is New Tech City, where digital gets personal.
0:18.6	I'm a new summer Audi.
0:20.4	And this is the last episode in our Kids and Tech series.
0:24.8	Over the last few shows, we have learned from experts about the great things that are
0:28.6	happening in high tech classrooms.
0:31.7	And some of those slightly worrisome things.
0:34.0	If you have a sort of bleeding edge teacher who's like, hey, I just downloaded five new apps,
0:37.8	let's try them out.
0:39.2	As a parent, that would make me anxious.
0:42.1	We've heard about what happens when teachers start using apps to digitally monitor behavior.
0:48.6	We also spent time with kids with disabilities who are on the very cutting edge with their
0:53.7	technology.
0:55.0	Some kids with different vision use Braille, iPads with enlarged tech, screen readers, or an
1:00.6	iPhone with one earbud in.
1:02.6	All to read the same thing.
1:04.1	And of course, we talk to the app makers themselves.
1:07.6	I think education's a really emotional area.
1:09.9	I think parents are right to be concerned.
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