Global Should Be the Education Movement of 2017 for a Smart Planet

"Also this year, Bill Taylor wrote about 3 Steps for Educators to Take Advantage of OERs, Katie King looked at blockchain, Emily Leibtag highlighted a student digital badging system, and Michael Bodekaer was confident that virtual reality is coming to a classroom near you. In 2017, we expect global connections to proliferate everywhere, especially through Twitter chats, Edcamps, Google Hangouts, Skype and the Hour of Code. We expect open educational resources have a deeper impact on teaching and learning with emerging platforms such as Participate Learning, Amazon Inspire, and OER Commons further connecting millions of learners worldwide...."