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What Problems Has Edtech Solved, and What New Ones Did It Create?

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Shauntel Garvey (General Partner, Reach Capital): The launch of the iPad and Chromebook ushered in the age of devices in the classroom. Open digital badges. Chromebooks and lower-cost Windows devices built on inroads the iPad made to eat Apple’s market share lunch. But the consultant was right.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2018, Mozilla said it would retire Backpack, its platform for sharing and displaying badges, and would help users move their badges to Badgr, software developed by the tech company Concentric Sky. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via the Northeastern press office : “ Northeastern University and IBM partnership first to turn digital badges into academic credentials for learners worldwide.” ” “Caution: Chromebooks ,” writes Gary Stager. ” Accreditation and Certification. Upgrades and Downgrades.