Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

.” That’s because the stories told this year to keep us hustling and to keep up imagining a certain kind of future are almost all about robots. Over and over and over and over and over and over and over again we were told “robots are coming for your jobs.” We must prepare preschoolers for an automated future.

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Robotics MOOC Training Industry 59

techlearning

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

8, 2018 – Three Epson higher education customers were selected for inclusion in the 2017 NewBay AV/IT College Standings. The 2017 NewBay AV/IT College Standings list is featured online and in the December 2017 print issue of AV Technology Magazine. Copyright 2017 Epson America, Inc. LONG BEACH, Calif. –

Epson 40

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Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2020

MyBuddy, an artificial intelligence-powered English tutoring app, features a friendly robot that guides children through speaking exercises. The user experience is designed much like a game, featuring the robotic avatar that gives verbal and pictorial prompts for children to practice speaking basic words, phrases and expressions.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2017

If we look back on 2017 in educational technology, some of the biggest surprises were political and cultural. In 2017 the Trump administration did not embrace free tuition, to put it mildly, but localities did in various forms, from New York state to Providence, Rhode Island.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 9, 2016

Finalist schools will be chosen and their videos will receive online votes of support through the Fab School Labs Facebook page to assist with the final selection process. The winning schools will then team up with Fab School Labs contest partner, Flinn Scientific Inc.,

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Two school districts in two states are scaling back their use of the Facebook -built Summit Public Schools ’ learning management system. ProPublica with more news about Facebook and discrimination : “Dozens of Companies Are Using Facebook to Exclude Older Workers From Job Ads.” Billion in 2017.”

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ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Not in a future of AI overlords and robots in the factories, but right here, now, on your screen, in your living room and in your pocket. It doesn’t even have to be an address or phone number that you personally told Facebook about.” But I failed to reach anyone who currently works there.”

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Facebook Robotics Company Twitter 51

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

From the press release : “FBI Releases 2017 Hate Crime Statistics.” Via The New York Times : “‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ ” Lovely use of fake news by the Facebook leadership team to combat Facebook critics. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

Education 53

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

” Via The Verge : “A Facebook patent would use your family photos to target ads.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via The New York Times : “Meet Zora, the Robot Caregiver.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Charles Koch Foundation ’s 2017 Giving Neared $90M.”

Education 52

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Trump's Ed Dept civil rights chief listed her videos attacking Hillary & campaign event w/ Bill accusers as "top 5 qualifications" on resume pic.twitter.com/U4YHXMWkN3 — Michael Stratford (@mstratford) August 31, 2017. Via Education Week : “ Facebook Giving Virtual-Reality Kits to Every Arkansas High School.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

I mean, 2017 really sucked, and we’re all feeling it. It’s a reaction, I’d say, to the current obsession with artificial intelligence and a response to all the stories we were told this year about robots on the cusp of replacing, out-“thinking,” and out-working us. ” “ Can Grit Be Measured?

Technology 67

Technology Education Facebook Company 67

Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Me: pic.twitter.com/gmb3Oigcv0 — Audrey Watters (@audreywatters) October 5, 2017. pic.twitter.com/yehgZ82br6 — Shahien Nasiripour (@nasiripour) October 5, 2017. pic.twitter.com/tfodnBuiTF — Ashley Jost (@ajost) September 29, 2017. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. 2 Post at Ed. Shares closed at $13.46

Education 49

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Meanwhile, as The New York Times reports : “ Facebook , Under Fire in Russia Inquiry, Posts 79% Rise in Profit.” Via Getting Smart : “ Digital Promise and Facebook Developing New Micro-Credentials Program.” ” Because the way to teach people about Facebook according to Facebook is always more Facebook.

Education 48

Education Facebook Company Robotics 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2017, just a week before Christmas, the New Media Consortium abruptly announced its immediate closure “because of apparent errors and omissions by its former Controller and Chief Financial Officer.” Good for you. with Pigeons.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2017

“ Should Children Form Emotional Bonds With Robots? Facebook is coming for your children. Via The New York Times : “New Facebook App for Children Ignites Debate Among Families.” " [link] — Joel Rubin (@joelrubin) December 7, 2017. link] — Zach Griffen (@runzach) December 5, 2017.

Education 48

Education Robotics Company Report 48

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

School leaders wanted to include their input as they plan the opening of a new high school in 2017 (check out the story here ). The school offers a science, technology, engineering, arts and math curriculum, along with extracurricular activities such as robotics, coding and art.

Blended Learning 40

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

STEAM-based learning emphasizes both hands-on and digital experiences with engineering, art, game design, prototyping in makerspaces, authoring, robotics, and much more. In 2017, I began a position at UNC Chapel Hill directing the new M.A. Facebook events. Students and teachers are learning to innovate hand-in-hand.

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Hack Education

JUNE 29, 2018

“ Google , Facebook , Verizon , Comcast and AT&T each contributed $200,000 to a committee opposing the proposed ballot measure, and lobbyists had estimated that businesses would spend $100 million to campaign against it before the November election.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. million, up from $4.3

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Education Facebook Khan Academy MOOC 50

Hack Education

APRIL 21, 2017

pic.twitter.com/PDYLO6kW9U — f.o.x.x.i (@foxxi_loxxi) April 17, 2017. Via the Udacity blog : “ Udacity Launches Mobile Developer Education with Facebook at F8.” ” I didn’t pay close attention to Facebook ’s developer event this week. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Gross.

Education 45

Education MOOC Facebook Report 45

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Congratulations, STEM folks and learn-to-code evangelists, for being featured in President Trump’s list of his 2017 accomplishments. Via The New York Times : “ Facebook Overhauls News Feed to Focus on What Friends and Family Share.” ” Also via Techcrunch : “ Facebook brings Messenger Kids to Fire tablets.”

Education 43

Education Company Blackboard Kaplan 43

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2018

Via Class Central : “A Product at Every Price: A Review of MOOC Stats and Trends in 2017.” ” Via Techcrunch : “ Facebook expands ‘Community Boost’ digital skills training program to Europe.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” The firm: KPMG. ” Some “fix.”

Education 46

Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Via Gizmodo : “ Facebook Will Add 3,000 More People to Watch Murders and Suicides.” ” Nope, robots will not be doing this job of content moderation , as Facebook recently boasted at its developer conference. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” “ April 2017 Ed-Tech Funding ” by me.

Kaplan 46

Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

But I wanted to consider too why the stories we repeatedly tell about education and education technology were so fanciful – stories about impending disruptions and revolutions and robot teachers and brain zappers and so on. The lying did not start on Inauguration Day – 20 January 2017.

Technology 71

Technology Education Facebook Social Media 71

Hack Education

DECEMBER 10, 2017

EdTech Strategies’ Doug Levin launched a new project in 2017 – “ The K–12 Cyber Incident Map ” – that visualizes the breaches, ransomware attacks, DDOS attacks, phishing attacks, and so on that have been reported at US public schools. .“ How do algorithms shape news and information sharing?

Data 78

Data Education Software Social Media 78

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

I kept thinking how much the physical setup of the classrooms resembled a Silicon Valley workspace — or is it that Amazon, Google and Facebook have tried to replicate grammar-school life? Bull also worries that these screens infringe on student privacy, especially in light of Summit’s proximity to Facebook.

Personalized Learning 96

Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 96

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

niVz3ongY0 — (((Sherman Dorn))) (@shermandorn) February 10, 2017. — Jonathan Rees (@jhrees) February 10, 2017. Facebook has decided to obey the law , announcing this week that “ discriminatory advertising has no place on Facebook.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Listen.

Education 40

Education MOOC E-rate Robotics 40

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Stats on the First 800 Episodes 00;01;23;21 – 00;01;45;21 John Davis Well, Mom, since you and Dad started the 10 Minute teacher back in February of 2017, this show has reached over 6.5 But I think expect that as a teacher, if all you're asking students to do is work that an AI robot can do. million downloads across the globe.

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Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress this week about privacy, data, monopoly power, and regulations. And there’s more Facebook-related news in several of the sections below. ” Via The Verge : “ Facebook -backed lawmakers are pushing to gut privacy law.” (National) Education Politics.

Education 44

Education Facebook Edmodo OER 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

I was inspired, I think, to select that topic because talk of “platforms” was incredibly popular in Silicon Valley – it had been for a while – as companies strove to become “the next Facebook.” Think Facebook. ” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” Via The Seattle Times : “Shooter sent Facebook message to Breitbart’s Milo Yiannopoulos before gunfire at UW protest, police say.” ” Via The New York Times : “ Facebook ’s Virtual Reality Business Gets a New Leader.” “Can robotics teach problem solving to students?”

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

MAY 11, 2018

” That’s Steve Lamey, who ran the British loan company, and who was fired for “gross misconduct” in late 2017. Some of the stories are in the “robots” section below.). ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via The New York Times : “ Facebook Adds A.I. Thanks GDPR!)

Education 42

Education Company Robotics Report 42

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

” Via The Student Loan Report : “Halfway Through 2017, Here Are the Best & Worst Student Loan Servicers.” Speaking of imperialism, The Guardian covers a report from Global Media which describes Facebook’s Free Basics program as “ digital colonialism.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Trump Proclaims October 15 through October 21, 2017, as National Character Counts Week.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “Teachers Are Finding Innovative Ways to Use Robots in Class,” claims Education Week. Facebook has acquired tbh , a 2-month-old app that’s purportedly popular with teens.

Education 48

Education Coursera MOOC Report 48

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

A 2017 study by the RAND Corporation found that 17 percent of teachers in the personalized learning schools surveyed said they devote a least a quarter of class time to tutoring students one-on-one, compared to just 9 percent of teachers surveyed nationwide. Around three-quarters of the schools in the 2017 RAND study were charter schools.

Personalized Learning 97

Personalized Learning Software Data Report 97

Hack Education

MAY 26, 2017

.” Christian school @BetsyDeVosED is visiting in her #trumpbudget ad doesn't accept special education students [link] pic.twitter.com/OYN49iCgrK — Jennifer Berkshire (@BisforBerkshire) May 23, 2017. Also related: Facebook’s auto-caption function is… not great pic.twitter.com/U23TkkCuYG — Mike Murphy (@mcwm) May 25, 2017.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

. “ President Trump Earmarks $200 Million in Federal Grants for STEM , Computer Science Programs ,” says Edsurge , later swooning that “ Google , Facebook , Amazon Among Tech Titans Committing $300 Million to K–12 Computer Science.” pic.twitter.com/lfNWyW7z5f — Shaun King (@ShaunKing) September 28, 2017.

Education 47

Education Company Data Report 47

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

Via Patheos : “ BYU-Idaho Professor Fired After Defending LGBT Rights in Private Facebook Post.” Via NPR : “Students Compete In First-Ever International High School Robotics Competition.” ” The New York Times reports that “ Burundi Robotics Team Vanishes After U.S. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46