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The Top Ed-Tech Trends (Aren't 'Tech')

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An advocacy for libertarian politics – think Peter Thiel (a Stanford graduate) now advising Donald Trump. This is part of the push for MOOCs, we must be honest.). million in venture capital, for example, Edmodo hadn’t even figured out a business model, let alone become a powerful platform.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning. In an era before Facebook or Edmodo, the social networking site Ning was, for a time, quite popular with educators. MOOCs are, no surprise, their own entry on this long list of awfulness. For a time, Edmodo was quite the ed-tech industry darling.

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