Doug Levin

APRIL 27, 2017

Zeynep Tufekci shares her experiences more broadly (beyond education) in this provocative talk from June 2016: I’ll be spending some time later this week with friends and colleagues at the EdTech Efficacy Research Academic Symposium and look forward to the dialogue. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 17 Edition).

EdTech 150

EdTech Chromebook Policies Student Data Privacy 150

eSchool News

MAY 26, 2021

Unlike fully self-paced competitors that give students practice videos and content snippets for individual consumption, ChalkTalk generates personalized lesson plans and actionable teaching materials for teacher-led instruction—whether that teaching takes place in-person or remotely over a web-conferencing platform such as Microsoft Teams or Zoom.

Company 92

Company EdTech Instructional Materials Microsoft 92

Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

Often, these pitches entail free or discounted software for products ranging from instructional materials to virtual conferencing tools. A Facebook group, Amazing Educational Resources, has compiled a spreadsheet of more than 400 free offerings.

Company 200

Company Software Instructional Materials Assessment 200

The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2018

Revelations about the privacy practices of Facebook only serve to underscore the stakes surrounding the capture and use of personal data. Open source educational software and openly licensed instructional materials present an alternative to the market-driven requirements of commercial technology vendors.

Software 47

Software Student Data Privacy OER Data 47

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

“What Betsy DeVos means for edtech ,” according to venture capitalist Ryan Craig. Via the Naples Daily News : “ East Naples teacher reassigned after Facebook post about immigrants.” ” Via Education Week : “ New Online Tool Aims to Help K–12 Leaders Choose Instructional Materials.”

Education 45

Education Company MOOC Khan Academy 45