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Hack Education Weekly News

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.” From the Republican National Convention: TurnItIn was pleased , I’m sure, to be invoked many times following Melania Trump ’s convention speech, which plagiarized passages from Michelle Obama ’s 2008 speech. “ Blackboard Learn Ultra : Ready or not?” trashes U.S. Will the Market Provide Them?”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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People were relieved that there was a new alternative to Blackboard. The company IPO’d in 2015 and finally surpassed Blackboard’s US market share in 2018. Founded by two educators in 2008, Edmodo experienced a number of leadership changes this decade. Aaron Swartz, 2008. Can Edmodo Turn Virality into Profitability?”

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