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How Is Cloud Computing Revolutionizing the Education Industry?

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According to statistics published by Gartner analyst Thomas Bittman, only 4% of the school and education system was interested in cloud computing in 2009. Many renowned names in the game, such as Blackboard and Google, are now offering their own cloud-based virtual classroom suites. Thus, the future of education lies in online media.

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What Happens When Ed-Tech Forgets? Some Thoughts on Rehabilitating Reputations

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" I like to cite, as an example, a New Yorker article from a few years ago that interviewed Anthony Levandoski, the Uber engineer sued by Google for stealing its self-driving car technology. Despite the failure of AllLearn, in 2014, Levin was named the CEO of Coursera. Plagiarism detection software originated at universities.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Or the company will have to start charging for the software. 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. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That).

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