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What Problems Has Edtech Solved, and What New Ones Did It Create?

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Computing devices and 1:1 programs are far more prevalent now than in 2010. Open digital badges. Introduced in 2010, iPads spurred Dumbo Drops of tablet tech into classrooms. But Microsoft later bought the teacher-created MinecraftEdu mod, rebuilt it and relaunched it in 2016 as Minecraft: Education Edition.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. But in 2010, the company, co-founded by Gina Bianchini and Marc Andreessen, announced that it would no longer offer a free version. The key word in that headline isn’t “digital”; it’s “force.” Bundling Textbooks with Tuition. “To

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