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DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

” Among its cargo: a Facebook / Internet.org satellite that was supposed to provide Internet access Facebook to African countries. ” Via Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill : “Marketing Claims From Adaptive Learning Vendors As Barrier To Adoption.” school departments employed 8.4

Education 52

Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 52

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FEBRUARY 9, 2018

“ Daniel Greenstein , who has overseen the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ’s work on postsecondary education since 2012, announced Monday that he would leave the foundation next month,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Via The New York Times : “Early Facebook and Google Employees Form Coalition to Fight What They Built.”

Lenovo 51

Lenovo Education Facebook MOOC 51

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DECEMBER 11, 2016

” The technology revolution has delivered Google searches, Facebook friends, iPhone apps, Twitter rants and shopping for almost anything on Amazon, all in the past decade and a half. and Facebook Inc. and Facebook Inc. Photo-sharing service Instagram had 13 employees when it was acquired for $1 billion by Facebook in 2012.

Technology 85

Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.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. 3D Printing. I know, I know.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The administration said it will phase out the program, which was established by President Obama in 2012, after a six-month period to give Congress a chance to act on legislation that could restore the program.” ” Daniel Willingham on learning styles. .” Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security.

Education 45

Education Broadband Company Data 45