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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 17 Edition)

Doug Levin

Tagged on: May 1, 2017 Google's Chromebook End of Life Policy stops support after 5 years | PCWorld → Planned obsolescence: Google's End of Life Policy sets a schedule for retiring older Chromebooks, but the details are murky. Tagged on: April 28, 2017 This Program Gets Rural Schools Online. Will It Survive Trump’s FCC?

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Lessons and Leadership During the Switch to Online Learning

edWeb.net

Knowing the lack of digital access would severely impact the education of students in lower-income households, the district decided to empty the “Chrome carts,” used to bring Chromebooks to classrooms, and set up drive-through distribution points where students could receive computers and connectivity devices.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition)

Doug Levin

." Tagged on: March 19, 2017 Technology switch leaves some upset | Columbia Daily Tribune → Battle High School students and teachers have had iPads since the school opened in 2013. I remain skeptical that leasing low-cost Chromebooks represents a good deal for schools. That's a lot of computers.

EdTech 170
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Going on the Offensive: Cyber Security Strategies for Schools

edWeb.net

Do you know where your data is stored? With the increased emphasis on student data privacy, many school leaders might think they have a handle on cyber security. But even that seemingly simple question may have complex answers. Ann McMullan is Project Director for CoSN’s Empowered Superintendents Initiative.

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Tart Retorts and Tools: Overheard at SXSWedu

Edsurge

Andrew Joseph, Agarwal's cofounder, went on to join the Amazon Education team as VP of Strategic Relations after TenMarks got acquired in 2013. However, an Amazon spokesperson tells EdSurge, "Amazon remains committed to K-12 education and innovating on behalf of students and teachers.” Who Said What?

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. So powerful, in fact, that by the following year, Kno was in talks to sell off its hardware business and focus instead on student-facing software.

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