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Genius as an Alternative Social Media

ProfHacker

” That many academics rely on social media goes without saying. Yet, I am dissatisfied with my social media. This spring I decided to become more engaged with Genius.com (formerly Rap Genius), in part by thinking of it as a form of social media. Do you have a favorite alternative form of social media?

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Popular K-12 Tool Edmodo Shuts Down

Edsurge

Those with data on Edmodo should remove it by the end of the day September 22nd if they don’t want to lose it, officials stated. Its folding led to some eulogizing on social media platforms like Twitter. What Happens To The Data? This means that the companies end up with large amounts of sensitive data.

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PROOF POINTS: Stanford’s Jo Boaler talks about her new book ‘MATH-ish’ and takes on her critics

The Hechinger Report

Ted Cruz on social media. Critics disparaged the findings and hounded her to release her data. Boaler also saw math as a lever to promote social justice. In 2014, San Francisco heeded that call , mixing different achievement levels in middle school classrooms and delaying algebra until ninth grade.

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What Parents and Teachers Should Note From Mark Zuckerberg’s Senate Testimony

Edsurge

The leader of the social media giant, with over 2 billion active users, answered questions about data ownership and usage in light of the fallout over Cambridge Analytica’s access and use of 87 million Facebook users’ personal information. We believe that we’re going to be investigating many apps—tens of thousands of apps.

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How to Keep Your Students (and Teachers) Safe on Facebook

Gaggle Speaks

Every day, students and teachers provide information to social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram, whether they are chatting with friends or posting pictures from the classroom. Social media sites like Facebook, Instagram (owned by Facebook) and Snapchat all use facial recognition.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 35 Edition)

Doug Levin

Tagged on: September 2, 2017 NYS schools have $700M in unspent money | WGRZ.com → In 2014, New York voters approved the Smart Schools Bond Act: A plan to borrow $2 billion to purchase technological equipment, boost network and WiFi connectivity and fund high-tech security upgrades in the state's schools. ."

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