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Tart Retorts and Tools: Overheard at SXSWedu

Edsurge

However, his LinkedIn profile shows that he left Amazon in October of 2016. However, an Amazon spokesperson tells EdSurge, "Amazon remains committed to K-12 education and innovating on behalf of students and teachers.” percent decrease in the amount of students who don’t return after summer and a 3.9 at a later date.

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

Doug Levin

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition). Technology used to target UAE’s cheating students | The National → "We were saying technology helps students cheat, now, we’d say it’s helping them understand unethical behaviour better than ever." Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Trump's Edtech Agenda Should Address Effectiveness, Equity, and Equilibrium in Higher Ed

Edsurge

Editor’s Note: ‘Tis the season of giving, eating and reflecting, a time to look back on 2016 and to make bold predictions about what next year may hold. radio and televisions in the early 20th century and online learning and MOOCs via the Internet in the early 21st century.) The technology has changed over the years.

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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. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning. Certainly “free” works well for cash-strapped schools.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Congratulations, Class of 2016 , from The New Yorker: this week's new yorker cover is ruthless pic.twitter.com/B7UUvkPbir — adam hamze حمزة (@adamhamz) May 24, 2016. Accelerate Learning has raised $10 million from Owl Ventures. Its Crunchbase description is great : “TX-based edtech company.”