Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Last week, the “Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News” was on vacation, amongst the tall trees of the northwestern coast, and mostly off the grid. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition). Tagged on: April 24, 2017 Uber’s C.E.O. Tagged on: April 23, 2017 Is It Time to Break Up Google? |

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techlearning

AUGUST 23, 2018

WeVideo and SkoleTube first partnered in January 2017. WeVideo is entirely cloud-based, supports all current Microsoft, Apple, and Google operating systems, and is always up-to-date and readily accessible from any mobile device, laptop, desktop, tablet, and increasingly popular Chromebooks.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

New Chromebooks: [link]. Android apps: Last May , Google announced that Android apps were coming to Chromebooks. In the coming weeks, Chromebook administrators will be able to create a library of approved Android apps and install them on select managed Chromebooks. gttribe #SUL #DitchBook #edtech. #LearnALanguage.

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Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2017

But 76 percent of kids prefer to get their news from social media (especially from Facebook). CHATBOT CHAMPIONS: AdmitHub , a Boston-based edtech startup that creates conversational AI to help students through college, has some numbers to back up its college-expert chatbots. New edtech accountability tool CatchOn launched on Tuesday.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 13, 2017

In this episode, Matt and I interview Cody Holt and the student-led Chrome Squad that supports the Chromebook 1-1 initiative at Royse City High School. gttribe #SUL #DitchBook #edtech Click To Tweet. Follow the Google Teacher Tribe Podcast on Facebook. © Shake Up Learning 2017. Running a Student Tech Team Like a Business!

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 20, 2016

We are still in the planning stages, but we hope to launch our first episode in early 2017, and I wanted YOU to be the first to know about our fabulous new adventure! Follow the Google Teacher Tribe Podcast on Facebook. Laptops/desktops Chromebooks iPads Unsure/any of the above. What is the Google Teacher Tribe Podcast?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 12, 2019

Books: The Teacher’s Guide to Tech 2017, Hacking Education. The website offers videos (on instruction, classroom management, edtech, advice, and more), podcasts, free materials, and lots more through their Teachers Pay Teachers store. Social Media: Facebook , YouTube Channel. Cult of Pedagogy. Blog: Cult of Pedagogy.

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Social Media Adobe Conference Training 171

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2018

K-12 education market in 2017. Such features, he claimed, made the device more powerful than any laptop or Chromebook. That’s a not-so-subtle dig at Apple’s competitors—and the first time that the company called out Chromebooks at a keynote event. That cost is still steeper than Chromebooks, which start at $179.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 12 Edition). Maybe we're not afraid: on Edtech's inability to imagine the future | Long View on Education → So, what issues should edtech be talking about instead of scared teachers and content creators? Tagged on: March 26, 2017 Are computers teachers?

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EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 170

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 12 Edition). Maybe we're not afraid: on Edtech's inability to imagine the future | Long View on Education → So, what issues should edtech be talking about instead of scared teachers and content creators? Tagged on: March 26, 2017 Are computers teachers?

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EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 150

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Here’s what caught my eye the week of March 6, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 10 Edition). Tagged on: March 10, 2017 State reaches $3.5 Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

It’s not really “free Internet,” of course – it’s Facebook as Internet. Via Venture Beat : “ Facebook and Oculus promise millions in funding for diverse apps, education, and more for VR.” Investor Fred Wilson on “ Chromebooks in K–12.” ” Um, like Juliet?

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Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Hack Education

MAY 11, 2018

” That’s Steve Lamey, who ran the British loan company, and who was fired for “gross misconduct” in late 2017. “ Chromebooks are ready for your next coding project,” says the Google blog. Via The New York Times : “ Facebook Adds A.I. The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.

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Education Company Robotics Report 42

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2017, just a week before Christmas, the New Media Consortium abruptly announced its immediate closure “because of apparent errors and omissions by its former Controller and Chief Financial Officer.” Good for you. with Pigeons.

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Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

“ Cory Reid , who previously ran two edtech companies – Instructure and MasteryConnect – as their chief executive, has landed a new gig at Tyton Partners,” says Edsurge , failing to disclose that it shares investors with MasteryConnect. Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Facebook , an Online Learning Platform?”

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

pic.twitter.com/gOvmSOjcSf — Shelly (@ShellySometimes) February 14, 2017. “What Betsy DeVos means for edtech ,” according to venture capitalist Ryan Craig. Via the Naples Daily News : “ East Naples teacher reassigned after Facebook post about immigrants.” ” From the HR Department.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 13 Edition). Tagged on: April 2, 2017 School IT Leaders Share Strategies on Defending Against DDoS Attacks | EdTech Magazine → This article claims students are primarily responsible for denial of service attacks on schools. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 13 Edition). Tagged on: April 2, 2017 School IT Leaders Share Strategies on Defending Against DDoS Attacks | EdTech Magazine → This article claims students are primarily responsible for denial of service attacks on schools. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

Via eCampus News : “Is higher ed ready for the big edtech explosion ?” Luster lost to Chromebooks, apparently. ” Via The MIT Technology Review : “Big Questions Around Facebook’s Suicide-Prevention Tools.” Via Campus Technology : “ Augmented and Virtual Reality Spending to Double in 2017.”

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Education MOOC Company Pearson 40

Hack Education

MARCH 31, 2017

Via The New York Times : “ Oculus Founder, at Center of Legal Battle Over VR, Departs Facebook.” The 2017–2018 Spencer Education Journalism Fellowships have been awarded by Columbia University’s J-School: Antonio Gois, Cara Fitzpatrick, Nick Chiles, and me. ( !!! ). From the HR Department. ” asks Edsurge.

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Education Coursera Pearson Report 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

. “ President Trump Earmarks $200 Million in Federal Grants for STEM , Computer Science Programs ,” says Edsurge , later swooning that “ Google , Facebook , Amazon Among Tech Titans Committing $300 Million to K–12 Computer Science.” pic.twitter.com/lfNWyW7z5f — Shaun King (@ShaunKing) September 28, 2017.

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Education Company Data Report 47

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” Via Politico : “ Stanley Buchesky , formerly a managing partner at the venture capital firm The EdTech Fund , will work [at the Department of Education] on budget and finance issues.” ” Among The EdTech Fund’s investments : Teachboost and Citelighter. ” Yup. An alt-right protester shot an antifa.

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