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

Doug Levin

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 17 Edition). 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. face up to. |

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 36 Edition)

Doug Levin

And, yes – of course – ransomware is a type of malware, contrary to the district’s claim.) If this doesn’t get you thinking about the security risks of schools collecting and managing sensitive data, I’d submit you may not be paying close enough attention. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150
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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 36 Edition)

Doug Levin

And, yes – of course – ransomware is a type of malware, contrary to the district’s claim.) If this doesn’t get you thinking about the security risks of schools collecting and managing sensitive data, I’d submit you may not be paying close enough attention. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150
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Overcoming security and privacy concerns with e-learning

Neo LMS

Lesson plans can be tailored to meet the learning needs of individual students. At the postsecondary level, more than 15% of students were enrolled exclusively online in 2017. took at least one online course. But it’s not only finances at stake where student data privacy is concerned.

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4 Items on Instructure’s To-Do List After the Sale of the Canvas LMS Provider

Edsurge

WGU President Scott Pulsipher talks workforce readiness gap in 2017 Decide About Bridge Also high on the list is for Instructure to figure out what to do with corporate learning LMS Bridge. But of course, like everyone else in edtech, the rush of schools to online learning could change priorities for Instructure.

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Tart Retorts and Tools: Overheard at SXSWedu

Edsurge

Tools and Courses WHO’S USING WHAT? FOR THE ELL'S: McGraw-Hill today launched ELLevate English , a customizable online course for English Language Learners in grades 7-12. A (VR) TRIP TO PAKISTAN: PenPal Schools, an Austin-based online learning organization, announced Monday the release of its latest course: VR Field Trip to Pakistan.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition)

Doug Levin

The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition). What then of the students? Tagged on: April 24, 2017 Uber’s C.E.O. This past two weeks also saw seven (7!)

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