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In the News: Educational Android Apps Improperly Track Children

Doug Levin

Thousands of Android Mobile Apps Improperly Track Children, Study Says.” 13 April 2018. ” Which companies have apps that are flagged for privacy invasions by the study authors? You can review the full list of Android apps examined by the researchers at this website: [link]. As quoted in: Herold, Benjamin.

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Company Offers Free Facial Recognition Software to Boost School Security

EdTech Magazine

Company Offers Free Facial Recognition Software to Boost School Security. Fri, 08/03/2018 - 13:47. School safety has become one of the top national issues in the United States in 2018,” said Rob Glaser, chairman and CEO of RealNetworks in a press release. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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The Education of an Android Teacher

Edsurge

When you meet an android, it’s important to follow etiquette. I'm the world's first android teaching assistant. This makes it difficult to discern whether the android is a sci-fi character come to life or mere parlor trick. Educating an android happens one conversation at a time. Are you having a good day?”

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How Tech Companies Woo Higher Ed (and What They Seek in Return)

Edsurge

But Christmas came early for some higher-ed institutions in the form of freebies and discounts from big technology companies. But these efforts are part of a longer-term strategy for these companies to train future workers in their technology. Applications are now open for the 2018 competition. Amazon gave Echo Dots. Charitable?

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Do Tech Companies Need To Step Up Their Accessibility Game?

The Innovative Educator

Their site says: When you Tweet photos using the Twitter app for iOS or Android, or on twitter.com, you have the option to compose a description of the images so the content is accessible to people who are visually impaired. Let's take a look by looking at social media examples.

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Companies Partner to Launch “Be a Maker”Programming Companion App

techlearning

Be a Maker was developed in partnership with everis, an NTT DATA company, and is a part of the organization’s CLOQQ initiative. Be a Maker is currently available for free download in the Apple App Store for iOS devices, and will be available for Android devices later in 2018.

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imagiLabs brings coding to teenage girls’ phones with imagiCharm wearable accessory

eSchool News

based upon the Python code written by the user into the imagiLabs iOS or Android apps, which connect to the device via Bluetooth. Founded in 2018, imagiLabs is an ed-tech startup building the world’s only mobile-first community for teenage girls interested in tech. About imagiLabs.

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