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The Facebook Scandal: What Can We Learn as Educators

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Professor Britt Watwood has moved his college classes off Facebook. The Facebook Scandal: What Can We Learn as Educators. Date: Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Vicki: The Facebook scandal with Cambridge Analytica and more. What happened on Facebook? Let me first say I am not a Facebook expert or a privacy expert.

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Top 5 Reasons Why Kids Should Learn Python

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It also enjoys support from Facebook, Amazon Web Services and Google. Not surprisingly, its students have even won first prizes at the RoboRave International 2018, RoboRave California 2018 and RoboRave US National 2017, making it a good choice for a kid looking to learn coding.

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A Technologist Spent Years Building an AI Chatbot Tutor. He Decided It Can’t Be Done.

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He says his team spent about five years trying, and along the way they helped build some small-scale attempts into learning products, such as a pilot chatbot assistant that was part of a Pearson online psychology courseware system in 2018. It is also not a robot tutor in the sky that can semi-read your mind.

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The Stories We Were Told about Education Technology (2018)

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2018 was a year in which public school teachers all over the US rose up in protest over pay , working conditions, and funding , striking in red states like West Virginia , Kentucky, and Oklahoma despite an anti-union ruling by the Supreme Court. Robots won’t replace you , the press repeatedly said. Don’t worry, teachers.

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A Humanoid Robot Inspires All Students to Explore STEM, Coding, and Programming

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(Dallas, TX) June 20, 2018 — RoboKind , the creators of robots4autism and Milo , today introduced Jett , the coding and programming robot, along with the robots4STEM curriculum designed to teach all students, including those with disabilities, the skills they need to ignite a lasting interest in STEM.

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Epson Receives Two Gold Recognitions in the 13th Annual 2018 IT World Awards

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15, 2018 – 13 Annual 2018 IT World Awards. More than 80 judges from a broad spectrum of industry voices from around the world participated and their average scores determined the 2018 award winners. Copyright 2018 Epson America, Inc. LONG BEACH, Calif. – Epson America, Inc., based in Long Beach, Calif.,

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4 Ways AI Education and Ethics Will Disrupt Society in 2019

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In 2018 we witnessed a clash of titans as government and tech companies collided on privacy issues around collecting, culling and using personal data. From GDPR to Facebook scandals, many tech CEOs were defending big data, its use, and how they’re safeguarding the public. Public concern will lead to AI regulations.

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