The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2018

. When technology is offered to schools free of charge, it always comes with the promise of improving teaching and learning. Thirty years ago, Channel One offered schools nationwide $30,000 worth of audiovisual equipment at no cost in exchange for requiring students to view a daily current events program during class.

Software 48

Software Student Data Privacy OER Data 48

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2017

For instance, at last year’s conference, only 3 percent of the 350 panels explicitly addressed the role that technology plays in widening or closing the opportunity gap. But 76 percent of kids prefer to get their news from social media (especially from Facebook). That’s particularly true in the higher-education space. Who Said What?

Tools 69

Tools Student Data Privacy Data Policies 69

Graphite Blog

MARCH 10, 2016

In conversations about student data privacy, the terms "privacy," "security," and "encryption" are often used interchangeably. " Great security and bad privacy A vendor can go to extreme lengths to make sure that data can only be accessed by the vendor or the partners of the vendor.

Data 40

Data Company Student Data Privacy Accessibility 40

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. million K-12 students.

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. million K-12 students.

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The App Hub is dedicated to bringing transparency to developers’ data and accessibility policies, and to help decision-makers find information about apps to meet the unique learning goals and policies of their school districts.”. Developers Resource Page – a resource page for app developers to access best practices and policies.

Chromebook 78

Chromebook Khan Academy Classroom Google 78

Hack Education

MAY 18, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via EdScoop : “ Google adds new terms to comply with Connecticut student data privacy laws.” Via Campus Technology : “ University of Washington Continuum College Launches Coding Boot Camp.”

Education 49

Education Company MOOC Report 49

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Filter bubbles are bad, including in educational technology. 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. This from the school district that is still reeling from a major student data privacy breach.

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “A Virginia circuit court on Thursday ruled against a George Mason University student group seeking access to donor agreements between a university foundation and the Charles Koch Foundation.”

Education 43

Education Khan Academy Blackboard Report 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. And “free” doesn’t last.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

.” (Well hey, even if we don’t end corporal punishment, at least Trump could end Civil Rights Data Collection, and then folks with power and privilege can just pretend that this sort of thing doesn't happen.). ” One of the professors on the list responds on Facebook. “ Will Trump care about student data privacy?

Education 40

Education Pearson Common Core Report 40

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

In addition to funding this lawsuit, Thiel sits on the board of Facebook , which itself is playing a huge role in the “ future of news.” This week: “ OpenStax Partners with panOpen to Expand OER Access.” Via Bloomberg Technology : “How Thync , Startup Behind Brain-Zapping Gadget, Almost Died.”

Education 52

Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. More in the privacy/security section below on the implications of this.). Inside Higher Ed on Facebook ’s plans to partner with community colleges to teach digital literacy. Data, Surveillance, and Information Security.

Khan Academy 45

Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

Via Education Week : “ Mississippi Attorney General Sues Google Over Student-Data Privacy.” Via the MIT Technology Review : “For $14,000, a Weeklong Firehose of Silicon Valley Kool-Aid.” ” Via The New York Times : “ Facebook ’s Virtual Reality Business Gets a New Leader.”

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40