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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.” Levin of EdTech Strategies, a consulting group that has looked closely at the issue of ad-tracking on school district and state education websites. ” Which companies have apps that are flagged for privacy invasions by the study authors? .

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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. The instructor’s strategy for training Maria Bot’s AI system mimics the three wise monkeys from the Japanese proverb: see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. Educating an android happens one conversation at a time.

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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. Amazon gave Echo Dots. Charitable? Applications are now open for the 2018 competition.

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Lexia Learning Rebrands Award-Winning Rosetta Stone English as Lexia English Language Development

eSchool News

BOSTON ( July 12, 2021) – Lexia Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, today announced the official rebrand of Rosetta Stone® English to Lexia® English Language Development (Lexia English). The app will be also available in the Google Play store for Android devices later in the year. “We About Lexia Learning.

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One Animation’s Oddbods Partners With Splashlearn’s Digital Learning Program – Reaching Over 40m Kids In The USA

eSchool News

Sashim Parmanand, CEO at One Animation , said: “A key priority for our Oddbods’ brand strategy is collaborating with companies who share our ethos of bringing joy to children’s lives and offering them valuable tools to brighten and enrich their daily routines – we’ve found exactly that through this new partnership with SplashLearn.

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InstallFree Nexus & Rndr shutting down - any know of alternatives?

Educational Technology Guy

InstallFree Nexus allowed you to use Microsoft Office or LibreOffice on an iPad, Android Tablet or Chromebook and access your files from a variety of cloud services to edit. Unfortunately, we have not been successful in turning these services into a sustainable business for our company and must therefore reconsider our strategy.

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There Is No Equity in Education Without Equitable Funding for Entrepreneurs

Edsurge

That when he was starting his company, he had to max out his credit cards and did not have wealthy friends to fund his business. Companies and organizations led by people of color do make a difference in building better solutions for students who look like them. It means not being able to attract the talent needed to build the product.