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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. The following year, Negroponte boasted that “within two weeks, [children] were singing ABC songs in the village, and within five months, they had hacked Android.” Certainly “free” works well for cash-strapped schools. And “free” doesn’t last.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via The New York Times : “ Andy Rubin, Android Creator , Steps Away From Firm Amid Misconduct Report.” “ Oxford and Cambridge are said to be illegally spying on students for money,” says Quartz. ” Via THE Journal : “Report: Ed Tech Startups Stink at Student Data Privacy.”

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