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From the FCC : “Fact Sheet on Broadband Consumer Privacy Proposal.” ” From the article: Zuckerberg revealed that he wants to ensure that education has a chance to flourish in VR. Google had a big press event this week too, unveiling shiny stuff to a cheering crowd of stenographers. Dead) Lady Macbeth?

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 10 Edition)

Doug Levin

But.truth is, the US government isn't the early adopter here; Amazon, Google and Facebook are really the front-line developers of the surveillance state." Tagged on: March 10, 2017 State reaches $3.5 Without ethical practices, student data could be used to curtail academic success rather than help ensure it."

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Edsurge runs with Trump’s promise to boost rural broadband like it’s a truth anyone can count on. Google ’s chairman Eric Schmidt praises Trump. .” Here’s a sponsored article , paid for by the Gates Foundation and published by Edsurge promoting the school and its technology.). ” Phew!

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” asks WaPo’s Valerie Strauss, before reprinting an article by UVA professor Dan Willingham.). The NAACP endorses OER. ” Via Multichannel News : “Trayvon Martin Attorney Parks Targets AT&T Over Alleged Broadband Redlining.” ” (In Cleveland.). The Executive Director of HathiTrust responds.

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Via Edsurge : “Possible ‘Fraud, Theft, Waste, and Abuse’: Report Questions NYC School Broadband Spending.” ” According to this Techcrunch article , MOOCs like Udacity and Coursera weren’t working out for AirBnB so now it is “running its own internal university to teach data science.”

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Google announced it was cutting jobs in its Google Fiber division. And Google has put plans to expand Fiber to more cities on hold. And Google is getting into the whiteboard business. Via eCampus News : “ Barnes & Noble Education announces advanced OER courseware.” The CEO has resigned.