Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

Lots of news this week about Facebook and Cambridge Analytica. But here are some education-related stories: Via Education Week : “Privacy Experts Assess Potential K–12 Fallout From Facebook ’s Crisis of Trust.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” “ Robot abuse ”?!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 16, 2017

To celebrate the end of the first season of the Ten-minute Teacher podcast on June 16 th , we’re running a giveaway – the Dash and Dot Robot Wonder Pack from Wonder Workshop. So to celebrate, we’ve partnered with one of my favorite robots for teaching coding – Dash and Dot from Wonder Workshop. [00:10:00]. Recording starts 0:00:00].

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

I was inspired, I think, to select that topic because talk of “platforms” was incredibly popular in Silicon Valley – it had been for a while – as companies strove to become “the next Facebook.” Think Facebook. ” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

I read recently that 70% of millennials get their news from Facebook. Isn’t Facebook a place to share personal information, stay in touch with friends and families, post pictures of weddings and birthdays? Many topics include thorough teacher resources such as lesson plans and assessments.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

It’s a reaction, I’d say, to the current obsession with artificial intelligence and a response to all the stories we were told this year about robots on the cusp of replacing, out-“thinking,” and out-working us. ” “ Assessing Social-Emotional Skills Can Be Fuzzy Work; SELweb Offers Concrete Data.”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Director of Academics Robotics Unplugged: Introduction to Engineering - Melda N Yildiz Sharing International Exchange Through Mutlimedia - Elaine Huang, Alumna Storytelling goes global - Ms Silvana Carnicero Strategies to Increase Student Transfer of Knowledge to Real-World Contexts & Facilitate 21st Century Skills - Tamara Galoyan, Ph.D.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

New data analyses by NCES offer an updated assessment of the adoption of online learning by high schools: More than 4 in 10 U.S. Tagged on: August 26, 2017 The Secret to a Good Robot Teacher | The New York Times → Why is educational technology such a disappointment? public high schools (42.5

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

New data analyses by NCES offer an updated assessment of the adoption of online learning by high schools: More than 4 in 10 U.S. Tagged on: August 26, 2017 The Secret to a Good Robot Teacher | The New York Times → Why is educational technology such a disappointment? public high schools (42.5

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

” (So instead of “testing” we’ll have ubiquitous, non-stop surveillance / assessment via “personalized learning.” Via The New York Times : “‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ ” Lovely use of fake news by the Facebook leadership team to combat Facebook critics.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

I kept thinking how much the physical setup of the classrooms resembled a Silicon Valley workspace — or is it that Amazon, Google and Facebook have tried to replicate grammar-school life? Bull also worries that these screens infringe on student privacy, especially in light of Summit’s proximity to Facebook.

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Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress this week about privacy, data, monopoly power, and regulations. And there’s more Facebook-related news in several of the sections below. ” Via The Verge : “ Facebook -backed lawmakers are pushing to gut privacy law.” (National) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Several “rethinking assessment” stories, sponsored by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, in Edsurge this week. Via Edsurge : “ GlassLab Set Out to Prove Games Could Assess Learning. ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. .” Accreditations and Certifications and Competencies. ” Testing.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

” “Two assessment companies – Educational Testing Service and Data Recognition Corp. The framework demands that schools be assessed “according to their performance on student satisfaction, retention and graduate employment, as well as through institutional submissions.” Icon credits: The Noun Project

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Hack Education

APRIL 21, 2017

Via the Udacity blog : “ Udacity Launches Mobile Developer Education with Facebook at F8.” This week, Edsurge covers a charter school there and its promotion of “ personalized learning ” and assessment technologies. ” I didn’t pay close attention to Facebook ’s developer event this week.

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Hack Education

JUNE 1, 2018

” Via Wired : “With Venues, Oculus and Facebook Push Social VR Into New Territory.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via The South China Morning Post : “ China ’s schools are quietly using AI to mark students’ essays … but do the robots make the grade?” ” LOL.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2017

This isn’t simply a matter of “ robots are coming for your jobs.” The next day after the administration’s announcement, several tech giants – Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, Salesforce, and other – said they would help fund the White House’s commitment to CS, to the tune of $300 million more.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

.” Note the significant difference in language in this headline from The Verge , for example – “ Harvard’s Root robot teaches kids how to code ” – and the way in which Seymour would describe the LOGO Turtle – that students would using programming to teach the robot. and Facebook Inc.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

The word “intelligence” is also used, of course, to describe the gathering and assessment of tactical information – information, often confidential information, with political or military value. You can’t opt out of required digital textbooks or digital assignments or digital assessments. Facebook knows.”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

” Also Facebook ’s DC lobbyist, Joel Kaplan, who was sitting right behind Kavanaugh as he screamed at Senators. ” Via the ACT press release : “ ACT to Deliver Assessment for the Moral Education Program to Students in the UAE.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Go, School Sports Team!

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2018

A story in Edsurge , written by someone from an SEL company, on SEL – but totally not sponsored content: “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About SEL Assessment But Were Afraid to Ask.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Facebook Adds Community Colleges to Program.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 27, 2017

“Assessing Betsy DeVos ’ Rollback on Disability Rights ” by Pacific Standard’s David Perry. ” Via The Richmond Times-Dispatch : “ Police seeking Facebook release of Virginia Tech instructor’s activity.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. (National) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

JUNE 29, 2018

“ Google , Facebook , Verizon , Comcast and AT&T each contributed $200,000 to a committee opposing the proposed ballot measure, and lobbyists had estimated that businesses would spend $100 million to campaign against it before the November election.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” asks Edsurge.

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Hack Education

APRIL 27, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “Robotics is bringing Betsy DeVos to Detroit for the first time as education secretary.” Via EdScoop : “‘Deliberate cyberattack ’ delays online assessments in five states.” Via The New York Times : “Is Facebook’s Campbell Brown a Force to Be Reckoned With?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2017

“ Should Children Form Emotional Bonds With Robots? Facebook is coming for your children. Via The New York Times : “New Facebook App for Children Ignites Debate Among Families.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “ Robot Learning Improves Student Engagement ,” the Communications of the ACM claims.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In an era before Facebook or Edmodo, the social networking site Ning was, for a time, quite popular with educators. There was a regularly updated Facebook page, a Twitter account, as well as a LinkedIn profile for its supposed president. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Testing, Testing… Via Inside Higher Ed : “Large-Scale Assessment Without Standardized Tests.” Mark Zuckerberg on “Building Global Community” via Facebook. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Via Quartz : “The robot that takes your job should pay taxes , says Bill Gates.”

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Testing, Testing… Via Education Week : “After seven years of tumult and transition fueled by the common core, state testing is settling down, with most states rejecting the federally funded PARCC and Smarter Balanced assessments, and nearly one-quarter embracing the SAT or the ACT as their official high school test.”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

University of Nebraska political science professor Ari Kohen “liked” a photo on Facebook depicting a defaced campaign sign for Congressman Jeff Fortenberry. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Edsurge : “ Robots Won’t Replace Instructors , 2 Penn State Educators Argue. ” LOL, they do?!

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Via The New York Times : “In Her Words: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Assesses a Year on the Job.” “ Facebook Funded Most of the Experts Who Vetted Messenger Kids ,” Wired’s Nitasha Tiku reports. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Upgrades and Downgrades. ” It’s $520.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 13, 2017

” Via ProPublica : “ For-Profit Schools Reward Students for Referrals and Facebook Endorsements.” The College Board was selected as the successful bidder following a competitive review process for the high school assessment.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Go, School Sports Team!

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Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

Via The Next Web : “ Facebook is letting Groups create online learning courses – what could possibly go wrong?” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “The assessment efforts at Alverno were adopted many years before such practices became common – and influenced many other colleges.”

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

I’ve got all the “learn-to-code” news in the job training section, because let’s be honest… Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” Via Politico : “ Facebook ’s next project: American inequality.” .” Silicon Valley parents are not raising their kids tech-free.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Indeed, the World Bank issued a report in January arguing that digital technologies – not just robots in factories – stand to widen inequalities as well, “and even hasten the hollowing out of middle-class employment.” None of this has played out equitably, as the benefits have accrued in management and not by labor.

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Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Via The Guardian : “ Facebook asks users: should we allow men to ask children for sexual images ?” ” Thank goodness neither Facebook nor its founder have expressed any interest in bringing these questionable ethics and business practices to education. .” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Via Techcrunch : “ Facebook , Google and others join The Trust Project , an effort to increase transparency around online news.” ” Via Poynter : “Do Facebook and Google have control of their algorithms anymore? A sobering assessment and a warning.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Facebook has decided to obey the law , announcing this week that “ discriminatory advertising has no place on Facebook.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “How Robots Will Save Liberal Education.” ” Listen. Think again.” Cinemood has raised $2.5

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