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For example, this story from the School Library Journal : “ Charter Schools , Segregation , and School Library Access.” ” And folks are looking at blog posts the student wrote for class. ” “ No, YouTube is not a library – and why it matters” by Sarah T.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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Computing platforms have different abstraction levels, including a computer architecture, an OS, or runtime libraries. I’d love to provide a link but Andreessen deleted his blog in 2009. Someone generously re-posted all the content from that blog to a Posterous site. Subscribe to their blog. They’re amazing.

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From the World Bank’s ed-tech blog : “How students in Uruguayan schools are being taught English over the Internet by teachers in Argentina – and in the UK & the Philippines.” The ALA has released library privacy guidelines for students in K–12 schools. charter school.” From the HR Department.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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And like so many products on this list, 3D printing was hailed as a revolution in education, and schools were encouraged to reorient libraries and shop classes towards “maker spaces” which would give students opportunities to print their plastic designs. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That).

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The Digital Public Library of America has a new head : John S. Educators Discuss Pros and Cons of Learning Analytics.” ” “How Social Media Can Help Teach Good Writing,” according to Edsurge. ” (See also: Altschool, and just remember: venture capital and education do not mix.).

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” Via Infodocket : “ University of Delaware Library Joins Open Textbook Network.” The social media platform had raised $2.5 More on the Classroom API via the G Suite Developers Blog. Via teachonline.ca : “Directory of Vendors of Online Learning Products and Services.” “G Suite.”).

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was named in an investigation by The Associated Press last year for sharing racially charged content on social media.” Via The Guardian : “ Trump bans agencies from ‘providing updates on social media or to reporters’ ” This ban has been targeted at scientists at the EPA and USDA in particular.