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Meet the 83-Year-Old App Developer Who Says Edtech Should Better Support Seniors

Edsurge

Last year, Wakamiya, who is a former banker, released the app Hinadan , a Japanese doll game designed for senior iPhone users. Wakamiya: I am part of a nonprofit organization [called the Broadband School Association] that helps older people with learning how to use digital devices and computers, search using Google, this kind of stuff.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

From the FCC : “Fact Sheet on Broadband Consumer Privacy Proposal.” ” The phone was not a Samsung Galaxy Note 7, which have been recalled because of battery explosions, but an iPhone 6 Plus. Google had a big press event this week too, unveiling shiny stuff to a cheering crowd of stenographers. A Wi-Fi system.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Education Week : “ Trump Signs Orders on Rural Broadband Access.” Via The Verge : “James Damore sues Google for allegedly discriminating against conservative white men.” ” 69% of Google’s employees are men. No Alexa or Google voice assistant. 56% are white. The power went out.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 13 Edition)

Doug Levin

Tagged on: April 1, 2017 Libraries have become a broadband lifeline to the cloud for students | Ars Technica → The role of the library in the digital age has grown thanks to cloud tools.

EdTech 150
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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 13 Edition)

Doug Levin

Tagged on: April 1, 2017 Libraries have become a broadband lifeline to the cloud for students | Ars Technica → The role of the library in the digital age has grown thanks to cloud tools.

EdTech 150