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MARCH 27, 2020

Check with your local broadband provider to see if they have free access programs. Have a frequent virtual meeting via Google Hangouts Meet, Zoom, or an option through your LMS. Assign ereading and then have a virtual chat about what was read (either through the eread website/program or through your LMS). coronaviruseducation.

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Khan Academy LMS Broadband Digital Citizenship 245

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

From the FCC : “Fact Sheet on Broadband Consumer Privacy Proposal.” It’s always fascinating to look at ed-tech companies’ job postings – this one is from Khan Academy. It’s not really “free Internet,” of course – it’s Facebook as Internet. Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

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JUNE 23, 2017

Edsurge runs with Trump’s promise to boost rural broadband like it’s a truth anyone can count on. “technologizing” the government. Here’s a sponsored article , paid for by the Gates Foundation and published by Edsurge promoting the school and its technology.). ” That is the Sophie B.

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Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 53

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

.” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. Khan Academy wants to start offering diplomas. Accreditation and Certification. What could go wrong?!

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DECEMBER 4, 2016

I maintain a dataset of all education technology investments and all education technology investors. Glaring in its absence from this list: “personalization,” one of the most trumpeted technology “solutions” this year. (I’ll The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is no exception.

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Technology Education Common Core Company 40

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APRIL 28, 2017

” Via Multichannel News : “Trayvon Martin Attorney Parks Targets AT&T Over Alleged Broadband Redlining.” ” Google announces more updates to its pseudo-LMS, Google Classroom. Inside Higher Ed examines the challenges facing LMS provider Blackboard. ” (In Cleveland.). Davis on the DML Central blog.

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