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Ed Tech News, a New Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Politics and Policies FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced Connect to Compete , a new non-profit initiative that brings private industry and the non-profit sector together to help expand broadband adoption and promote digital literacy. students to address the most pressing national and global challenges."

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Pacific Standard : “Why Is the FCC Considering Cutting Broadband Access for Students?” ” This stems from a protest at the University of Connecticut. ” Inside Higher Ed on Knewton ’s “pivot.” Not Net Neutrality, but another potential FCC move – ending the E-Rate program.

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The Politics of Education Technology

Hack Education

I wrote about his education portfolio – it includes Clever, Knewton, and AltSchool – but I’ll revisit this topic when I tackle ed-tech and surveillance “personalization” in a subsequent article in this series.). “Facebook is well-positioned for a Trump presidency,” I joked in September.