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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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Microsoft : “Microsoft launches Intune for Education to counter Google’s Chromebooks in schools,” Techcrunch reported in January. “Microsoft is really scared of Chromebooks in businesses and schools,” The Verge reported in June. ” (Amazon Inspire is the company’s OER platform.)

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Hack Education Weekly News

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The NAACP endorses OER. ” (It’ll run on LinkedIn Learning , formerly Lynda.com , which means it’ll cost you $24.99 Via Techcrunch : “As Chromebook sales soar in schools, Apple and Microsoft fight back.” .” (“What do we really know about the value of prekindergarten?”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Google has released the latest generation of Chromebooks. Via Techcrunch : “ Microsoft launches Intune for Education to counter Google’s Chromebooks in schools.” ” “Of OER and Platforms: Five Years Later” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley.