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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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And then there’s Mark Zuckerberg’s venture philanthropy firm and its commitment to fund “personalized learning.” “New Facebook features intended for developers could, if expanded, turn the social networking site into an online learning platform,” Inside Higher Ed reported in June.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Some say… “What to Ask When Choosing Tech for Schools” – a new Lynda.com course offered by Edsurge (which is funded in part by Lynda.com’s founder. ” “ Chromebooks destroyed Apple in back-to-school shopping,” says MarketWatch. Some say the earth is flat. Small world). Or something.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.” ” (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.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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“The Growing Role of Technology in Personalized Learning ,” according to KQED’s Mindshift. Google has released the latest generation of Chromebooks. Via Techcrunch : “ Microsoft launches Intune for Education to counter Google’s Chromebooks in schools.”