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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

“Fake news,” “robots coming for our jobs,” “the new economy,” “surveillance capitalism,” “personalization,” “the cult of innovation,” and so on – these are all narratives intertwined in the power of major technology companies, platforms, data, and algorithms.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” (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.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“Can robotics teach problem solving to students?” Google has released the latest generation of Chromebooks. Via Techcrunch : “ Microsoft launches Intune for Education to counter Google’s Chromebooks in schools.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. The complete list of all winners is here.