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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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WHAT’S NEW

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PEARSON & LITTLEBITS ( www.pearson.com.) & ( littlebits.cc/education education ) Pearson, has partnered with littleBits, bringing hands-on invention-based model of learning and teaching into its 3-8 science curriculum, Elevate Science, in a new program called,”Pearson littleBits STEM Invention Toolbox.”

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The messy reality of personalized learning

The Hechinger Report

Teachers project lesson plans onto interactive screens, and little hands reach for black Chromebook laptops, which are stacked like cafeteria trays in a large box called a Chromecart. The ratio of children to Chromebooks, in grades three through five, is one to one. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. Weekly Update.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

.” Via the Google blog : “Rolling Study Halls: turning bus time into learning time.” ” The Verge covers the blog post : “ Google is equipping more rural school buses with Wi-Fi and Chromebooks.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Corwin has acquired Cognition Education Group.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Pearson PARCC "Spies" on Students. But the “spying” has continued.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via Techcrunch : “As Chromebook sales soar in schools, Apple and Microsoft fight back.” Via Campus Technology : “ Pearson Expands Textbook Rental Program.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via CNBC : “Google exec, Mark Cuban agree that these college majors are the most robot-resistant.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“Will Personalized Learning Become the New Normal?” ” “ Apple ’s Bid To Reclaim The Classroom From Chromebooks May Be Too Late,” says Fast Company. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. The English language-learning startup has raised $30.8 “Can Grit Be Measured?”