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Education Technology and Data Insecurity

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Pokémon Go, a free augmented reality game developed by Niantic (a company spun out of Google in 2015), became the most popular mobile game in US history this year. Pokémon Go generated more than $160 million by the end of July, hitting $600 million in revenue within its first 90 days on the market – the fastest mobile game to do so. .”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). The company provides “interactive lessons and content on a mobile platform to low-skilled workers.” ” “Do Voice Assistant Devices Have a Place in the Classroom?” ” The virtual charter school in question: ECOT.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. The Flipped Classroom". He didn’t invent the idea of video-taping instruction to watch at home and doing “homework” in the classroom instead; but history don’t matter in Silicon Valley. And “free” doesn’t last. WTF is Unizin ?!

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Department of Education Announces Vision to Transform Federal Student Aid , Improve Customer Service.” ” Apparently the FAFSA will soon be available on mobile devices. Via The Wall Street Journal : “ Trump Administration Looks Beyond Traditional Servicers for Student-Lending Help.” “When Is The U.S.

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