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The Stories We've Been Told (in 2017) about Education Technology

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Social Media, Campus Activism, and Free Speech. The Common Core State Standards. Education Data and Learning Analytics. Social Media: Adoption and Crackdown. The Digital Library. Beyond the MOOC. The Compulsion for Data. Indie Ed-Tech. The Business of Ed-Tech. The Business of Ed-tech.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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And like so many products on this list, 3D printing was hailed as a revolution in education, and schools were encouraged to reorient libraries and shop classes towards “maker spaces” which would give students opportunities to print their plastic designs. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That).

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Top Ed-Tech Trends: A Review

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Social Media, Campus Activism, and Free Speech. The Common Core State Standards. Education Data and Learning Analytics. Social Media: Adoption and Crackdown. The Digital Library. Beyond the MOOC. The Compulsion for Data. Indie Ed-Tech. The Business of Ed-Tech. The Business of Ed-tech.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via Chalkbeat : “They rejected multi-state Common Core exams. ” “Frustrated with how colleges have handled their claims of sexual abuse , more students are turning to social media to publicize their cases,” Inside Higher Ed reports. – this time in science. ” asks The Atlantic.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Testing, Testing… “ Common Core testing group wages aggressive campaign against critics on social media,” according to The Washington Post’s Valerie Strauss. “ Gates Foundation CEO Admits Underestimating Common-Core Challenges.” Upgrades and Downgrades.