Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. collects and sells user data while helping you clean up your inbox. If you are an Uber fan, time to get to know how the company really operates and question whether they deserve your business.

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. collects and sells user data while helping you clean up your inbox. If you are an Uber fan, time to get to know how the company really operates and question whether they deserve your business.

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

Fractus Learning

MARCH 10, 2015

The tool will help students save and centralize their passwords as well as take care of some of the most common bad habits many of us have when setting up passwords. Two-step verification is not a tool in itself, it is a process that many security conscious services ( Google , Apple , Facebook , more ) have now put in place.

Tools 40

Tools Student Data Privacy Edmodo Android 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. Without revenue the company will go away. And “free” doesn’t last.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Tech & Learning Rounds Up a Summary of New Tools for Schools Software & Online GOOGLE FOR EDUCATION UPDATES ( edu.google.com ) Google for Education announced updates and new tools to help teachers keep innovation alive in their classrooms. FOLLETT DESTINY 16.0 ( [link] ) Follett has released Destiny 16.0,

Chromebook 45

Chromebook Pearson Student Data Privacy Data 45

Hack Education

APRIL 27, 2018

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “As Republicans seek support for their controversial legislation to update the Higher Education Act , a Pentagon document gives ammo to critics over the bill’s plan to end Public Service Loan Forgiveness.” Ah yes, a giant technology company deciding what “good manners” sounds like.

Education 44

Education Facebook Company MOOC 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Via The Wall Street Journal : “ Trump Administration Looks Beyond Traditional Servicers for Student-Lending Help.” ” The Wall Street Journal profiles InfiniLaw , a company that runs for-profit law schools. One in five students was absent more than present – missing more than 90 days of school.

Knewton 46

Knewton Education Company MOOC 46