EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

With so many school districts going one-to-one with tablets or laptops , libraries are the new meeting space for tech-enabled teamwork. Because wireless networking can be an expensive endeavor, schools can use E-rate funding to pay for these upgrades. Computer Labs Make Way for 1:1 Device Programs.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Some companies that produce monitoring software report sending tens of thousands of alerts about cyberbullying, violence, sexual content and other concerns. Research ties bullying to depression, suicide attempts , feeling unsafe at school, absenteeism and other troubles.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Do you know that feeling when you are told your questions about student privacy are unfounded by a representative of a company that earns 86% of its total revenue from advertising? The thread on this tweet has the details. “I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link].

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Via NPR on Sunday : “ President Trump Set To Meet With Presidents Of Historically Black Colleges And Universities.” ” Via NPR on Tuesday : “ Trump, And Most Black College Presidents, Absent From Annual Meeting.” Via The Washington Post : “ Student loan companies reach $21.6 million total. (No

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NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

Remember Time Magazine’s darkening of the OJ mugshot? content farm or content mill : a company that employs a staff of freelance writers to create content designed to satisfy search engine retrieval algorithms with the goal of attracting views and advertising revenue. Meet CORA (the Community of Online Research Assignments).

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Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

And this prompted me to update my list of education / technology companies that are ALEC members.). The New York Times Magazine interviews the new Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. His rather disastrous business history in ed-tech includes SoftKey and The Learning Company. Via CNN : “ Rewrite the Constitution ?

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Via Masslive.com : “ Massachusetts state government announced a new partnership with an online education company on Thursday to help public employees and the state’s public universities take advantage of online classes.” ” The company in question: edX. ” From the HR Department. Edsurge has hired Jeffrey R.

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