Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

” I’ve looked at how for-profit colleges , MOOCs , and learn-to-code companies have tapped into these narratives in order to justify their products and services. ” That’s because the stories told this year to keep us hustling and to keep up imagining a certain kind of future are almost all about robots.

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Robotics MOOC Training Industry 59

Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2020

Facebook, Google, Microsoft have pulled out of annual industry conferences, and called off events of their own. Docebo, the maker of a corporate learning management system, has postponed a London-based conference scheduled for April. Some companies are electing to not send staff. The recent U.S. No other major U.S.

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Industry Conference EdTech Facebook 142

A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 22, 2014

Talk about throwing a wrench into the system. This message is then delivered by a polite robotic voice basically telling me that I can sleep in if I wish or spend the day slaving over my snow shovel. Here are a few tips and ideas that have worked well for NMHS over the years: Create a school Twitter and Facebook page.

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Social Media Facebook Twitter Robotics 277

eSchool News

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Their vision is quickly becoming reality as more high schools invest in the technology and instructional staff to support more career-minded education, ranging from 3D animation to masonry, robotics and more. An AJA HELO H.264 For further information, please see our website at www.aja.com.

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Adobe Robotics Training Resources 96

Edsurge

MAY 11, 2021

Just like other officials in the school system, he first learned about the massive donation along with Musk’s 54 million Twitter followers. Some wonder what the company expects in return, but he is confident the partnership will benefit his students and the region. Salazar says reactions from locals have run the gamut.

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STEM Robotics Company Twitter 147

Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2022

Among them: Are crypto-entrepreneurs imagining better systems for education—or just systems that pay off better financially for themselves? Decentralized Systems Fans of cryptocurrency and Web3 champion the idea of decentralization—freeing commerce and other activities from government oversight and regulation.

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Education Groups Robotics Course 171

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

And I think we're probably in the mid-nineties version of AI at the moment, and how it's going to how is going to benefit learning and education as a system ultimately, I guess, is for anybody's guess at the moment. But I think expect that as a teacher, if all you're asking students to do is work that an AI robot can do.

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Classroom Tools Data Twitter 425

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Tagged on: August 27, 2017 DeVos Invested in Company Under Investigation for Misleading Claims | Education Week → When U.S. Tagged on: August 26, 2017 The Secret to a Good Robot Teacher | The New York Times → Why is educational technology such a disappointment?

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EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Tagged on: August 27, 2017 DeVos Invested in Company Under Investigation for Misleading Claims | Education Week → When U.S. Tagged on: August 26, 2017 The Secret to a Good Robot Teacher | The New York Times → Why is educational technology such a disappointment?

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EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2019

BACK TO THE FUTURE: Weary of unwanted scrutiny, companies that once described themselves as the “Facebook of education” are now scrambling to disassociate themselves from the beleaguered social network. HAPPY MEALS, PERSONALIZED: McDonald’s just acquired an AI tech company to personalize the drive-thru experience.

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EdTech Company iPad Robotics 109

techlearning

JULY 11, 2018

(Dallas, TX) July 11, 2018 — RoboKind announced today that it has been selected as a winner of Red Herring's 2018 Top 100 North America award , a prestigious list honoring the continent’s most exciting and innovative private technology companies. We hope that in the future we can inspire more children to learn using robotics and technology.”

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Robotics Company Industry Twitter 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2018

NASA astronauts would test the device, which analyzes the effects of weightlessness on cooling and heating systems, and send data back to the students. Other students in their engineering class were constructing a robot for the Dell-sponsored Silicon Valley Tech Challenge and designing a “tiny house” to shelter a homeless person.

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Robotics STEM Company Software 93

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2019

The annual tradition dates back to 2012, and features early-stage companies showing off the latest efforts to solve intractable problems across the education landscape. The company offers a suite of administrative software to help daycare providers execute a variety of tasks, from managing government subsidies to financial bookkeeping.

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Education Company EdTech Robotics 89

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Two school districts in two states are scaling back their use of the Facebook -built Summit Public Schools ’ learning management system. ” São Paulo has approved a bill that would allow companies to manufacture school uniforms and sell branding and sponsorship opportunities on the clothing. ” William H.

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Education Robotics MOOC Facebook 46

ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Exploitation is encoded into the systems we are building, making it harder to see, harder to think and explain, harder to counter and defend against. Exploitation is encoded into the systems we are building, making it harder to see, harder to think and explain, harder to counter and defend against.

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Facebook Robotics Company Twitter 51

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

.” Via Bookriot : “On Wednesday, August 23, the city council of Escondido, California voted, 3 to 2, to move forward with plans to hand their public library over to the private, for-profit company Library Systems and Services.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. .” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Education Khan Academy Company Libraries 97

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Via The New Yorker : “ Georgia ’s Separate and Unequal Special-Education System.” ” Also Facebook ’s DC lobbyist, Joel Kaplan, who was sitting right behind Kavanaugh as he screamed at Senators. “ Is Running a Company Like Leading a Classroom? Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Education Chegg MOOC Robotics 55

techlearning

AUGUST 15, 2018

From our innovative laser display technology and powerful innovations in business inkjet printing, this further validates our position as a company poised to successfully deliver high-quality products designed for various disciplines.” Actual print times will vary based on system configuration, software, and page complexity.

Epson 40

Epson Industry Robotics Company 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 14, 2017

Skye Morishita working on the robot she programmed at a recent CoderDojo session in Boston. On a recent Saturday, a squad of Lego robots fitted with markers limped, hopped and spun dizzily across the table. Quintyn Scott (left) and Ella Bartholomew program robots at a recent CoderDojo session in Boston. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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Robotics Blended Learning Laptops Software 66

Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2016

Facebook’s Plans to “Personalize” Education. And “personalization” is the underlying promise of the new education software Facebook is itself building. But in this case, they must also sign away their right to sue Facebook or Summit Public Schools in case of a problem (like, say, a data breach).

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Technology Pearson Education Facebook 73

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last.

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Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

” The reason given: the registry used “‘rapidly aging technologies’ that do not mesh with other systems” – which is odd for what I thought was largely a metadata project. the nation’s third-largest student loan servicing company.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Education LMS Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Meanwhile, as The New York Times reports : “ Facebook , Under Fire in Russia Inquiry, Posts 79% Rise in Profit.” Via Alternet : “ Gavin Grimm Wants To Fix The Education System That Failed Him.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ DeVry Parent Company Makes Pledges to Students.” For-Profit Colleges.”

Education 48

Education Facebook Company Robotics 48

techlearning

JUNE 24, 2018

With a lineup that ranges from inkjet printers and digital printing systems to 3LCD projectors, watches and industrial robots, the company is focused on driving innovations and exceeding customer expectations in inkjet, visual communications, wearables and robotics. Epson America, Inc., based in Long Beach, Calif.,

Epson 40

Epson Classroom Robotics iPhone 40

techlearning

MARCH 30, 2018

With a lineup that ranges from inkjet printers and digital printing systems to 3LCD projectors, smart glasses, sensing systems and industrial robots, the company is focused on driving innovations and exceeding customer expectations in inkjet, visual communications, wearables and robotics. Epson America, Inc.,

Epson 40

Epson Robotics Learning Smartphone 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Robots won’t replace you , the press repeatedly said. Unsaid: robots will just de-professionalize , outsource , or privatize the work. Or, as the AI makers like to say, robots will make us all work harder (and no doubt, with no unions, cheaper). Don’t worry, teachers. Does this look familiar? Wait for the bell.

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Technology Industry Education Robotics 110

Hack Education

AUGUST 17, 2018

” ( Richard Carranza is the new head of the NYC school system.). Via The New York Times : “ Transgender Girl , 12, Is Violently Threatened After Facebook Post by Classmate’s Parent.” “ Facebook is going back to college,” writes venture capitalist Ryan Craig. The Business of Job Training.

Education 48

Education Robotics Facebook Moodle 48

ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

The Tone Policing comic by Robot Hugs is a useful way to contextualize debates over the place of emotion in discourse, particularly in divided classrooms. As the editors of Everyday Feminism note: “Robot Hugs makes a great point about how tone policing protects privilege – and silences people who are hurting. .”

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Resources Classroom Robotics Company 40

techlearning

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

With a lineup that ranges from inkjet printers and digital printing systems to 3LCD projectors, smart glasses, sensing systems and industrial robots, the company is focused on driving innovations and exceeding customer expectations in inkjet, visual communications, wearables and robotics. Epson America, Inc.,

Epson 40

Epson Robotics Software Company 40

Hack Education

MAY 4, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “ Betsy DeVos ’s first Detroit visit featured Girl Scouts, robots, and talk of beluga whales.” “ Are Edtech Companies Doing Enough to Protect Student Privacy? Facebook had its big developer conference this week, and honestly I couldn’t bear to pay attention. Upgrades and Downgrades.

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MOOC Education Robotics Company 42

Hack Education

DECEMBER 10, 2017

In education, there were breaches at colleges and universities, breaches at K–12 schools, breaches at the Department of Education, breaches at education technology companies, and breaches with software schools commonly use. A ransomware attack at a school system in Maine. 77 million users accounts stolen from Edmodo.

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Data Education Software Social Media 78

Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

” At least the e-cigarette company (which targets teens) offers a social-emotional learning curriculum, right? ” Just grand that Facebook is running a bunch of media literacy and digital training courses for community colleges. I mean, clearly the company has a strong grasp on the politics of information.

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Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2018

” Gentrification is forcing poor people out of the city; segregated school systems follow them to new locations. Yes, “that pays superintendents to attend meetings with educational tech companies.” ” Here’s a list of the companies that work with ERDI. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The U.S.

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Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

STEAM-based learning emphasizes both hands-on and digital experiences with engineering, art, game design, prototyping in makerspaces, authoring, robotics, and much more. I treated my classroom like a business by investing in long-term purchases, I made an investment in my company.”. Facebook events. We should be ok with it.

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Gamification How To Education Game-Based Learning 110

Hack Education

AUGUST 10, 2018

education system ‘not top 10 in anything’ ” Via The Atlantic : “Arne Duncan: ’Everyone Says They Value Education, but Their Actions Don’t Follow’.” Via The Atlantic : “ School-Security Companies Are Thriving in the Era of Mass Shootings.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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E-rate Education Robotics Elsevier 44

Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Via Politico : “The Kansas Supreme Court rejected the state’s school funding system in a ruling issued Monday that found it runs afoul of the state’s constitution by failing to adequately and equitably fund its school districts.” ” The largest student loan company is Navient. More potential markets!

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Education Robotics Company MOOC 49