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The Facebook Scandal: What Can We Learn as Educators

The CoolCatTeacher

Professor Britt Watwood has moved his college classes off Facebook. The Facebook Scandal: What Can We Learn as Educators. Vicki: The Facebook scandal with Cambridge Analytica and more. So, first of all, Britt, how would you explain, in simple terms, what happened on Facebook and why so many people are wanting to #deletefacebook?

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As Seattle schools sue social media companies, what’s the legal impact?

eSchool News

Meanwhile, the social media companies named in the lawsuit emphasized their own commitments to teen and child safety. Meanwhile, the social media companies named in the lawsuit emphasized their own commitments to teen and child safety. “We Or, as others expect, it could fizzle out with little chance of winning in court.

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B2B Social Media Trends We are Going to See in 2018

Ask a Tech Teacher

Twitter launched 11 years ago, LinkedIn 14 years ago, Facebook 13 years ago — and you know what? Companies across the globe continue to use social media as a vital part of their marketing strategy — creating content to connect and engage their audience. Make sure you stay on top of trends and try new strategies in 2018.

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Public Edtech Companies Have Been Rare. These SPACs Will Change That.

Edsurge

Publicly traded education technology companies are rare. as the remaining trio of prominent edtech companies on the U.S. CLAS.U), a special purpose acquisition company headed by CEO Michael Moe, raised $225 million in its IPO. At the top of the iceberg, above the water, are the public companies, and that’s pretty limited.

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A Decade of MOOCs: A Review of Stats and Trends for Large-Scale Online Courses in 2021

Edsurge

Coursera went public , while edX was acquired by the public company 2U for $800 million and lost its non-profit status. The company is expected to bring in more than $400 million in revenue in 2021. The IPO gave us an opportunity to learn more about the company. At the time of writing, the company is valued at about $1.6

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What’s New in Digital Leadership version 2 with Eric Sheninger

The CoolCatTeacher

With over half the book being rewritten and changed, you’ll want insight into what trends are important if you’re going to be a digital leader in schools. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend.

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Facebook’s Latest Higher Ed Push Part of Broader Trend

Edsurge

Facebook is teaming up with community colleges as part of a nationwide effort to teach digital-literacy skills to small-business leaders and others in cities. This week the company announced that it will add 17 more community colleges as partners by the end of 2018, for a total of 20 partnerships.

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