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?Updates, Upgrades and Overheard: What Was Unveiled at ISTE 2017

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It’s also a time when companies of all sizes and ages announce their latest updates and tools. Google also announced Cast for Education, a Chrome application that allows teachers and students to wirelessly share their screens with the class. MICROSOFT CLASSROOM IS NO MORE. classrooms.

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The Dangers of AI (and it’s not cheating) – SULS0190

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A quick Google search will reveal many other warnings and predictions he has made about AI. Right now, tech companies own AI. If you Google the “dark side of GPT,” this should make you pause before using this in the classroom. These companies have HUGE data mines, which will only make AI more powerful.

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Behaviorism, Surveillance, and (School) Work

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I was a speaker today at the #AgainstSurveillance teach-in , a fundraiser for Ian Linkletter who is being sued by the online test-proctoring software company Proctorio. Quite literally so in the case of Microsoft, which now offers managers a way to measure and score workers based on how often they email, chat, or collaborate in Sharepoint.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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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 Education’s Proto-Platforms.

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Managing and Sharing Your Education Data Effectively

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Once these types of factors are thought through, applications like Google Data Studio can speed up the creation of customized reports through the use of menus, drop-down lists, and drag-and-drop features, while also providing color and font choices that make the data easier and faster for recipients to review and put to good use.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” There’s more on legal battles involving student loan companies in the business of financial aid section below. ” Via The New York Times : “ Google Pledges $300 Million to Clean Up False News.” The student loan company has raised $803.6 The company, which makes programmable toys, has raised $7.8

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

From the Google blog : “ Chromebook tablets for versatile learning.” Speaking of Google , Wired reports that “Children’s YouTube is still churning out blood, suicide and cannibalism.” ” Also via Wired : “Companies Are Cashing in on Reality TV for Tots.” million total.