Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

I’d encourage those interested in the OER movement to subscribe to the bi-weekly OER Digest (a joint project of SPARC and the Student PIRGs ) to stay up to date. This week, I also enhanced the K-12 Cyber Incident Map by adding video clips of news reports of select incidents since 2016. Oh, and unroll.me

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

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? “I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link].

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

These interventions ensure that students are being equipped with the best possible skills practice to achieve academic growth. As a result, Alexander has seen significant growth in her students. With reliable, actionable data, educators at Morris Elementary are able to provide targeted instruction.

Education 124

Education Learning EdTech Data 124

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

Department of Education missed a deadline to delay state authorization rules are incorrect, a department spokeswoman said Thursday,” Inside Higher Ed reports. There’s more Department of Education news – relating to student loans in particular – in “the business of financial aid” section below.

Education 43

Education Khan Academy Blackboard Report 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Pokémon Go, a free augmented reality game developed by Niantic (a company spun out of Google in 2015), became the most popular mobile game in US history this year. Has our confidence that we or our students have “nothing to hide” changed now under President-Elect Trump ? Students cheat, we’re repeatedly told.

Data 40

Data Technology Education Software 40

Hack Education

APRIL 27, 2018

” “ Richard Spencer , the white nationalist, has dropped his lawsuit against the University of Cincinnati,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” WeWork, an eight-year-old company that has raised almost $7 billion in funding, has committed to pay some $18 billion in rent. The financial services company has raised $8.9

Education 44

Education Facebook Company MOOC 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. But as the ed-tech sector is never willing to let a bad idea die, the report will live on. Without revenue the company will go away.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

Via Education Week : “ DeVos-Backed Company Makes Questionable Claims on Autism , ADHD.” ” “Betsy DeVos Won’t Shed Stake in Biofeedback Company , Filings Show,” The New York Times reports. Via New America : “Why Does Betsy DeVos think Federal Student Loan Debt has Grown by 1,000 percent?

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40