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FETC 2019: Day One

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Because this is my 13th FETC, I confidently walked into the conference center as a tour guide for an FETC first timer. The new and improved conference registration location is an upgrade from its previous place in the corner of the Expo floor. Student Data Privacy. STEAM and STEM.

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Year in Review: Our Top Edtech Business Stories of 2018

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When teachers rely on tools from Google and Facebook just to keep up with students, it’s a “ race to the bottom ,” says Tristan Harris, who heads the Center for Humane Technology. The conventional answer is STEM and computer science education. What Happens to Student Data Privacy When Chinese Firms Acquire US Edtech Companies?

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T&L’S ISTE 2018 BEST OF SHOW AWARDS WINNERS

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The products below were selected by an anonymous panel of educator judges, who scoured the exhibit hall floor during the conference in Chicago. Other features include complete integration with Chromecast and AirPlay devices, interactive whiteboard capabilities, dynamic screen layout, and a conference controller.

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Hero Awards finalists: 18 schools and educators dedicated to learning

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At that moment, a top-down approach to create a “Campus of the Future” was devised by adopting smart signage within lecture halls, hallways, athletic facilities, and executive conference rooms to transform the entire campus. Additionally, student motivation is high, as they are able to track their monthly growth and celebrate successes.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. Indeed, according to one story in The Atlantic , a school district in Colorado opted to do away with parent-teacher conferences entirely, encouraging parents instead to simply check online to see what their children were up to. Peter Thiel.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” “Lawsuits could lead to changes in the NCAA ’s concussion rules and threaten some athletic conferences, while broader questions about college football’s viability begin to emerge,” says Inside Higher Ed. “ Oxford and Cambridge are said to be illegally spying on students for money,” says Quartz.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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He believes the future of education means all STEM, no arts and no humanities. Via Education Week : “ Mississippi Attorney General Sues Google Over Student-Data Privacy.” ” Well someone has to keep paying for vendor spaces at ed-tech conferences, I guess. Colleges Will Disappear.”