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Judge, Jury and Education Startups: Reflections From the SXSW EDU Launch Competition

Edsurge

Over the years I have attended dozens of demo days and exhibitions, and slogged through what already feels like a lifetime of pitches in my inbox. Another “AI-powered” startup present was ROYBI , which is developing a machine learning-powered robot companion for children. Eight startups took the stage this year.

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AI in the Classroom: A Complete AI Classroom Guide

The CoolCatTeacher

AI Tools for Teachers: Meet Curipod, AI Lesson Plan Builder 00;06;00;13 – 00;06;09;25 Vicki Davis And so, Amanda, can you give us some examples of some AI powered educational tools and programs and how they've been effective in helping students learn? And she's @AmandaFoxSTEM on Twitter.

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Coding outside the lines: CoderDojos get kids psyched about programming by turning them loose

The Hechinger Report

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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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Techcrunch : “ Facebook launches Youth Portal to educate teens on the platform, how their data is being used.” ” The Verge tries to take a slightly skeptical angle : “If Facebook wants to appeal to teens, it might start by rethinking its new ‘Youth Portal’ ” Still more advertorial content.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

In an era before Facebook or Edmodo, the social networking site Ning was, for a time, quite popular with educators. Teachers Are Moonlighting As Instagram Influencers To Make Ends Meet,” Buzzfeed reported in 2018. There was a regularly updated Facebook page, a Twitter account, as well as a LinkedIn profile for its supposed president.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via ProPublica : “Meet the Hundreds of Officials Trump Has Quietly Installed Across the Government.” ” Via The Washington Post : “ Muslim students tried to meet with a lawmaker. ” Via the BBC : “ Facebook Reports BBC to Police Over Investigation Into Child Sex Images.”