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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. In an era before Facebook or Edmodo, the social networking site Ning was, for a time, quite popular with educators. The key word in that headline isn’t “digital”; it’s “force.” Consent?

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. “ Can Edmodo Turn Virality into Profitability? Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “With two executive orders, Gov. And Betteridge again! ” Oh.