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As Facebook Changes Name to Meta, Company Wants to Pull Education Into Its 'Metaverse'

Edsurge

Facebook changed its corporate name to Meta yesterday, as part of CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s sweeping vision of creating a next-generation “embodied” internet inspired by science fiction, where users, as he described it , will be “in the experience, not just looking at it.” And he is targeting education as one key part of that vision.

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ISTELive 23: What’s Going On? Some Big Announcements from Microsoft

The CoolCatTeacher

So, I will have one presentation this year, and besides that, my producer (and son), John, has come with me to document the learning and thoughts to share on my podcast/ YouTube channel/ social media and — as always — here on my blog. I'll be sharing on Facebook, and Twitter, and am now on BlueSky @ coolcatteacher.bsky.social.

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See What Facebook (Thinks It) Knows About You

ProfHacker

For example, Lee highlighted a ProPublica report on just this topic a couple of years ago, and eight years ago Mark documented how to archive your Facebook data. If you use Facebook, why not take a peek at what The Machine knows? Anyone can download their data (on a computer, not on mobile) in a pretty straightforward way.

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Dropbox adds new features - document preview and photo sharing

Educational Technology Guy

Dropbox , the very popular cloud file/sync/backup/sharing service , has announced some new features, including document preview and photo sharing and sorting. You can then group them, email them, or share to Facebook and Twitter. You can preview PDF, DOC, DOCX, and PPT files by double-clicking on them.

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When Does Posting Photos of Students Become a Data Privacy Problem?

Edsurge

Their Facebook pages contain not just announcements but photos from events on campus—graduations, Christmas band concerts, chess team tournament victories, spirit week—where students take center stage. For instance, might Facebook have the default setting for school and district pages on Facebook to be private rather than public?”

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Buncee Feature Update: Embed Buncees in Microsoft Word Documents

Buncee

Now, you can take advantage of a brand new Buncee and Microsoft integration: you can embed Buncees in your Microsoft Word Documents ! As always, be sure to join us on Twitter , Instagram , our Facebook Page or our Buncee Educators Group , to stay informed on all our latest updates. Buncee Tabs: Pin Resources in Classroom Conversations.

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Top 5 Reasons Why Kids Should Learn Python

Ask a Tech Teacher

Good Documentation, Community Support and a Big Network of Python Libraries : There is no dearth of guides and video tutorials for those working with Python. It also enjoys support from Facebook, Amazon Web Services and Google. This has definitely added to its appeal making more kids want to learn Python.

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