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The iPad Loophole

The Electric Educator

The trouble stems from Apps that, instead of storing their help documentation locally on the device, pull in their help documentation from the web. This post is not meant to be a discussion of internet freedom, but a report on a potential security loophole in iOS devices. Thanks for subscribing to my blog.

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?Blockchain, Bitcoin and the Tokenization of Learning

Edsurge

Take LiveEdu , for example, a Y Combinator-backed online learning company that touts itself as being the “next-gen Lynda.com,” referring to a platform that offers online courses and skills training. EDU tokens are so far only listed on EtherDelta, an exchange platform with a history of reported hacks—one as recent as Wednesday.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

Think the private school startup Bridge International Academies that operates in Africa, for example, which Peg Tyre documented so devastatingly in The New York Times Magazine this summer.). “Facebook Giving Virtual-Reality Kits to Every Arkansas High School,” Education Week reported in August.

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Media Literacy Resources for Classrooms

Graphite Blog

Media Production Lesson s (by MediaSmarts): Browse MediaSmart's lessons focused on creating media ranging from videos to news reports. LinkedIn Learning : Formerly Lynda.com, LinkedIn Learning is a subscription-based site for courses in media production and beyond. There's also a handy list of tools and websites.

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'Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs'

Hack Education

Earlier this year, a consortium of elite private high schools formed the Mastery Transcript Consortium in order to replace the traditional transcript with a document that “would not include courses or grades, but levels of proficiency in various areas.” You can look to Lynda.com, which was acquired by LinkedIn in 2015 for $1.5