Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Do you know that feeling when you are told your questions about student privacy are unfounded by a representative of a company that earns 86% of its total revenue from advertising? “I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link].

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. Steve Jobs wouldn’t let his kids have iPads. To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. The iPad would solve that,” he said.

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Hack Education

APRIL 27, 2018

For your “yes, Microsoft is still horrible files,” this from The Washington Post : “ E-waste recycler Eric Lundgren loses appeal on computer restore disks, must serve 15-month prison term.” I wonder if his words appeared in any pitches that student loan startups made to investors. “Try Google.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Via E&E News : “ Cabinet heads told to praise Paris exit. Via KPCC : “ LAUSD may try again to give an iPad or computer to every student.” Via Techcrunch : “ Udacity and Google launch free career courses for interview prep, resume writing and more.” A+ for compliant behavior.

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