Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

" Tagged on: March 19, 2017 Technology switch leaves some upset | Columbia Daily Tribune → Battle High School students and teachers have had iPads since the school opened in 2013. But the iPads will be discontinued next year in favor of the Dell Latitude Education Series (3160) touchscreen laptop computer.

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AUGUST 10, 2018

Via Edsurge : “Why the FCC ’s E-rate Makes Funding High-Speed Internet a Slow Crawl.” Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “To Bolster K–3 Literacy, North Carolina Provides 24,000 iPads for Reading Teachers.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Didn’t Happen, Agency Now Says.”

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APRIL 6, 2018

Via Education Week : “ FCC Chair Moves to Block E-Rate Funds for Companies Deemed ‘Security Risk’ ” (State and Local) Education Politics. ” Via The Verge : “Teachers weigh in on Apple ’s push for more iPads in school.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. 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.

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JULY 28, 2017

” The story contains some machinations at the Department of Education in which the White Hous e tried to fire a Jeb Bush-supporting staffer. I’m also curious how this news – again, I’m not sure two closures are really a “trend” – will affect student loan startups. ” asks Chester E.

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APRIL 27, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “Robotics is bringing Betsy DeVos to Detroit for the first time as education secretary.” 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.”

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JANUARY 12, 2017

Via Zion Market Research : “ Massive Open Online Course Market : Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecasts 2016-2024.” ” Via The Mercury News : “In Apple’s backyard, iPads ignite furor in schools.” Robots and Other (Ed-Tech) Science Fiction. Upgrades and Downgrades.

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