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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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And like so many products on this list, 3D printing was hailed as a revolution in education, and schools were encouraged to reorient libraries and shop classes towards “maker spaces” which would give students opportunities to print their plastic designs. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That).

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” Via Infodocket : “ University of Delaware Library Joins Open Textbook Network.” The social media platform had raised $2.5 Via Techcrunch : “ Nickelodeon gets into e-books with new reading app for kids, Nick Jr. Via EdTech Magazine : “How Learning Analytics Can Help Inform K–12 Decisions.”

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was named in an investigation by The Associated Press last year for sharing racially charged content on social media.” Via The Guardian : “ Trump bans agencies from ‘providing updates on social media or to reporters’ ” This ban has been targeted at scientists at the EPA and USDA in particular.