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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 10 Edition)

Doug Levin

Ever wonder how stories promoted by ‘thought leaders’ on social media get selected? This from the school district that is still reeling from a major student data privacy breach. Filter bubbles are bad, including in educational technology. Tagged on: March 9, 2017 Belgrade schools may tap $1.5M

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. Students recorded fellow students. Students recorded their teachers. And “free” doesn’t last.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via E&E News : “ Cabinet heads told to praise Paris exit. Via Education Week : “‘Impenetrable’ World of Student Data Brokers a Major Concern, Study Says.” Via Connecticut Public Radio : “School Districts Struggle To Comply With New Student Data Privacy Law.”