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” The Chronicle of Higher Education on Elsevier “becoming a data company.” Phil Hill on an “LMS Revival: D2L picking up new customers and showing they can listen.” Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security. The Internet Archive’s Jason Scott on “Celebrating 30 Years of HyperCard.”

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Via Nature : “One of the world’s largest science publishers, Elsevier , won a default legal judgement on 21 June against websites that provide illicit access to tens of millions of research papers and books. ” “Why So Many Top Hackers Hail from Russia ,” according to information security journalist Brian Krebs.

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Just 22 schools with running water and basic supplies will start holding informal classes today in an attempt to kickstart recovery.” ” “ University of Wisconsin System to Migrate From D2L Brightspace to Canvas LMS” by Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill. Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security.

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Via Education Week : “ Students With Disabilities Sue ACT Over Release of Personal Information.” Google has updated its pseudo-LMS, Classroom. ” Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill on “ Schoology , NEO, Claroline, Chamilo: The beginning of the LMS long tail.” Elsevier has acquired Aries Systems.

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.” “In an effort help educators make smart choices amid the deluge of ed-tech tools marketed to them, ISTE has partnered with a private company to create an online hub for teachers to review and post information on the quality of those products,” says EdWeek’s Market Brief. Data, Surveillance, and Information Security.

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” Here’s the rub: it’s an LMS. Elsevier has acquired Hivebench. ” Via the Democrat & Chronicle : “A small rural Orleans County school district says it has been a victim of a cyber attack that exposed personal information of thousands of workers and contractors.” “Can U.S.