Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

I was inspired, I think, to select that topic because talk of “platforms” was incredibly popular in Silicon Valley – it had been for a while – as companies strove to become “the next Facebook.” ” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. Think Facebook.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2018

Revelations about the privacy practices of Facebook only serve to underscore the stakes surrounding the capture and use of personal data. Nor are they offered insights into how algorithms that determine student outcomes are created. Weekly Update. Future of Learning. Higher Education. Mississippi Learning.

Software 48

Software Student Data Privacy OER Data 48

Marketplace K-12

JULY 27, 2016

From new federal legislation to a changing assessment landscape, from the education interests of large companies like Google and Facebook to challenges in getting ed-tech products to work together, about 125 attendees at the Education Industry Symposium are talking about the threats and opportunities as they chart their paths forward.

Education 40

Education Industry Facebook Company 40

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Very quickly we were getting amazing outcomes for our students—almost 100 percent placement with companies, great salaries and the most compelling new path into the modern technology workforce. Bootcamp outcomes, like most educational ones, will always be a mixture of what the institution and the student bring to the table. The "Peak".

Kaplan 60

Kaplan Industry Outcomes Company 60

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

So what we’ve done is create the software layer on top of coding bootcamps that doesn’t just match you to the program, but also gives you that support system to know what the technical bar is at these programs, what the financial resources are, where housing is, what scholarships opportunities are. I mean, I was there.

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Industry Company Examples System 92

Fractus Learning

MARCH 29, 2022

Why Use Online Quiz Testing Software To Create Online Quizzes For Students? No, it’s not difficult if you use the right quiz builder software. An interactive quiz is outcome-based and allows quiz takers to engage actively with the question sets. Why Use Online Quiz Testing Software To Create Online Quizzes For Students?

Gamification 64

Gamification Software Assessment Report 64

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 11, 2022

And for just as long, I’ve believed that there are useful lessons for us to learn on this topic from open source software – OER’s far more popular and influential sibling. The empirical work on the sustainability of open source software (e.g., and will help us to continue to create products of the highest quality.”

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OER Analysis Software Outcomes 147

Edsurge

MAY 29, 2019

And the number of education-specific apps, services, and software I actually used consistently? Any “spare” time I had (the time my friends used to advance their careers, take Yoga, connect on Facebook) I spent lesson planning, rereading literature and grading papers. Those I could easily count on one hand. Take me for example.

EdTech 167

EdTech Meeting Laptops Company 167

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 1, 2014

Geo-educators can join the community through a variety of online platforms including Twitter, Facebook, and the secure educator site, Edmodo ( www.geo-educatorcommunity.org ). Education Revolution Google+ Community Creating Learning Objectives in eLearning Environments. Classroom 2.0 Ning Users: Your Feedback Wanted! Thanks, Karen!

Libraries 59

Libraries Common Core Classroom Digital Citizenship 59

MindShift

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

If you do a Google image search for “classroom,” you’ll mostly see one familiar scene: rows or groups of desks , with a spot at the front of the room for the teacher. More than nine out of 10 districts polled said they were directing devices, software and professional development resources toward personalized learning.

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Personalized Learning Khan Academy Learning Software 34

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community. Conference strands include Teaching with Technology, Student Devices, Online Learning, Subject Specific Ed Tech, Creative Ed Tech, Web 2.0 & Social Software, and Administrative Support. Check out her list here.

BYOD 52

BYOD Libraries Conference Learning 52

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 26, 2017 Google to Symantec: We don't trust you anymore | InfoWorld → Admins need to consider whether they still want to use Symantec (the cybersecurity firm!) "In these cases, boards need to provide access to a school device. after its repeated mistakes with issuing TLS certificates.

EdTech 170

EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 170

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 26, 2017 Google to Symantec: We don't trust you anymore | InfoWorld → Admins need to consider whether they still want to use Symantec (the cybersecurity firm!) "In these cases, boards need to provide access to a school device. after its repeated mistakes with issuing TLS certificates.

EdTech 150

EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Via Techcrunch : “ Holberton brings its full-stack software engineering school to Colombia.” Via Edsurge : “How Google’s Former China Chief Thinks AI Will Reshape Teaching.” Via The New York Times : “ Facebook Says Bug Opened Access to Private Photos.” But it’s not Yale.

MOOC 78

MOOC Education Elsevier Report 78

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2014

Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community. Conference strands include Teaching with Technology, Student Devices, Online Learning, Subject Specific Ed Tech, Creative Ed Tech, Web 2.0 & Social Software, and Administrative Support. Designing Baseball Uniforms in the School Library.

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Conference Digital Citizenship Libraries Common Core 51

Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

Silicon Valley does include Mountain View, where Google is headquartered. Turns out that “free” might not be the best business model for a for-profit company, particularly one that cannot rely on advertising the same way that other “free” products like Facebook and Google can.

Trends 64

Trends Company MOOC Edmodo 64

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Or the company will have to start charging for the software. In an era before Facebook or Edmodo, the social networking site Ning was, for a time, quite popular with educators. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That). It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security.

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Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

The Flatiron School has released its latest “outcomes report.” Speaking of imperialism, The Guardian covers a report from Global Media which describes Facebook’s Free Basics program as “ digital colonialism.” ” Via Education Week : “ Google Launches $50 Million Effort on the Future of Work.”

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 13, 2016

There was a regularly updated Facebook page, a Twitter account, as well as a LinkedIn profile for its supposed president. If you want a job as a software developer in the technology industry, you’ll need a college degree. million ads for software-developer jobs nationwide. Diplomas issued by Facebook.

Technology 40

Technology Education Secondary Pearson 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 10, 2017

This is part five of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” As in previous years, it would be quite easy to fill a whole article in this series on “ data insecurity ,” on the data breaches and cyberattacks that continue to plague education – both schools and software. million students.

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Data Education Software Social Media 78

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Task Force Seeks Comment on Higher-Ed Outcomes Reporting Standards.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Facebook , an Online Learning Platform?” “ Google Drive will soon back up your entire computer,” says The Verge. I wonder how many schools and districts that use the software have done this?

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

In April, journalist Anya Kamenetz looked closely at “ Pearson’s Quest to Cover the Planet in Company-Run Schools ”: "Pearson would like to become education’s first major conglomerate, serving as the largest private provider of standardized tests, software, materials, and now the schools themselves.

Technology 40

Technology Education Pearson Company 40

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” Via Education Week : “The Ohio education department could seek repayment of more than $80 million from nine full-time online schools , based on audits of software-login records that led state officials to determine the schools had overstated their student enrollment.” ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Via Inside Higher Ed : “ For-Profit College Attendance Linked to Poor Financial Outcomes.” Via The New York Times : “How Google Protected Andy Rubin , the ‘Father of Android ’ ” “Google could have fired Mr. Rubin and paid him little to nothing on the way out. Is It the Best Role Model?

Education 60

Education Company Khan Academy MOOC 60

Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

Via Techcrunch : “ Grasshopper , a learn-to-code app from Google ’s Area 120 incubator, goes live.” ” Via Edsurge : “ Google and Udacity Offering 5,000 Scholarships for Nanodegree Programs.” Via Wired : “Ex-Google Executive Opens a School for AI , With China ’s Help.”

Education 43

Education Pearson lynda.com Edmentum 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Marc Andreessen famously said that “software is eating the world,” but it’s far more accurate to say that the neoliberal values of software tycoons are eating the world. “ Facebook Is Not a Technology Company ,” media studies professor Ian Bogost also wrote in August. Facebook and wishful thinking.

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

a blockbuster case whose outcome will affect whether transgender students can use the school bathroom that aligns with their gender identity. Its outcome will have ramifications in schools throughout the country.” ” Google announced it was cutting jobs in its Google Fiber division. Education in the Courts.

Education 40

Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40