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From Relief Funds to Online Classes, COVID-19 Upends Early Childcare Software Startups

Edsurge

Treasure Trunk Theatre’s professional performer contract workers have brought songs and games to Facebook Live. But measures to restrict the spread of COVID-19 have disrupted the companies that provide these providers with administrative and marketing software. Rhode Island has suspended all child care licenses through April.

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Some Guidelines for Using Twitter

ProfHacker

Every year makes it a little clearer that Twitter and Facebook are probably a little more interested in advertising revenue than they are in shutting down–heck, even mildly alleviating–abuse. There’s a lot of ambivalence about social media these days, and not just because of Russian bots.

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Five Instances Your “Free” Education Software May Actually Cost You by @edsby

TeacherCast

If a software company wants to give its product away free to educators, that’s a good thing for schools, teachers and students, right? Many companies that are giving their software away—and their investors—are waking up to the fact that freemium is great when it works, but it doesn’t actually work all that often. What do you do?

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Practical AI Ideas for the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

So while I could ask it about how the song Baby Shark was composed, I couldn't ask it anything about Twitter or Facebook's current algorithms. AI Action #6: Generate the Steps for Troubleshooting Software It is fantastic for software troubleshooting tips. 00;16;41;23 – 00;16;58;13 Vicki Davis So these are the guidelines.

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Is It Ethical to Run Learning Experiments On Students Without Their Knowledge?

Edsurge

Students across the country have pushed back against the use of test proctoring software, citing the mental toll of constant monitoring and concerns over privacy. software with or without encouraging messages, she writes. “If But if researchers are A/B testing two innocuous options, what’s the harm? Peterson asks on the message board.

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Colleges Face Investigations Over Whether Their Use of Social Media Follows Accessibility Regulations

Edsurge

As a result, colleges are rolling out social media accessibility standards and training communications staff members to take advantage of built-in accessibility tools in platforms including YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. Many of this year’s complaints filed with the U.S.

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Public and Private Organizations Nationwide Choose Rave’s Coronavirus Recovery Solution to Safely Reopen and Keep Communities Informed

eSchool News

As the response to and recovery from COVID-19 evolves, organizations across the country must plan for how they will adhere to national and local guidelines while creating a safe environment for their staff and community. Founded in 2004, Rave’s award-winning software solutions are backed by leading growth equity firm TCV. Facebook.