Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

“Mark Zuckerberg just unveiled Facebook ’s new mission statement,” says The Verge. Via Buzzfeed : “ Violence On Facebook Live Is Worse Than You Thought.” ” Because, you know, Facebook’s mission is “community.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Study Shows Choices Are Slim.”

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AUGUST 10, 2018

Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “To Bolster K–3 Literacy, North Carolina Provides 24,000 iPads for Reading Teachers.” ” Via Techcrunch : “ Facebook launches Mentorships , matching people within Groups to help them guide each other.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The two were visiting a rural school in Idaho that has a 1-to–1 iPad program. The stories out of Facebook just keep getting worse. I mean, I’m just glad that no one from Facebook is involved in education, ed-tech, ed reform, or education journalism. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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APRIL 27, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “Robotics is bringing Betsy DeVos to Detroit for the first time as education secretary.” ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “New study finds that ending SAT and ACT requirements results in more applications and more diversity – without any decline in graduation rates.” Teens as Adults.”

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JULY 28, 2017

Via ESPN : “Ravens OL John Urschel , 26, retires abruptly, two days after CTE study.” “ Are iPads and laptops improving students’ test scores? Speaking of imperialism, The Guardian covers a report from Global Media which describes Facebook’s Free Basics program as “ digital colonialism.”

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

Steve Jobs wouldn’t let his kids have iPads. In an era before Facebook or Edmodo, the social networking site Ning was, for a time, quite popular with educators. For their part, critics of laptop bans claimed the studies the op-eds frequently cite were flawed, reductive, and out-of-date. They’re distracting others. Deliverology".

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DECEMBER 18, 2016

Facebook’s Plans to “Personalize” Education. And “personalization” is the underlying promise of the new education software Facebook is itself building. But in this case, they must also sign away their right to sue Facebook or Summit Public Schools in case of a problem (like, say, a data breach).

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “Feds Drop Investigation Into Los Angeles District Over $1 Billion iPad Purchase.” Mark Zuckerberg on “Building Global Community” via Facebook. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Via Quartz : “The robot that takes your job should pay taxes , says Bill Gates.”

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

“​ Ohio State Will Give Incoming Students iPads. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “Teachers Are Finding Innovative Ways to Use Robots in Class,” claims Education Week. Facebook has acquired tbh , a 2-month-old app that’s purportedly popular with teens. New study finds big declines, then progress.”

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MARCH 10, 2017

” Via the BBC : “ Facebook Reports BBC to Police Over Investigation Into Child Sex Images.” ” More on this story and concerns about how Facebook moderates content via Techcrunch. ” New Nanodegrees from Udacity : Digital Marketing and Robotics. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

I’ve got all the “learn-to-code” news in the job training section, because let’s be honest… Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Inside Higher Ed on professor pay : “Faculty members earn 15 percent less than others with advanced degrees, study finds. Don’t be ridiculous.

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MARCH 31, 2017

” The Wall Street Journal is concerned that students at Harvard are studying authors “marginalized for historical reasons.” Via The New York Times : “ Oculus Founder, at Center of Legal Battle Over VR, Departs Facebook.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. From the HR Department.

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JUNE 8, 2018

Via The Atlantic : “ DeVos Says There’s One Thing Her School-Safety Commission Won’t Be Studying: Guns.” Via KPCC : “ LAUSD may try again to give an iPad or computer to every student.” Inside Higher Ed on Facebook ’s plans to partner with community colleges to teach digital literacy.

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MARCH 9, 2018

” Via Apple Insider : “Jamf’s ‘innovation pod’ aims to offer iPad-based education to students in Haiti.” Via The Guardian : “ Facebook asks users: should we allow men to ask children for sexual images ?” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Excellent re-branding.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “One Campus’s iPad Revolution Results in Education Evolution.” Facebook has decided to obey the law , announcing this week that “ discriminatory advertising has no place on Facebook.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” LOL. ” Listen.

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OCTOBER 28, 2016

.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “A divided federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s ruling that a Minnesota community college was justified when it kicked a student out of a nursing program because of Facebook comments administrators deemed to be unprofessional and threatening to fellow students.”

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