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Year in Review: Our Top Edtech Business Stories of 2018

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When teachers rely on tools from Google and Facebook just to keep up with students, it’s a “ race to the bottom ,” says Tristan Harris, who heads the Center for Humane Technology. More Popular Than Gmail, Facebook and Instagram: The Education App That Hit #1 on the iOS Chart.

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.” (“…She’s unlikely to encounter local students when she’s there.”). Department of Education Announces STEM , Computer Science Education Grant Opportunities.” Edsurge on Education Elements : “Million-Dollar Advice: The High Cost and Limited Return on Personalized Learning Consulting.”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning. In an era before Facebook or Edmodo, the social networking site Ning was, for a time, quite popular with educators. And “free” doesn’t last.

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He believes the future of education means all STEM, no arts and no humanities. Via Education Week : “ Mississippi Attorney General Sues Google Over Student-Data Privacy.” ” Via The New York Times : “ Facebook ’s Virtual Reality Business Gets a New Leader.” ” Yup.