Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. What then of the students? Tagged on: April 23, 2017 Is It Time to Break Up Google? | Windows 10 Cloud appears to be Microsoft's attempt to compete.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. What then of the students? Tagged on: April 23, 2017 Is It Time to Break Up Google? | Windows 10 Cloud appears to be Microsoft's attempt to compete.

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Tech & Learning Rounds Up a Summary of New Tools for Schools Software & Online GOOGLE FOR EDUCATION UPDATES ( edu.google.com ) Google for Education announced updates and new tools to help teachers keep innovation alive in their classrooms. FOLLETT DESTINY 16.0 ( [link] ) Follett has released Destiny 16.0,

Chromebook 45

Chromebook Pearson Student Data Privacy Data 45

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Via The Wall Street Journal : “The federal government is pumping $245 million into the creation and expansion of public charter schools across the nation with hopes of helping students in low-income communities.” ” Via the Data Quality Campaign : “ Student Data Privacy Legislation : A Summary of 2016 State Legislation.”

Education 40

Education E-rate MOOC Report 40

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

Indeed, Edutechnica, which also tracks LMS data, responds with their own numbers and says that Blackboard still has about two hundred more installations than Canvas and about a million more students using the software. “ Microsoft Hopes to Revive Its Education Tablet Efforts With the New $399 Surface Go,” says Edsurge.

Education 43

Education Khan Academy Blackboard Report 43

MindShift

MARCH 24, 2015

Consumer groups like Common Sense Media and companies like Microsoft have spoken positively of the bill. But some student-privacy advocates are saying it doesn’t go far enough in restricting what private companies can do with student data. Think of all the edits on a school paper written in Google Docs.

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Student Data Privacy Data Khan Academy Pearson 28

Hack Education

APRIL 27, 2018

For your “yes, Microsoft is still horrible files,” this from The Washington Post : “ E-waste recycler Eric Lundgren loses appeal on computer restore disks, must serve 15-month prison term.” Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. ” “Who Has More of Your Personal Data Than Facebook ?”

Education 44

Education Facebook Company MOOC 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. Google Reader. Google shut down Reader in 2013 , citing declining use of RSS. Arguably, the closure of Google Reader was not just a blow to news consumption; it was a blow to blogging as well. And “free” doesn’t last. The TED Talk.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

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MAY 27, 2016

And speaking of copyrighting a language of a warlike people, the Oracle v Google case had its closing arguments this week. On Thursday, the judge gave Google the victory , ruling that the company’s use of the Java API fell under fair use provisions. ” From the NASBE : “Trends in Student Data Privacy Bills in 2016.”

Education 52

Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Via Techcrunch : “ Udacity and Google launch free career courses for interview prep, resume writing and more.” ” The head of the OECD ’s education division, Andreas Schleicher, writes in The Hill about “Educating students for the fourth industrial revolution.” Microsoft has acquired GitHub.

Khan Academy 45

Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

Via The New York Times : “ Google , in Post-Obama Era, Aggressively Woos Republicans ” – so enjoy that Google Certification, educators. Via The New York Times : “ Canada Beckons International Students With a Path to Citizenship.” ” That’d be Hugo Barra , a former Google exec.

Education 40

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