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4 Items on Instructure’s To-Do List After the Sale of the Canvas LMS Provider

Edsurge

But of course, like everyone else in edtech, the rush of schools to online learning could change priorities for Instructure. In response to academics’ concerns about the use of student data once Instructure went private, the company formed an advisory committee on student data privacy made partially of educators.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition)

Doug Levin

Tagged on: March 19, 2017 Textbooks could be history as schools switch to free online learning | Philly.com → Garnet Valley is a district in the vanguard of a nationwide movement to ditch traditional textbooks for open-source educational resources on the web.

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The Impact of Technology on Education

eSchool News

In recent years, K-12 tech innovation news has made it clear that educational technology has become an integral part of classrooms, influencing teaching methodologies, student interactions, and the overall educational landscape. The impact of technology on the academic performance of students and teaching effectiveness cannot be overstated.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via EdScoop : “ Google adds new terms to comply with Connecticut student data privacy laws.” Via LJWorld.com : “KU student who hacked computers and changed his grades is convicted of 4 felonies.” million in seed funding from Propel Capital and Kapor Capital for its teacher-hiring software.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. 3D printing, The Economist pronounced in 2012 , was poised to bring about the third industrial revolution. (I And “free” doesn’t last. Without revenue the company will go away.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

But you’re full of fallacy yourself if you think that’s going to stop me from making critiques about this industry. The Common Core aligned reading software maker had raised $1.8 ” Trends to watch: investors’ interest in English language learning (software). Good grief. Upgrades and Downgrades.