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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. Affluent students get to digital tools for creative exploration; poor students get to use theirs for test prep. Purdue boasted that Course Signals increased retention by 21%, making it an incredibly effective tool.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Trends to watch: investors’ interest in English language learning (software). e.g. “ Supporting English Language Learners with Next-Gen Tools.” ” Via The Kansas City Star : “ Rockhurst University is sued over data breach in phishing scam.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via Education Week : “ Mississippi Attorney General Sues Google Over Student-Data Privacy.” Via Techcrunch : “ Microsoft launches Intune for Education to counter Google’s Chromebooks in schools.” Most certainly food for thought touting the power of “ learning analytics.”