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The Next Social Contract for Public Education Needs New Terms of Service

Doug Levin

Most concerning are decisions that have a negative impact on student outcomes (whether academic or social) or in more extreme circumstances even jeopardize the health and well-being of children and youth. The post The Next Social Contract for Public Education Needs New Terms of Service appeared first on EdTech Strategies.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan called badges a “game-changing strategy.”. Although sometimes talked about as a “movement,” Mozilla’s Open Badges Project was really more of a technical specification, one that was transferred from Mozilla to IMS Global Learning Consortium in 2017. Reader, they were not. Green Imperial Pigeon.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Educators Discuss Pros and Cons of Learning Analytics.” ” AltSchool is shutting a school in Palo Alto , Bloomberg reports, so that the company can focus on “strategy, path to growth and finances.” ” “How Social Media Can Help Teach Good Writing,” according to Edsurge.

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The Weaponization of Education Data

Hack Education

EdTech Strategies’ Doug Levin launched a new project in 2017 – “ The K–12 Cyber Incident Map ” – that visualizes the breaches, ransomware attacks, DDOS attacks, phishing attacks, and so on that have been reported at US public schools. More data collection will improve student learning and student outcomes.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

was named in an investigation by The Associated Press last year for sharing racially charged content on social media.” Via The Guardian : “ Trump bans agencies from ‘providing updates on social media or to reporters’ ” This ban has been targeted at scientists at the EPA and USDA in particular.