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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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“Fake news,” “robots coming for our jobs,” “the new economy,” “surveillance capitalism,” “personalization,” “the cult of innovation,” and so on – these are all narratives intertwined in the power of major technology companies, platforms, data, and algorithms.

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Education Technology and the 'New Economy'

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.” Note the significant difference in language in this headline from The Verge , for example – “ Harvard’s Root robot teaches kids how to code ” – and the way in which Seymour would describe the LOGO Turtle – that students would using programming to teach the robot. Google’s Alphabet Inc.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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It’s a partnership with Microsoft. ” (It’ll run on LinkedIn Learning , formerly Lynda.com , which means it’ll cost you $24.99 Via Techcrunch : “As Chromebook sales soar in schools, Apple and Microsoft fight back.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Good grief, the handwringing.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via McClatchy DC : “Forced to watch child porn for their job, Microsoft employees developed PTSD, they say.” “The ‘poor man’s MBA’ can boost salaries by 20%,” says CNN in a puff piece about LinkedIn , Lynda.com , and project management certificates. Government Over Dismal Education.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Wired : “The Young and the Reckless – A gang of teen hackers snatched the keys to Microsoft ’s videogame empire. I’d love to see a comparison between Pluralsight and Lynda.com.). .” “Make it rain” here is a reference to an analytics app.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“Can robotics teach problem solving to students?” Via Techcrunch : “ Microsoft launches Intune for Education to counter Google’s Chromebooks in schools.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” “ Robots and drones take over classrooms,” according to the BBC.