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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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Platforms provide the substructure for the “gig economy” and the “sharing economy”; they’re the economic engine of social media; they’re the architecture of the “attention economy” and the inspiration for claims about the “end of ownership.” Pearson is Not a Platform.

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Technology Tools Used in Teaching and Learning

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These tools, ranging from interactive whiteboards to educational apps and virtual learning platforms, bridge traditional methodologies with innovative approaches. Integrating technology in the classroom not only cultivates digital literacy but also fosters collaborative and personalized learning environments.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“ ICE officials have invited tech companies, including Microsoft , to develop algorithms that will track visa holders’ social media activity ,” ProPublica reports. Schools should consider the ways in which their own social media surveillance re-inscribes these sorts of violent, nationalist policies.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Not ed-tech per se (unless you recognize that “personalized learning” is greyballing), but according to The New York Times , “ Uber Faces Federal Inquiry Over Use of Greyball Tool to Evade Authorities.” Microsoft had a media event this week. ” Immigration and Education.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Princeton University and Microsoft have joined together to file a lawsuit against President Trump’s rescinding of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Maybe social media is broken, Cathy O’Neil suggests. Immigration and Education. ” No.