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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 10 Edition)

Doug Levin

This from the school district that is still reeling from a major student data privacy breach. fund to boost technology for kids | Belgrade News → The idea behind the initiative is to set up every student in the district with their own computing device. Case in point: Chrome extensions gone bad.

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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. At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. Certainly “free” works well for cash-strapped schools.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“Some Thoughts on OER ” by Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein. Via Education Week : “‘Impenetrable’ World of Student Data Brokers a Major Concern, Study Says.” Via Connecticut Public Radio : “School Districts Struggle To Comply With New Student Data Privacy Law.”