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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition)

Doug Levin

The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. What then of the students? By 2021, most of the student body should be in the system." Windows 10 Cloud appears to be Microsoft's attempt to compete. If not, why not?

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition)

Doug Levin

The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. What then of the students? By 2021, most of the student body should be in the system." Windows 10 Cloud appears to be Microsoft's attempt to compete. If not, why not?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via E&E News : “ Cabinet heads told to praise Paris exit. Microsoft has acquired GitHub. Here’s the NYT headline : “Microsoft Buys GitHub for $7.5 Via Education Week : “‘Impenetrable’ World of Student Data Brokers a Major Concern, Study Says.” million total.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via The Wall Street Journal : “The federal government is pumping $245 million into the creation and expansion of public charter schools across the nation with hopes of helping students in low-income communities.” ” Via the Data Quality Campaign : “ Student Data Privacy Legislation : A Summary of 2016 State Legislation.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via Real Clear Education : “Connecting Schools to the Future: Rethinking E-Rate.” Via Education Week : “ Mississippi Attorney General Sues Google Over Student-Data Privacy.” This ‘employment’ results in a financial loss for participating students.”

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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. To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. Eight thousand students a year take introductory math in a space that once housed a discount department store.”.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

For your “yes, Microsoft is still horrible files,” this from The Washington Post : “ E-waste recycler Eric Lundgren loses appeal on computer restore disks, must serve 15-month prison term.” I wonder if his words appeared in any pitches that student loan startups made to investors. Go, School Sports Team!