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Writing at the intersection of technology, democracy, and society by Ben Werdmuller
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Writing at the intersection of technology, democracy, and society by Ben Werdmuller
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"Five dictionaries as well as eight encyclopedias and other reference materials including “The Guinness Book of World Records” and “Ripley’s Believe it or Not” are among over 1,600 books that Escambia County Public Schools removed from its library shelves in December and flagged for review."
Alongside Anne Frank and a biography of Oprah Winfrey. I wish I could say it was baffling, but it's not: the mindset and set of values that lead to this is obvious and abhorrent. #Education
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"The tools that likely brought down Harvard president Claudine Gay are improperly used on students all the time. [...] The technology of text mining can be used to destroy the career of any scholar at any time."
Tools like Turnitin are rife with false positives, and can be weaponized to target students for any reason. It's bad software. But even more importantly, it's bad educational policy to deploy it, and its design encourages bad grading decisions. The result is an entire generation of students who are badly served. #Education
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Really impressed by @helenleigh's work on @doitkits. What a brilliant classroom tool. http://doitkits.com #edtech #k12 #electronics
This looks like a much-needed, really useful resource for #edtech - lots of useful ideas and products. https://twitter.com/amdulin/status/753322513057271808
What is an API? I wrote an introduction, including open APIs and personal APIs. https://words.werd.io/what-is-an-api-bd913f45ff23?source=linkShare-3b16402f5b9d-1467731643 #edtech #opensource #opendata #api
What are APIs, anyway? And what is a Personal API? https://words.werd.io/what-is-an-api-bd913f45ff23#.fteulfohq #edtech #apis #opensource #opendata
Genuine Digital Humanities question: to what extent are software development practices taught or discussed in these curricula? #edtech
This is the best explanation of a Personal API in an #EdTech setting I've read. http://www.windley.com/archives/2016/05/building_a_virtual_university.shtml
IndieWeb Summit is soon! If you care about the open web, I'd love to see you there. http://2016.indieweb.org/ #indieweb #indieedtech #edtech
Subtext to this note from Emerge Education: "please don't build another goddamn LMS." https://medium.com/@emergelab/thoughts-on-learning-management-systems-2c2fd0fc89ca #edtech
@amyburvall THIS. Defining in a vacuum is just talk. Design, prototype, iterate. Act. #edchat #dtk12chat
Some thoughts for educators trying to shoehorn git into being useful for them: https://medium.com/@benwerd/git-for-teachers-e993d2ca423d#.25b7v7wk5 #edtech
New question for #edtech and others. Is Silicon Valley good or evil (broadly speaking)? Why, exactly?
Which software do you use every day that isn't corporate-backed? #edtech, I'm particularly asking you.
Do I have to write a piece about why using the blockchain for #edtech is a lousy idea? It sounds like I might.
Universities are becoming billion dollar hedge funds. (They should use some of that money to fund #edtech.) http://www.thenation.com/article/universities-are-becoming-billion-dollar-hedge-funds-with-schools-a...
Savvy provides 1-on-1 teaching and learning via live video (and has an amazing team). https://www.producthunt.com/tech/savvy-4 #edtech #tutoring
Question for #edtech! Choose one:
1. Services you use carry ads
2. You pay a license fee
3. You pay developers directly.
Which, & why?
Regardless of where else you share it, if you believe in #openaccess you should put your research on the open web. #indieweb #edtech