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Edji
I have written few recent posts describing tools or tactics for layering. I have identified some tools similar to those identified in my book, but that require the educator to submit content to the service. This approach can be differentiated … Continue reading
Layering update
Of the layering apps I review, Hypothes.is seems to get the most online attention. Here is another recent post offering background on the product, providing a basic tutorial, and supplying some suggestions for classroom use. I don’t necessarily consider Hypothes.is … Continue reading
State politicians attempt to legislate classroom discussion of politicized topics
I found this article somewhat outside the bounds of how I would prefer to think about K12 education. It contends that state politicians in some states are attempting to control how teachers present what have become politically charged topics. I … Continue reading
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Testing the filter bubble hypothesis
This post from DuckDuckGo [https://spreadprivacy.com/google-filter-bubble-study/] explains their methodology for investigating self-serving bias in Google searches. Simply put, the approach asked different individuals from different locations to execute the same searches. This was done with and without enabling privacy mode. The … Continue reading
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Brave browser white lists privacy offenders
I have read this now in several places. The Brave browser which purports to be a champion of privacy purposefully white lists, i.e., writes in exceptions for, Twitter and Facebook. These popular sites are at the center of the concern … Continue reading
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Surveillance Capitalism
Shoshana Zuboff is the author of a new book “The age of surveillance capitalism”. Dr. Zuboff explains how behavioral data collection starting with Google search became valuable as a way to predict our behavior. These data often collected without our … Continue reading
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