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Education
Designing tech for the most vulnerable users
by
Molly Wood
Jul 25, 2018
“We can kick them off of Twitter," Danah Boyd of Data & Society says. "It's not that hard, but that won't make the problem go away."
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The Source Code: Maria Klawe
by
Molly Wood
Sep 27, 2017
An in-depth conversation on diversity with the president of Harvey Mudd College.
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A group of Atlanta educators caught cheating
by
Ben Johnson
and Aparna Alluri
Apr 7, 2015
It's being called the largest cheating scandal in American history.
How to make an educational game kids want to play
by
Molly Wood
Mar 12, 2015
What's actually fun, and what's just "chocolate covered broccoli?"
Social and emotional learning emerges at SXSWedu
by
Adriene Hill
and Ben Johnson
Mar 11, 2015
LearningCurve's Adriene Hill explains a growing trend at this year's conference.
The real cost of connecting a school to Wi-Fi
by
Molly Wood
Feb 3, 2014
The federal government is shelling out more than $2 billion so more public school students can get online. But it's costly to add Wi-Fi.
The world's next tech hub: Rwanda?
by
Molly Wood
Oct 28, 2013
Rwanda is laying the groundwork to one day become a competitor to Silicon Valley.
For public good, not for profit.
Education start-up looks to disrupt textbook market
by
Molly Wood
Jun 4, 2013
Boston-based start-up Boundless, which provides free educational materials online, says it's looking to help cash-strapped students find an alternative to expensive textbooks.
Would you rather have a teacher or a computer grade your schoolwork?
by
Molly Wood
Apr 15, 2013
EdX, a Harvard-MIT project, will offer essay grading software to colleges free of charge. You might imagine that teachers and professors would embrace the labor saving. But, not all do.
A dozen big name colleges to offer free classes this fall
by
Molly Wood
Jul 18, 2012
Massive Open Online Courses from major universities will available for free in subjects from engineering to poetry.