The Politics of Ed-Tech

EduCon 2.5Audrey Watters@audreywatters

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“Technology is neither good nor bad; nor is it

neutral.”

~ from Kranzberg’s Laws of Technology

The Politics of Education

The Politics of Ed-Tech

The Politics of Tech

“Software is eating the world.”

~Marc Andreessen

The Politics of Data

The Politics of Charter Schools

The Politics of Automation

The Politics of Open

So, OMG, now what?

Photo Credits:White House Tech Dinner: http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/5455525432/Bill Gates: http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldeconomicforum/2297191040/Sheryl Sandberg: http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldeconomicforum/5397056271/Sebastian Thrun: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/5577603704/Aaron Swartz: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ragesoss/3835494997/Sal Khan: http://www.flickr.com/photos/55463487@N07/6927615150/Joel Klein: http://amplify.com

Apple “1984” commercial: http://vimeo.com/30644917