The Rise and Fall of EdTech

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Well explained

Personally I am glad that EdTech is falling. Don't get me wrong if done correctly it can be great buf in most cases I think children should know and value their privacy.

So it's not a good idea to start a career in edtech right now?

I know for me writing notes and reading physical paper really works better for me lots of times and i always hated when my teacher would photocopy a page to google classroom

A funny story I have to share: back in what would be elementary school in the US (here it goes from grade 1-4), there was a website where you could get points for reading books and answering questions about them. With these points, you could play minigames. I eventually read so much that I had hundreds of thousands of points, which was worth over 12.000 games of Tetris.

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My school deletes our Google accounts, so you have to be quick to save your work before they close the account.

One of the things I hate is stuff like linewize that blocks useful websites thinking it’s “offensive” to help “protect” is from harmful things, which is ok… but some can be bad

It gets worse when schools start using iPads and MDM

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I will never forgive Quizlet for becoming paid. No one uses their service because it's that good, they use it because it's free learning software.

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Not only is your voice absolutely charming, but all of this was so well written and researched. There are channels that post intentional misinformation with millions of subscribers and yet you only have 30k? Ridiculous.

As for EdTech, I'm 22. I grew up with my schools using Windows XP when I started, and Windows 8 by the end of it. Some of the schools i was at used iPads, and some didn't.
I don't understand why schools stop kids using their phones tbh. It's an integral part of the world now and it just seems like such a missed opportunity to teach more. With the only downside being that kids will probably pick on each other based on what phone they have, I really don't get why we tell them to leave them at home. Ever tried to hold down a job without a phone? Me neither. But I'd bet it's nearly impossible.

The only thing is I would say schools need to focus more on digital wellbeing. My day job has me stare at a computer for 6 hours a day. Not healthy. I wish I was taught the correct way to use a computer so less strain is on my back.

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Id love to see you do a video about late 90's to mid 00's "futuristic" UI/UX design. Its such an interesting era.

Hello, did you made any video about oversized smartphones? 😉

Misleading info here. Poorly researched all-around.

A) Yes, schools do create Google accounts for their students. But those accounts are tied to our school, not them personally. Once they leave, the account is deactivated.
B) What exact data do you reckon will be mined from, say, a math app? Do you imagine that companies care what your multiplication fluency was when you were 9 years old? If you're concerned about a company obtaining a person's data, tell me the last time you read an entire end user agreement before clicking "accept."
C) "What happens to all of these accounts after you leave school?" — Again — they are deactivated. It's as simple as going into Google Admin and clicking "deactivate" for an entire class of students once they graduate, or on an individual basis when the student leaves the school.
D) "Simply too much screen time" — Students aren't staring at screens all day long. Yes, we've replaced paper with computers–just like we've replaced horses with cars. Computers can do infinitely more than a piece of paper can, and they enable teachers to individualize instruction in a way that simply isn't possible otherwise.
E) "Creates an over-reliance on technology" — 21st century society relies on technology. If we're aiming to prepare students to be ready for the 21st century world, they need to be fluent in the use of technology.
F) From the teacher POV, there is absolutely no advantage to having students "print paper out, staple it, and turn it in by hand." In fact, there are many advantages to having students use Google Classroom or something similar, in terms of time, energy, and organization.
G) The concept of ed-tech "rising and falling" is silly. It's simply rising right now, as companies find ways to address needs. I haven't heard of a school that implemented technology successfully, and then said "You know what? Let's stop using technology."
H) Many of your points here are "Maybe it's good to… I don't know but what if …" — This is called speculation. You aren't providing an argument with evidence to back it, just saying "what if?" … Do yourself a favor and research a topic before creating a video with a thesis on that topic.

The funny thing is where I live we never really utilized edtech (aside from Quizlet, a computer lab login, typing games, and a game that I think was called "mathletics" or something) until highschool, I don't even think I had a school Gmail until then (atleast one I knew existed) which I find funny since COVID didn't happen since I was in grade 11 and it continued until I graduated and mask mandates didn't stop until my second semester of the first year of uni.

Also speaking of defunct EdTech that would be an interesting video I'm excited now 👀

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Darn, now that you mention it I'm kind of surprised EdTech isn't talked about more amongst those who are concerned about digital privacy. Or maybe it's already talked about a lot and I just haven't been paying attention. I have to say though, it would be kind of interesting to see mass protest from parents who care deeply about their own privacy and use Linux/VM for everything only to see their own children getting sold out to Google/Apple/Microsoft. Maybe we're not seeing too much of that because of an insignificant overlap between today's parents and digital privacy neat-freaks?

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I'll be honest I think this video should be retitled to "The Pros and Cons of EdTech", since there's much more discussion in this on the upsides and downsides rather than the actual history. And the only real mention of "rise and fall" is just a short personal anecdote with not much evidence. Just trying to help your channel 😁

Bring back those textbooks. This is why the kids today don't know how to spell. Everything is autocorrect now

When kids leave they are supposed to disable the accounts. They aren't active, but they aren't deleted either