Microsoft confirms every Windows PC is trackable and how it can lead to your arrest
Microsoft confirmed that every Windows machine has a device identifier it can give to authorities to track your behavior and, eventually, lead to arrests.
America's math and reading scores collapsed when schools went digital. AI may be a greater threat | Fortune
A major Brookings Institute study of more than 500 students and educators across 50 countries found the risks of AI in the classroom “overshadow its benefits.”
After book bans, one school district question traditional libraries | WUSF
After removing hundreds of books, Clay County is debating the purpose of high school libraries. School officials called it modernization. Critics see it as the next phase of the book debate targeting fiction books.
Why have people historically quit their jobs? The real reason comes down to 4 words
Employees are ready to leave if their boss fails in this crucial area of leadership.It’s a familiar rhythm. Just like many employees around the world, they go through a detailed interview process, taking weeks to find the perfect match through vetting and being vetted. Once they accept the offer, the
If Your Company Funnels Money to Fascists, You’re a Fascist Company - Mark W.rites
Today I read something about one of Mullvad’s founders, Daniel Berntsson, donating to a fascist party in Sweden. Because I have been championing for Mullvad fo…
Supporting Productive Struggle with Just Enough Scaffolding
Scaffolding is an integral part of productive struggle, writes Barbara R. Blackburn. The goal is to support our students without solving the problems for them.
Seven Questions Your Nonprofit Should Be Afraid to Ask This Summer, Part 1 | Another Think Coming
Summer brings a rare drop in organizational noise. The major event is over, webinar attendance slows, and staff members rotate through vacation schedules. Instead of filling that space with another round of planning meet
Notes by Hand Promote Better Learning Than Notes by Keyboard
Notetaking by hand fosters better learning and is an important aging therapy.Taking notes using keyboards instead of longhand has become common practice. However, while using a keyboard is fast and …
Penpot: The Free Open Source Design Tool For Designers & Developers
Penpot is a free, open-source design tool for team collaboration. Experience an intuitive UI, flexible components, and powerful features. Learn more today.
This Linux command is the only backup tool I'll ever need
Experts recommend specialized backup suites, complex enterprise software, and cloud tools for data protection, and I've used my fair share of these. I'm done with all of them. Interestingly, what …
The Origins of White, Christian Supremacy: Can 15th-century doctrine explain today's culture wars? by David R. Brockman, Texas Observer, September 21, 2023
Kids need less screen time at home and at school | CNN
Many parents know they should limit kids’ screen time at home. Teachers, however, may not set those rules, and their absence is hurting kids’ academic performance.
LinkedIn Scans Every Chrome User's Browser Extensions and Ties the Inventory to Their Professional Identity
Every time a professional opens LinkedIn in a Chrome-based browser today, hidden JavaScript silently probes their device for up to 6,278 installed browser extensions, encrypts the results, and transmits them to LinkedIn's servers — where they are attached to that user's verified name, employer, and c
Lowe’s and Home Depot are sharing customer data with law enforcement – FlowingData
The stores use Flock cameras to collect license plate data from cars entering parking lots. Law enforcement is tapping the data as a source for their growing surveillance systems. Jason Koebler for…
Last Thursday, the inevitable happened. In the middle of finals at many colleges, a hacking group called ShinyHunters breached the security of Canvas, a widely used learning-management system (LMS), …
Smashing Security podcast #467: How ShinyHunters hacked the world’s biggest universities
Welcome to the largest educational data breach in history - affecting nearly 9,000 institutions, every Ivy League university, and 30 million students mid-finals. When Canvas's parent company refused to pay and announced they had deployed "security patches" instead, the hackers were less than impresse
An end to the reading wars? More US schools embrace phonics
Move over “Dick and Jane.” A different approach to teaching kids how to read is on the rise.For decades, two schools of thought have clashed on how to best teach children to read, with passionate backers on each side of the so-called reading wars. The battle has reached into homes via commercials for