Life in Links 04-11-2017

Grist from the pinboard.

Creativity and digital technology So the digital is a less creative arena?

Gardner and Davis suggested that the pre-packaged resources (no matter how vast) made available to young people through the Internet is limiting exercise of the imagination because (as Marvel has shown again and again) it is easier to repackage an existing idea than come up with a new one

A Selection of micro:bit Projects – Maker Space

A lot of these projects involve connecting the micro:bit to other bits and pieces; such as buzzers, or LEDs. However, we start off with a really simple project which just uses the micro:bit on its own

The Case Against Automated Student Data Dashboards | EdSurge News

We tried to inspire reflection, but it often happened separate from learning. At the end of the semester, we’d ask students about their strengths and weaknesses, and what they could do differently next semester. They would write down a few ideas, but were never asked to come back to them. It became an activity that yielded little impact.

Teachable Machine silly practical machine learning. Would be a good demo.

Educators in Indieweb twitter list Thanks to indiewebber Chris Aldrich for a interesting slice of educators on twitter.

Analyze | Webbkoll – dataskydd.net

This tool helps you check what data-protecting measures a site has taken to help you exercise control over your privacy. Read more.

One of the many links from the next one.

Against an Increasingly User-Hostile Web – Neustadt.fr

We’re quietly replacing an open web that connects and empowers with one that restricts and commoditizes people. We need to stop it.

Lots of information and links clearly spelt out. Tempted to quote all of it, but just one more.

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