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Kodland, which teaches kids digital skills, grabs $9M to scale its online coding school

TechCrunch

Kodland says it has around 1,000 teachers on its platform (some are employed by it, some are gig workers, depending on the market); while the “typical” ratio is one teacher per 15 pupils. Gift Guide: 20+ STEM toy gift ideas for aspiring young builders. It notes its platform does also offer one-to-one teaching.

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Comment Cards 2.0: Three Tools to Check Out

Museum 2.0

In many museums, comment cards are currently the most "participatory" part of the visitor experience. that the signal-to-noise ratio is low. In most institutions, the suggestions on comment cards don't get to the people in power. In other words, comment cards aren't effectively organized for use. Enter the internet.

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Seven reasons I think "Datamasher" is so cool (and deserves your vote!)

Forum One

Not only can visitors create their own indicators - they can comments on others indicators, share indicators on various social media sites, and "rate" their favorite indicators! For example, see the comments back and forth about " $$ Spent per student and SAT Score ", or " How Likely Are Your Gun Owners to Shoot Somebody ".

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The massive Twitter hack could be a global security crisis

The Verge

Two, Twitter was slow to respond to the threat, which persisted well beyond the company’s initial comments that it was taking the issue seriously. Honestly I’m with the teens on this one — that video is a cry for help. One, at least some people fell for the scam, every single time — certainly enough to incentivize further attempts.

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How tech companies are fighting antitrust efforts with front groups

The Verge

When reporters printed out copies of the tweets to ask for comment, they still managed to avoid it. Teens on TikTok have inherited the legacy of Weird Twitter and Weird Facebook , playfully posturing as retail stores and brands to create a subculture called Elite TikTok. It’s stuff you largely couldn’t do on Facebook. Talk to us.

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Content moderation issues are taking center stage in the presidential election campaign

The Verge

How much of the low turnout should be attributed to the teens, and how much should be attributed to other factors — like that pandemic, for example? In the moment, Trump versus the TikTok teens offered a canvas that anyone could project their hopes and LOLs onto. Or was it something else? Joshua Kissi (@JoshuaKissi) June 12, 2020.

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TikTok’s biggest problem is outside its control

The Verge

A spokesperson for California Attorney General Xavier Becerra declined to comment. Rascally TikTok teens are trying to pull one over on the president again. Send us tips, comments, questions, and political ads: casey@theverge.com and zoe@theverge.com. Trending up : Apple has allocated $400 million of a planned $2.5 Talk to us.

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