1. The Politics of Ed-Tech
EduCon 2.5
Audrey Watters
@audreywatters

2. QuickTime™ and a
decompressor
are needed to see this picture.

3. “Technology is neither good nor
bad; nor is it neutral.”
~ from Kranzberg’s Laws of
Technology

4. The Politics of Education

5. The Politics of Ed-Tech

6. The Politics of Tech

7. “Software is eating the
world.”
~Marc Andreessen

8. The Politics of Data

9. The Politics of Charter Schools

10. The Politics of Automation

11. The Politics of Open

12. So, OMG, now what?

13. 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