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Pear Deck Raises $4M to Jazz Up Digital Presentations in the Classroom

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Pear Deck works on most web browsers on desktop and mobile devices. Prior to this venture, Eynon-Lynch and two other co-founders developed an online gradebook that was acquired by Haiku Learning in 2013. Haiku Learning, in turn, was bought by Powerschool in 2016.) Sorry, Internet Explorer.)

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Flipping Instruction for Struggling Students

Teacher Reboot Camp

Embed videos on a virtual learning environment (VLE), a space on the web and also accessible on mobile devices, where students access the lessons or videos. Flipped Learning , by shellyterrell. ebook, Learning to Go , which has digital/mobile activities for any device and editable/printable handouts and rubrics.

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Flipping Instruction for Struggling Students

Teacher Reboot Camp

Embed videos on a virtual learning environment (VLE), a space on the web and also accessible on mobile devices, where students access the lessons or videos. Flipped Learning , by shellyterrell. ebook, Learning to Go , which has digital/mobile activities for any device and editable/printable handouts and rubrics.

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PowerSchool Buys Chalkable, Tops $200 Million in Acquisition Spending

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Chalkable was formerly called STI, a Mobile, Ala.-based The company raised $3 million in 2013 and acquired three companies: Learning Earnings, Spiral Universe (an SIS provider) and Chalkable, which initially aimed to create an educational app store where teachers can purchase and deploy apps. STI rebranded as Chalkable in March 2015.

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36 Edtech Tools I’m Using Right Now in My Classroom and Life

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Haiku Learning (my LMS). Haiku Learning is my Learning Management system. Haiku Learning is the tool I use to blend my classroom. Tip: To learn about my blended learning strategies, see my presentation on Slideshare Simple Steps to Blended Learning . MAD-Learn is a curriculum.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Winnie is a new mobile app that, according to Techcrunch , “helps parents find family-friendly places, share their experiences.” ” “ Lifeliqe debuts VR -enabled educational content to keep kids interested in learning,” says Techcrunch. PowerSchool has acquired the LMS Haiku Learning for an undisclosed sum.