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Helping Diverse Communities Create a Relationship with the Maritime Industry

Digital Promise

The first of its kind in Puget Sound, this high school engages students interested in pursuing a career in the maritime industry, the third largest economic driver in the state. In fact, the maritime industry is projecting a shortage of more than 150,000 mariners by 2025. They require very particular career development.”.

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The Coronavirus’ Chilling Effect Hits Edtech Industry Conferences

Edsurge

spike in coronavirus cases, which currently numbers around 118 cases in 16 states , is leaving the edtech conference industry with an existential (if not quite Shakespearean) question at the start of its busy events season: to host or not to host? Twitter and Facebook have already pulled out of the main SXSW event.) The recent U.S.

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BookmarkED Addresses the State of Challenged Books with Industry-First Technology to Enable Parental Choice in School Libraries

eSchool News

DALLAS, Texas – BookmarkED , the industry-first technology solution to personalize libraries with parental choice, has announced its official launch in Texas. Follow us on Twitter , Facebook , or LinkedIn , or go to: [link] BookmarkED will then expand its solution to more states in 2024.

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Eye Opening! Harvard Researchers Say Data Isn’t Improving Student Outcomes

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. It seems that much data is too far distant from the teaching process and that all of this data collection that has happened has basically done one thing — improve the bottom line of the data collection industry. ” There are solutions.

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What Skills Do Google, Pinterest, and Twitter Employees Think Kids Need To Succeed?

Edsurge

Here's the start to an interesting story: a Google program manager, a Twitter engineer, and a Pinterest employee walk into a bar. In today’s day and age, Google, Twitter and Pinterest are three of the largest employers in the United States and internationally. What are they there to discuss? But in reality, it’s not a bar.

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Drones Take Their Place in the K–12 Classroom

EdTech Magazine

The burden is on us to show them the career connection — that a drone is a tool and that many industries use it,” says Duane Roberson, CSSD11’s director of career and technical education and concurrent enrollment. Drones in schools expose students to potential jobs in the fast-growing drone industry or a broader career in aviation.

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ISTE 2019: Everything You Need to Know Before the First Day

EdTech Magazine

JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Follow @EdTech_K12 on Twitter for continued ISTE 2019 coverage. Speakers include a mix of educators, industry pros and other influencers , including Danielle Feinberg, Pixar’s director of photography for lighting, who has worked on Oscar-winning films including the 2017 hit Coco. by Marquita Brown.

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