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Pearson Bets on Adaptive Learning (Again) With $25M Acquisition of Smart Sparrow

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Last week, Pearson announced it paid $25 million to acquire Smart Sparrow’s technology, in a move that the publisher says will bolster the digital infrastructure that will soon support all its future higher-education offerings. As part of the deal, most of its staff will join Pearson. million in venture capital.

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Colleges Face Investigations Over Whether Their Use of Social Media Follows Accessibility Regulations

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Among the newer aspects of these kinds of complaints is whether college social media communication meets accessibility standards. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights focus on the extent to which students, faculty and others can make full use of a college’s websites, education software and social media channels.

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8 Tips to Strengthen Parent Involvement With Digital Tools

EdTech Magazine

Teachers and administrators at K–12 schools recognize the positive impact of parent engagement on student achievement, so many schools and districts now leverage technology to power better and more meaningful relationships with parents and families. . Pearson offers eight points that specify how digital tools can improve parent engagement: .

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Why your young students love e-learning

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While it’s hard to know for sure how the schools of the future will look like and function, I think it’s safe to assume education technology will be omnipresent. Education technology already assists teachers create diverse and engaging learning materials and deliver better classes. Well, at least more than it is today.

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Early Edtech Giant PowerSchool Goes Public

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PowerSchool’s journey has gone like this: It was founded in 1997, back in the early days of the web and before smartphones, tablets or social media even existed. Then publishing giant Pearson bought it from Apple in 2006. Tech giant Apple bought the company in 2001.

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A Principal's Reflections

Social media has allowed me to share my staffs'' continuous development of innovative learning activities to a diverse audience of stakeholders in my community and well beyond. Last year representatives from Pearson reached out to me about visiting NMHS to observe some of my history teachers in action.

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Resource Roundup: Digital Citizenship Lessons & Tips

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In today’s technology driven world, students are faced with issues our parents and grandparents never had to think about. Challenges like: social media, cybercrime, cyberbulling, and more. Let’s help them do great things with technology while avoiding the pitfalls.”. Digital Citizenship Resources.