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Impero Software Announces Philip Walters as its New Chairman

techlearning

Austin, TX, May 18, 2018 – Impero Software, a leading provider of classroom management, network and online safety software to schools, today announces Philip Walters as its new board chairman. Impero Software helps schools safeguard students and supports the work of teachers and IT departments,” said Walters.

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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

In 2002, federal education law began requiring schools to spend federal dollars on research-based products only. As more schools went online and demand for education software grew, more companies began designing and commissioning their own studies about their products. Some companies are trying to gain a foothold in a crowded market.

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The Science Behind Spatial-Temporal Math

MIND Research Institute

Research investigating how such fear develops suggests that a lack of motivational or cognitive support paired with a high demand for correctness from the teacher can lead to students avoiding math probably because they want to avoid showing incompetence in class (Ashcraft, 2002; Turner et al., Summary of Efficacy. and 0.35, respectively.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

Integrated Studies of Educational Technology: Implementing the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund – Educational Technology State Grants Program (Review Copy) (American Institutes for Research, 2002) **Note: Despite the fact that the report was conducted under the direction of the U.S. ” How would the program operate?

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Top Hat Raises $55 Million to Take on Big Textbook Publishers

Edsurge

Mike Silagadze isn’t shy about his desire to take market share from the largest college textbook publishers through his classroom software company Top Hat. Fountainhead was founded in 2002 and is based in Southlake, Texas. Last year, the company ceased sales of individual assessment tools to instead offer a bundle of its products.

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Impero Software’s $2.5 Million “School Online Safety Grant” Helps Schools Meet Safety Recommendations

techlearning

To support these efforts, Impero Software, global specialists in remote monitoring and management software for education, announced a $2.5 education establishments with $1,250 to $25,000 toward the purchase of Impero’s online monitoring software, Impero Education Pro. Founded in 2002, Impero software is now accessed by over 1.5

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Dave Eggers on Finding Creative Refuge From the ‘Lunacy’ of Technology

Edsurge

We hardly think twice about spell-check and other auto-correct features in writing software—in fact, their absence would make some feel rather lost and empty. That’s a spirit that is very much a part of 826, a network of elaborately whimsical tutoring and writing centers that Eggers helped launch in 2002. It’s made for humans.