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Awesome Virtual Online Field Trips

MSEDTechie

Get a demo or browse the gallery to see collections from around the world. Helens changed in the three-year span between 2003 and 2006 with these 360-degree panoramas. Google Maps with Street View lets you explore places around the world through 360-degree street-level imagery. Helens 360 - See how the volcano Mount St.

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Thinking About Selling Your Edtech Startup? Here’s What to Expect.

Edsurge

My first company, Isavix, had several Fortune 500 customers and sold in 2003 to a private group named InScope International. I can start and get companies to a profitable turnkey state that run like a well-oiled machine—but that’s about it. It was acquired by K12 Inc.

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Why Some Colleges Are Ditching the Science Lecture For Hands-On Learning

MindShift

The students in the basement demo session report the same thing. Otero helped start up the LA program soon after she came to CU Boulder’s School of Education in 2003. The department’s own research shows that use of LAs improves students’ understanding of science concepts in physics, astronomy and biology.