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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. US Capitol Virtual Tour - Virtual tour of the US Capitol, with clickable areas to learn more about the building’s history.

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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. Having sold two companies, I’ve learned some hard lessons. 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

She’s a Learning Assistant — an undergraduate trained and paid to help teach fellow students. Students aren’t learning that stuff.’ “I could either have learned a little bit more about the strange quark content of the proton, or how people learn physics and how to teach it better. .