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4 Awesome edtech solutions for making students fall in love with reading

Neo LMS

A recent study conducted by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences has revealed that the situation is quite gloomy. Americans spend an average of 17 minutes per day reading for personal interest; in 2003, the average reading time was 22 minutes. 4 Awesome edtech solutions for making students fall in love with reading.

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Discovery Education Acquires Mystery Science in $140 Million Deal

Edsurge

And as it turns out, edtech companies are attracting a premium from buyers as well. Discovery Education was formed in 2003 as a division of its then-parent company Discovery Communications, known for its broadcast television programs. Focusing on serving students and teachers can take you to a certain point.

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Certell’s Poptential™ Addresses 21st-Century Wars With Free Memorial Day Teaching Resources

eSchool News

INDIANAPOLIS (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Poptential , a family of free social studies course packages from Certell, provides rich content to teach the importance of Memorial Day, including material on the U.S. More than 100,000 users from throughout the United States have signed up for Certell’s Poptential family of free social studies courses.

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EdSurge Article Recommends Edtech Efficacy Portfolios - Here's Ours

MIND Research Institute

Over the past several years, MIND Research Institute has been endeavoring to change the conversation around edtech evaluations. A few weeks ago, EdSurge published an article that echoed many of those same sentiments, most specifically that the overreliance on “gold standard” RCT studies is the wrong approach for edtech.

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New Markets Venture Partner’s Latest Edtech Fund Closes at $68 Million

Edsurge

And according to Palmer’s research, 21 of the 23 largest exits in the edtech industry have come from companies based outside of New York or the San Francisco Bay Area. It also gives the foundation a lens into the challenging realities of the edtech startup ecosystem. Source: New Markets Education Partners.

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The Asian Money Fueling US Edtech Investments

Edsurge

To adapt, many companies are investing domestically, particularly in China, where edtech companies raised more than $1.2 edtech startups raised last year. edtech investor, including. Edtech Companies With Asia-Based Investors. The masochistic obsession with studying has deep roots. That’s more than three times the.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

When I embarked on my teaching journey back in 2003, the landscape of the classroom was quite different from what we see today. Through my journey in the EdTech world, I have seen first hand the transformative power of educational technology and its vast impact on students learning. And guess what? link] Martell, C. link] Tye, K.

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