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Rave Mobile Safety Launches Rave Collaborate for Tactical Incident Collaboration

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Safety is a collaborative exercise, and responding to any situation requires immediate notification, decisive action and coordinated response,” said Todd Piett, CEO, Rave Mobile Safety. Founded in 2004, Rave’s award-winning software solutions are backed by leading growth equity firm TCV.

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Preventing the Math Summer Slide

Digital Promise

An early stage education technology company, Cignition, is attempting to break that trend through a summer program that keeps students engaged in mathematics through their online virtual world Fog Stone Isle. Research Support for the Summer Math Slide. Reviews before and after vacation. American Education, 185-188. [2] 3] Duffet, A.,

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That’s a Rap! Nearpod Buys Educational Hip Hop Creator, Flocabulary

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It’s out of the ordinary when Nearpod buys a company. The Brooklyn-based company best known for fusing hip hop with educational content in music videos and instructional activities, has been acquired by Nearpod , which helps educators beam digital content to students’ devices. We asked, but he declined.) school district.

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ProfHacker 2015 Holiday Gift Guide

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But perhaps the biggest coping strategy for the move has been through daily meditation and mindfulness exercises from Headspace. This app features guided exercises that range from 10-20 minutes and that I have found helpful for centering myself and being more productive. I wrote a review of Reclaim Hosting earlier this year.

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Thursday's Microschool Summit - Stories of Starting Schools | Schedule Announced

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

After getting a master’s degree in nuclear fusion (MIT), Kelly held engineering and marketing roles at various technology companies. He is the founder and CEO of Prenda (prendaschool.com), an education company that helps people run microschools out of their homes. He started a microschool around his kitchen table in January 2018.

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Announcing "The Microschool Summit - Changing education, one small school at a time!"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Kelly Smith ( @kellysmithinaz ) Prenda Kelly Smith is the Founder and CEO of Prenda (prendaschool.com), an education company that helps people run microschools out of their homes. The father of two wonderful daughters, he lives with his wife Betsy on a one-acre farm in downtown Albany, New York.

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Microschool Summit Keynote Panel Announced | Parenting 2.0 | High School Superstardom | Overcoming Self Sabotage | Starting a Side Gig

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

After getting a master’s degree in nuclear fusion (MIT), Kelly held engineering and marketing roles at various technology companies. He is the founder and CEO of Prenda (prendaschool.com), an education company that helps people run microschools out of their homes. He started a microschool around his kitchen table in January 2018.