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Pluralsight, Vista Equity Partners Agree to $3.5 Billion Acquisition Deal

Edsurge

The Utah-based company was founded in 2004 to compete against the likes of Lynda and other online education companies focused on serving technology and business professionals. Today, Pluralsight offers a library of over 7,500 online courses across technology, design and business skills.

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SCORM – Why does it matter and why do you need it?

Kitaboo on EdTech

You need an easier, more “interoperable” solution which everyone agrees on, and the content library publisher is able to give you content in a standard format at bulk rates. Most eLearning companies use the standard to develop SCORM- compliant content because it is interoperable. Just creating HTML5 interactivities won’t do.

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CDI Partners with littleBits to Provide STEAM Coding Starter Kits to Schools

techlearning

8, 2018 – CDI Computer Dealers announced today it has partnered with littleBits to offer STEAM Coding Starter Kits for classrooms, makerspaces and libraries. The company holds ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 certifications, and processes more than one million I.T. Chicago IL – Feb. assets annually.

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Will a new batch of licenses help rural students get online?

The Hechinger Report

Federal licenses to use spectrum that can carry mobile internet are a hot commodity, coveted by big telecommunications companies with money to spend at the periodic spectrum auctions conducted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). We have this perfect alignment of stars. Suddenly, this sleepy spectrum became extremely valuable.

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A school district is building a DIY broadband network

The Hechinger Report

Some internet-access advocates say EBS is underutilized at best, and wasted at worst, because loose regulatory oversight by the FCC has allowed most of the spectrum to fall into the hands of commercial internet companies. The hardware on the towers then blasts that connection about 10 miles into the valley below. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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

Edsurge

It’s out of the ordinary when Nearpod buys a company. Today it’s adding Flocabulary, to bring hip hop to the library. Combined, the two companies claim they will reach more than 7 million U.S. Through this deal, Nearpod will add one of the more unique, coveted collections of online educational resources to its library.

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How Lifelong Readers Are Helping Communities Thrive

Digital Promise

1-4, 25-26) While children who visit the library to immerse in their favorite books may not realize it at the time, they’re building the skill of thoughtful reading—the foundation of critical thinking, academic success, and, eventually, a happy and productive adult life. (1, Krashen 2004. What can be done? Atwell 2007. Bayless 2010.

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