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What’s Next for Discovery Ed?

eSchool News

Having joined the company in 2006, Mr. Cowdrey also served as Imagine Learning’s President, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, and Regional Partnership Director. Acceleration of Technology Adoption: The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of Edtech tools, making devices and remote learning solutions a necessity.

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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

Examples from The Hechinger Report’s collection of misleading research claims touted by ed tech companies. Website traffic to the homepage for IXL, a popular tool that lets students practice skills across five subjects through online quizzes, spiked in March. Some companies are trying to gain a foothold in a crowded market.

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IXL Learning Acquires Teachers Pay Teachers, the World’s Largest Platform for Educator-Created Content

eSchool News

SAN MATEO, California and NEW YORK, New York — IXL Learning , developer of personalized learning products used by millions of people globally, announced that it has acquired TPT (otherwise known as Teachers Pay Teachers), which offers the world’s largest catalog of educator-created content and tools for digital instruction.

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5 Lies I Used to Believe About Teaching But I Don’t Anymore

The CoolCatTeacher

Today’s sponsor: Metaverse is a free simple augmented reality tool. The first big project was the Flat Classroom Project, which went on to win ISTE’s award in 2006 for the best online learning project, that I co-created with Julie Lindsey, who at the time had been in Bangladesh. Do you agree or disagree? Students can program.

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Course Hero Adds $70 Million to Series B Fundraise

Edsurge

As it turns out, the company wasn’t done fundraising. Capitalizing on increased usage seems to be the formula among edtech companies seeking new money this year. Companies like Coursera, which helps universities build and access online courses, have ridden the momentum from new registrations to secure a $130 million investment in July.

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Meet the Platform That ‘Gets to Know You’—and Cuts Test Prep Time in Half

Edsurge

In the world of college test prep materials and tools, Don Phan considers himself a connoisseur. His efforts paid off: he boosted his SAT score by more than 350 points and landed a spot in Yale’s class of 2006. If you need Suzy to do four hours of drills, you can actually go in and see, ‘has Suzy even logged in for four hours?’".

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Meet the Platform That 'Gets to Know You'—and Cuts Test Prep Time in Half

Edsurge

In the world of college test prep materials and tools, Don Phan considers himself a connoisseur. His efforts paid off: he boosted his SAT score by more than 350 points and landed a spot in Yale’s class of 2006. If you need Suzy to do four hours of drills, you can actually go in and see, ‘has Suzy even logged in for four hours?’".

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