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Creating your virtual library (quickly) using Slides and Bitmojis)

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And it is clear that the library must be the center of that experience. But, first, a little background: I’ve been playing around with building virtual school libraries for a very long time. I started playing around with the fairly easy and recently very popular strategy of building a library scene in Slides. by EZ EdTech!

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Course Hero Joins the Edtech Unicorn Stable

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education technology company has reached the billion-dollar valuation mark, and with that comes bragging rights to being a “unicorn.” I am careful about that term being the focus,” says Andrew Grauer, who co-founded Course Hero in 2006. Users who upload class materials can access the full library for free. Another U.S.

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The ‘Enrichment Gap’ Is Widening. Students’ Social-Emotional Development Is at Risk.

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Libraries, lifelines for low-income families in the afterschool hours, have largely remained closed to patrons during the pandemic. Scores of low-income youth, who have relied on these organizations for technology access and vital emotionally and academically supportive relationships, have been cut off.

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Clearlake Capital-Backed Discovery Education Acquires Pivot Interactives

eSchool News

Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education , a global edtech company backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. About Discovery Education Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc.,

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Clearlake Capital to Acquire Discovery Education from Francisco Partners

eSchool News

The Company’s integrated learning platform empowers teachers by offering easy lesson creation, ready-to-use formative assessments, and personalized, data-driven recommendations from a library of educational resources. ® The firm’s core target sectors are technology, industrials, and consumer. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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Fighting Apathy, Neglect and Racism to Give Left-Behind Learners a Chance

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I came to the Cobb County School District in 2006. Image Credit: Farhat Ahmad The Evolution of Technology. Personalized learning is the new buzzword—edtech companies are after it and teachers toss it around as often as possible. My boss at the time, who brought me into education, told me not to worry.

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Proud to Be One of the NSBA 20 to Watch in Education Technology

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

It also emphasizes the power of libraries in schools. Congrats to our good friend @plemmonsa on being named in the '20 to Watch' #edtech leaders by @NSBAComm #innovation pic.twitter.com/TfPgVHFK7s. We are living in a time where now more than ever we can harness the power of technology to collaborate within and beyond our walls.