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Noodle Companies Adds $5 Million Series A to Streamline K-20 Education Markets

Edsurge

Leading one education company is stressful enough for most people. That’s the challenge that John Katzman, one of the most recognized names in the business, has embarked on with The Noodle Companies. As founder and CEO of The Noodle Companies, he’ll decide how to allocate the funds. But try doing four—simultaneously.

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How can teachers use VR in the classroom?

Neo LMS

Cardboard is simply an inexpensive pair of VR goggles made from a cardboard cutout, magnets, and an Android phone. The cardboard goggles when combined with an Android phone, preloaded with any of Google’s Cardboard apps, are a simple way to bring classroom lessons to life.

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Jenks Public Schools level the playing field with a 1:1 program

eSchool News

Jamie is a Regional Program Manager for Google Education and concentrates specifically on Google Apps for EDU, Chromebooks, and Android tablets. a cloud-based ERP company. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University and was a member of the 2008 Division III National Championship water polo team.

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Are You on Mastodon Yet? Social Network of Our Own

ProfHacker

A decentralized alternative to commercial platforms, it avoids the risks of a single company monopolizing your communication. I was on Twitter in 2008 when it first started but never used it until 2013 (different account). According to their “About” page: “Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server.

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U-Nest Raises $2 Million to Enhance Its App to Help Parents Save for College

Edsurge

The Pepperdine University alum’s student loan payments came on top of raising her and running an online security company. This brings the company's total funding to date to $2.45 The app meets bank-level security standards, according to the company. According to company filings with the U.S. Yudina says.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Sometimes they strike a deal.

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