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How online learning can bridge the math gap

eSchool News

During the initial phase of COVID-19 lockdowns, Generation Alpha (born 2010-2024) and Generation Z (born 1995-2009) had to pivot to virtual-only school platforms. While these students were heavy technology users, they were unskilled remote learners, with many never having the experience of online-only learning.

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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. School closures in all 50 states have sent educators and parents alike scrambling to find online learning resources to keep kids busy and productive at home. Some companies are trying to gain a foothold in a crowded market.

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Top 5 new EdTech tools that you might use in your university

Neo LMS

For instance, Osso VR is a virtual reality technology company founded on the principle of training surgeons with real world skills that can be directly applied when in the operating room. The Kudan Elementary School in downtown Tokyo organized the first robot teacher testing as far back as 2009. Online learning.

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eLearning Brothers Expands Family with Two Corporate Training Acquisitions

Edsurge

Founded in 2009 and based in American Fork, Utah, the company has amassed 1,500-plus games, quizzes and templates to sell to corporate clients in search of more compelling digital learning materials for employees. The company has subscription packages that reach $1,500 a year available for its asset libraries.

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Online learning can open doors for kids in juvenile jails

The Hechinger Report

CHICAGO — By Marquell Brown’s count, he has been locked up “roughly 42 times” since 2009. The online coursework is designed by the education company Pearson. Illinois’ effort to bring online learning to juvenile justice facility classrooms is rare nationwide. Photo: TARA GARCIA MATHEWSON/The Hechinger Report.

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Sal Khan on Expanding Into Early Learning and Launching a Peer-to-Peer Tutoring Platform

Edsurge

I literally used to tell people that if we ever do something in early learning, it should be as good as what the Duck Duck Moose team does. My oldest son, who’s 12 now, was born in 2009, and he kind of grew up on it. And then in 2015 or 2016, my assistant says, “Hey, this company wants to meet. They were real education.

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Most families have given up virtual school, but what about students who are still thriving online?

The Hechinger Report

Even as doors reopened to brick-and-mortar schools, administrators here saw the continued need for a virtual option in response to lingering concerns about Covid and to feedback from some parents that their children had thrived in online learning. The district assigned 10 full-time teachers to provide live, online classes via Zoom.