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4 Biggest Challenges in Adopting Digital Learning at Schools

Kitaboo on EdTech

Digital learning is becoming increasingly popular, as seen by the decreasing number of k12 students who only study in classrooms since 2009. have increased from 2.2mn in 2009 to 10.46mn. Interested in learning how KITABOO is enabling Institutions globally with their mobile content and eBook strategies? Request a demo here.

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Here Are the 10 Michelson Runway Startups Vying For Future Funders

Edsurge

Among the offerings on display at its demo day on June 13 were a structured gap year program, a tool for pronouncing names correctly and financial lending based on academic merit. But the latest cohort at Michelson Runway, an startup accelerator geared towards higher-ed companies, highlights a broader approach to innovation in education.

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Library in Your Pocket

The Daring Librarian

The Library in Your Pocket: Mobile Trends for Libraries View more presentations from Meredith Farkas. From her slideshare: Why should we care about Mobile Devices? billion SMS messages being sent daily Over 276 million wireless users (source: CITA Wireless Industry Survey, 2009). Mobile Libraries! Kudos Meredith!

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

But when he and the head of the UN Kofi Annan went to demo the device, its signature feature — a hand crank that would power it — fell off. In 2009, Techcrunch named the laptop one of the biggest flops of that decade.) The struggles faced by the One Laptop Per Child project have continued since its outset. (In

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