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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

Securly

In December 2010, The Journal –“t he leading Technology based education publication for K-12 and higher education”– published an article with a 5-prong prediction for the following year. Will more schools embrace student-centric mobile devices? But, how does the 2010 vision for edTech match what’s actually happening today?

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What U.S. Companies Should Know About Asia's Edtech Market

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Last summer, when I was working for ThinkCERCA, which helps students develop critical thinking skills through reading and writing, the edtech startup was facing a big decision: should it try and break into the lucrative Chinese market? Here’s a handy guide for anyone in edtech looking to cross the Pacific.

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MasteryConnect Cuts 30 Percent of Staff, Brings Co-Founder Mick Hewitt Back as CEO

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Its core offerings include formative assessment products such as Socrative (a startup acquired in June 2014), grading tools and reporting services. The company recently launched a mobile app that allows teachers to snap photos of student’s work incorporate them into MasteryConnect’s platform. billion in U.S.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

FY 2010 $100,000,000. Rationale for Obama administration FY 2010 program funding reduction : “ The proposed reduction of $169.9 Rationale for Obama administration FY 2010 program funding reduction : “ The proposed reduction of $169.9 FY 2009 $269,900,000 (President Bush’s request: $0).

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Make Way for Boston's Latest Edtech'lings

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Five edtech companies emerged recently from Boston's LearnLaunch accelerator, tackling issues that include learning to code, hiring and collecting social emotional data. via mobile devices. The curriculum includes instruction and assessment both online and offline, as well as project-based learning materials.

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?Filling the Other Skills Gap

Edsurge

The collection of edtech companies aimed at prepping educated, but still underprepared workers represents a virtual stampede of unicorns. These workers recovered only 80,000, or 1 percent, of those job losses between 2010 and 2016. This dichotomy is not lost on investors. And this is just online.

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Amplify’s Been Quiet. Here’s Where CEO Larry Berger Says It’s Going in 2018

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In 2000 he co-founded Wireless Generation, which pioneered the use of data, digital diagnostics and assessments to support students. It was bought in 2010 by News Corporation, which invested more than $1 billion into the company and rebranded it as Amplify. Edtech” certainly wasn’t a thing.

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