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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

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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. But, how does the 2010 vision for edTech match what’s actually happening today? Will the cloud continue to reign? 7 YEARS LATER… 1. Indeed, $2.3

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Inspiring Journeys of Certified English Language Educators

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The experience of teaching in a private language school varies considerably depending on the country you are in and on the company itself. She started as a TEFL teacher in 2010 but then progressed to teacher training. Like in any field, there are great employers while others are less than ideal.

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Physical Bookstores in The Digital Age

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People have noticed that there has been a slump in sales for Barnes and Noble, and the company has closed many locations. According to Statista, only 20 percent of people say they buy their books in a physical store, and bookstore sales dropped 4 billion dollars from 2010 to 2015. So, what’s going on? How Amazon Dominates Book Sales.

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Beyond the Test: How Have We Learned This Decade?

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and elsewhere regularly use software and curriculum developed within the past decade, often developed by small companies and former educators. Ten K-12 School Technologies Created Since 2010. Conversations about the role of privacy and digital citizenship wash into social studies and current events. Class Dojo-2011.

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Impero Software Names Richard Fuller as New CEO and Announces its New Austin, TX Headquarters in the U.S.

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The company partners with schools to provide online monitoring software that can alert instructors or administrators if it detects students typing or searching for certain keywords related to sexting, cyberbullying, radicalization, self-harm and more. Impero’s new offices will be located at 823 Congress Avenue.

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Impero Software Announces Philip Walters as its New Chairman

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These are important tasks and I look forward to working with the company as we move forward with this work both in the UK, and the U.S.” In 2010, Walters was awarded membership in the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to educational publishing.

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Live Tonight in Elluminate - Sylvia Martinez from Generation YES

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Join me tonight, October 12th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com interview with Sylvia Martinez, President of Generation YES , who will discuss the myths of technology integration (like, "we need more PD"), how education reform needs to start from the classroom, that digital citizenship is more than safety and manners, and much more!