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SIIA, a Pioneering Convenor for the Edtech Industry, Scraps Its Conferences

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Its early work focused on lobbying on behalf of its members, which also included companies across the banking, financial and trade publishing sectors. SIIA also created an “incubator” program in 2006 to support early-stage education companies, long before the idea became popular in the edtech industry. billion in U.S.

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Google Offers Free Cloud Access to Colleges, Plays Catch Up to Amazon, Microsoft

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Microsoft’s cloud service, Azure, doesn’t fall too far behind, having launched in 2010 and doing business with GE Healthcare and DocuSign. Amazon and Microsoft’s cloud services offer an education partnership in free trials or discounted pricing. For the time being, Microsoft Azure’s. Google breaking in? .

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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. For instance, using its iNoted system , the company pings school users with questions such as "Today, how much did adults who work in your school treat students with respect?”

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5 Trends to Watch in 2011

The Electric Educator

At the 2010 Virtual School Symposium sponsored by iNACOL it was clear that blended instruction is quickly becoming a viable instructional option as many states adopt seat-waver initiatives. Microsoft announced the deployment of Office Web Apps as a competitor to Google Apps. Cloud computing is here to stay.

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Analysis: Is Higher Ed Ready for the Tech Expectations of the Teens of 2022?

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They went into first grade when Apple was rolling out the first iPad, in 2010. This means they know a K-12 where the promise of mobile 1:1 school computing is becoming a reality. percent of new mobile computing device shipments in U.S. This Chrome OS share, of course, has made Microsoft angry. And determined.

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Final Speakers List + Registration for October 6th "Libraries of the Future" Online Mini-Conference

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

www.libraryvision.org Closing Panel Jesús Gerena Managing Partner, Family Independence Initiative (FII) Jesús Gerena joined FII in 2010, bringing more than 15 years of experience as a community organizer. Amy holds degrees from the University of Virginia and the University of Texas at Austin.

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Announcing Speakers Plus Bonus Downloads for "Libraries of the Future" Online Mini-Conference

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

www.libraryvision.org Closing Panel Jesús Gerena Managing Partner, Family Independence Initiative (FII) Jesús Gerena joined FII in 2010, bringing more than 15 years of experience as a community organizer. Amy holds degrees from the University of Virginia and the University of Texas at Austin.