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Duolingo IPO Shows Investors Think Edtech Is Still Growing.

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billion—which is a good moment to reflect on how mobile learning has entered classrooms and how the company has expanded from just an app. In 2011, Pittsburgh-based Duolingo was founded by Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker. And it turns out that online language learning is the fastest-growing market segment within the edtech industry.

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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

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Will more schools embrace student-centric mobile devices? Now, we know that edtech has been proven to improve test scores and overall classroom engagement. But, how does the 2010 vision for edTech match what’s actually happening today? But, how does the 2010 vision for edTech match what’s actually happening today?

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Tapping Tech-Savvy Students for IT Support and Digital Learning

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MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn how industry-specific technology is helping schools prep students for future jobs. In 2011, Bethlehem (N.Y.) MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn about partnerships and programs schools are using to boost students’ cybersecurity skills. Encourage Hacking with a (Positive) Purpose. Tap Students to Serve as IT Support.

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Tapping Tech-Savvy Students for IT Support and Digital Learning

EdTech Magazine

MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn how industry-specific technology is helping schools prep students for future jobs. In 2011, Bethlehem (N.Y.) MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn about partnerships and programs schools are using to boost students’ cybersecurity skills. Encourage Hacking with a (Positive) Purpose. Tap Students to Serve as IT Support.

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Tapping Tech-Savvy Students for IT Support and Digital Learning

EdTech Magazine

MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn how industry-specific technology is helping schools prep students for future jobs. In 2011, Bethlehem (N.Y.) MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn about partnerships and programs schools are using to boost students’ cybersecurity skills. Encourage Hacking with a (Positive) Purpose. Tap Students to Serve as IT Support.

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How K–12 Schools Can Use Next-Generation Content Filtering to Keep Students Safe

EdTech Magazine

The last time [CIPA] was reviewed was 2011,” says Ed Snow, a board member of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and director of technology for the School District of Milton in Milton, Wis. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out 5 best practices for adhering to federal privacy laws.

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EdTech as a Tool for the IB Classroom of the Future

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Educating a new generation of citizens of the world means rethinking the process of value, attitude, and behavioral acquisition (Wells, 2011), and this is no small feat. The right edtech tool should be streamlining your goals, not making it more difficult to meet them with additional effort invested. Limited Class Time?

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