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Celly Launches New Service and Android App for Building Mobile Social Networks

Educational Technology Guy

The new service allows users to build instant mobile social networks, called "cells" using text messages, QR Codes, email, web or the new Android App. The company also announced today availability of the Celly Android App for free download on Google Play. “We Today, Celly is announcing a new service. Check it out.

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Looking Back At 2011 And Looking Forward To 2012

The Web20Classroom

We are seeing more and more teachers, conferences, and companies embrace QR as another way to engage students, audiences and customers. I wrote several posts about my favorite places to find information about iPads in education or my favorite iPad/Android apps for Administrators. So, how did I do last year? That I believe to be true.

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Acer Unveils Ultrafast Convertible Chromebook

EdTech Magazine

Both the Spin 15 and Chromebook Spin have HD audio and come with the Google Play Store, which means they can run Android apps. He added that 10 million Acer Chromebooks have been delivered to schools since 2012. Design is an important part of our technology; in fact, it’s in our DNA,” Acer CEO Jason Chen said at the keynote.

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Language Learning Startup Raises $10M, Says COVID-19 Won’t Stop US Expansion

Edsurge

The CEO of Preply says he was less focused and less experienced back in 2012, when he opened operations in the Boston area for an earlier iteration of his company. Back then, the company specialized in standardized test prep. The company has recorded a 40 percent increase in traffic since January, Bigai says. In the U.S.,

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InstallFree Nexus & Rndr shutting down - any know of alternatives?

Educational Technology Guy

InstallFree Nexus allowed you to use Microsoft Office or LibreOffice on an iPad, Android Tablet or Chromebook and access your files from a variety of cloud services to edit. Unfortunately, we have not been successful in turning these services into a sustainable business for our company and must therefore reconsider our strategy.

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After Layoffs and Acquisition, LightSail Education Charts a New, Uncertain Course

Edsurge

Last September, the company tapped Good Harbor Partners, a Boston firm that advises on business transactions in the education technology industry, to explore strategic and financial opportunities for the company. He and Ryan Alexander, the company’s president, are no longer involved in running the company.

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iPads Did Not Revolutionize Campus Teaching (But a Few Colleges Give Every Student One)

Edsurge

When Apple released its first iPad seven years ago, the company thought one area it would revolutionize was education. Boniforti says the university chose Apple because in 2012, when they were considering a big move toward more technology, tablet options were limited and iPad had an appealing support system.

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