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The FTC Has Its Sights on COPPA, and Edtech Providers Should Take Notice

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According to the Parent Coalition for Student Privacy, nearly 100 new state privacy laws have been passed between 2014 and 2018. New York passed one in 2014, and the state attorney general launched “Operation Child Tracker” shortly afterwards to investigate COPPA violations. What about edtech companies contracted by schools?

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Campuswire Raises $3.6 Million to Improve Online Class Discussions

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And yet, Tade Oyerinde took the plunge in 2014, leaving the University of Leeds in England to dedicate his time to developing a tool to improve digital communications in the classroom. “My The Campuswire platform comes as a desktop, iPhone or Android app that offers a forum for students’ questions.

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Battle of the Classrooms: Apple, Google, Microsoft Vie for K-12 Market

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It’s terribly confusing, but perhaps no coincidence, that three of the world’s most prominent consumer technology companies—Apple, Google, Microsoft—each boast a “Classroom” tool aimed at K-12 educators and students. Device compatibility: Android, iOS and any web browser. Here’s a breakdown, by order of their release.

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An ‘Epic’ Fundraise: Children’s Digital Book Subscription Startup Nabs $8 Million

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based company has now raised a total of $21.4 Epic launched its Netflix-like subscription service in 2014 with 5,000 digital books. The company pays a licensing fee for these rights.) He declined to share any ballpark estimates for subscription numbers, only offering that the company is “close” to being cashflow positive.

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And the top e-learning trends for 2016 are.

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Sure, there were lots of devices released in 2014 and the years before, but 2015 was the mobile age. It was the age where almost everyone owned a smartphone - whether it was Android, Apple or Windows Phone. Just to get things going, here’s a recap of 2015. First, mobile learning.

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College Prep: The Often Winding Road for Parents, Students and High Schools

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Also, according to the Institute for College Access & Success’ Project on Student Debt, the average balance in 2014 was close to $30,000, and that is solely for undergraduate programs. billion in free federal grant money unused over the last academic year (via 2014). A quarter of graduate students owe nearly $100,000.

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U.S., Global K-12 Markets for Personal Computing Devices Slow

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The three major operating systems—Google’s Chrome, Apple’s Mac OS and iOS, and Microsoft’s Windows—are battling for dominance in sales, says Futuresource Consulting , the London-based research company that completed the study released earlier this month. In the U.S., The Future.