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The Summer of COVID-19 Presents a Unique Opportunity for Education Companies

Edsurge

For companies that target teachers, this is a good time to do some contingency planning as well—to be ready to assist educators no matter what scenario they find themselves in come fall. Companies that provide this assistance to teachers directly will be rich in prospects. There’s a good chance there won’t be any funding available.

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A Very Useful Guide to Virtual Classroom Collaboration

The CoolCatTeacher

Known for leading excellent project management to meet objectives, prioritize initiatives, and multitask effectively. Google Certified Trainer, ISTE Certified Educator, and 2014 ASCD Emerging Leader. Speaker 3 (Billy Krakower): Creativity, particularly through tools like Google Art and Culture, is underutilized. Genius Hour 2.0

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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

Examples from The Hechinger Report’s collection of misleading research claims touted by ed tech companies. Website traffic to the homepage for IXL, a popular tool that lets students practice skills across five subjects through online quizzes, spiked in March. Some companies are trying to gain a foothold in a crowded market.

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7 Reasons Advancement Courses Has Excellent Teacher Professional Development

The CoolCatTeacher

So, let’s take these six aspects of effective professional development, and I will share how the Advancement Courses class I just completed meets all six requirements( and I’ll add one extra thought which matters to me!). Computer science takes us even further as we make the apps and tools we use have new functions and features.

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AI in the Classroom: A Complete AI Classroom Guide

The CoolCatTeacher

Also note, and ironically so, that due to the extended nature of this episode and that we have four speakers, the AI tools I use to write the transcript had a bit of a meltdown, and I've had to apply a significant amount of human intelligence to the transcript which delayed this episode to Thursday. And she's @AmandaFoxSTEM on Twitter.

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Mentor Collective Raises $3 Million to Connect College Students and Advisers

Edsurge

This tool that White’s university has used since 2018 came from Mentor Collective , a Boston-based startup that has just secured a late seed funding round of $3 million. This brings the company’s total funding to date to $4.73 Jackson Boyar and James Lu Morrissey founded Mentor Collective as a nonprofit in 2014.

Company 93
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Edtech Bootstrapping 101: A Survival Story

Edsurge

On the other hand, there is a paucity of coverage about edtech companies that grow their businesses with little or no venture capital or outside investment. Bootstrapped companies rarely have “unicorn” potential and most aren’t nearly as sexy as their venture-backed counterparts. October 2014 My wife and I patch things up.

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