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School’s Out for Summer. For AT&T’s Latest Edtech Cohort, Classes Have Just Begun

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That makes it a veteran among education technology accelerators, which often have short lifespans. Since its first cohort in 2015, AT&T’s edtech accelerator has graduated 27 companies and nonprofits. LearnPlatform, founded in 2014 and based in Raleigh, N.C., had six employees when it entered the accelerator.

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A Siri for Higher Ed Aims to Boost Student Engagement

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They’re looking for the answers to easy administrative questions, and they have similar type of questions regarding their subjects each year,” says Erik Bøylestad Nilsen, an advisor in edtech and innovation at BI Norwegian Business School. Students are able to get to answers as quick as possible and move on.”.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. Department of Education’s national educational technology plans.).

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KITABOO Offers 99.9% Uptime Through Automation Technology

Kitaboo on EdTech

uptime through automation technology and premium technical support with SLA. uptime guarantee with automation technology? The automation technology adopted by KITABOO plays a key role in implementing these tasks on a regular basis which aims to prevent any unprecedented server issues. Digital Publishing / March 27, 2014.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

It’s a transformation that’s been largely driven by the unprecedented pace of technological advancement. Technological Integration The 21st-century classroom is unimaginable without the integration of technology, and soon AI (artificial intelligence). The concept of a 21st-century classroom has evolved significantly.

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Pedagogy Before Technology

The Principal of Change

Pokémon Go will definitely engage our students, but so will any other fancy, new technology. While technology has its place, we first and foremost want to make sure we’re prioritizing effective pedagogy and not simply masking bad practice with a dog and pony show. Sometimes the technology drives the pedagogy.

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How Virtual Reality Helps This N.Y. School District Prepare Students for Their Future

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In 2014 Jill Gierasch could see the writing on the wall—students from her New York school district were saturated in technology at home, but that wasn’t the case at school. when choosing technology, educators need to consider whether a tool is a fad or something that can prepare students for the future.