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Sony, Edmodo, partner on math challenge

eSchool News

Sony’s Global Math Challenge will expand to more than 190 countries. Sony Global Education, Inc. a global education network, to enhance math literacy among students in primary and secondary schools across the world. After this, Sony Global Education will hold competitions twice a year, in the Spring and Fall.

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The Uphill Battles Facing Asia’s Education Technology Startups

Edsurge

In technology, Sony and Nintendo are among the most internationally recognized brands. In education, the tutoring center Kumon has franchises across the world. But when it comes to the education technology industry, few people outside the country can name Japanese companies off the top of their heads.

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Edtech Bootstrapping 101: A Survival Story

Edsurge

In the education technology industry, we see an abundance of press covering venture-backed startups and their funding rounds, acquisitions and other noteworthy milestones. Summer 2014 After 10 years in business, our tutoring company, SurePrep Learning goes under after the elimination of a federal tutoring program. My mom passes away.

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This Workforce Partnership Trains Tech Talent. Can It Boost Civic Engagement Too?

Edsurge

The PilotCity co-founder describes the company as a “city innovation engine powered by education.” Over the past six years, Lee has been testing programs that connect education, workforce and civic engagement opportunities. Roughly 200 local employers, including Kaiser Permanente, OSISoft, Sony and Typeform, have also participated.

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Impatient with universities’ slow pace of change, employers go around them

The Hechinger Report

With a huge shortage of college graduates in data and computer science, tech companies are taking matters into their own hands and providing education directly to prospective tech workers. The industry would be very satisfied if higher education was taking care of it,” said Eaton. “I Microsoft employees in Redmond, Washington.

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?Blockchain, Bitcoin and the Tokenization of Learning

Edsurge

In 2014, Kings College in New York became the first university in the U.S. Google gave a similar live lesson service a shot—minus the cryptocurrency—where viewers and experts could connect via Google Hangout to learn skills such as photography, cooking or education. It also didn’t focus on education.

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10 Super Geeky Tips for the New Year

The Daring Librarian

At first I thought I could leave out the password comic & tip and then the Sony thing happened. It was recently released that some Sony employees had a password of s0ny123 and the worst, "password!" Sart talking to other excited educators about new ideas on Twitter.crowdsource! centuries. —

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