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Dell debuts new collaborative software for Chromebooks

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Dell Classroom, a new software solution available for Dell Chromebooks, helping foster student and teacher engagement. Dell announced the debut of three new, interactive display products, purpose-built for active learning, classrooms and conference rooms at ISTE 2016. ” Dell 70-inch Interactive Conference Room Monitor (C7017T).

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Google Maps for Degrees? How One College Plans to Chart Out Student Pathways

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Currently underway at the Oregon college are efforts to build interactive degree maps—which are expected to officially launch in December—that will act somewhat like a Google Maps to help students visualize and chart out their four-year plan.

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Developing a Research Base to Evaluate Digital Courseware

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Although these investments can take many forms, they typically include software programs that are designed to deliver curriculum content through educational learning applications. At the same time, the number of studies of the effectiveness of learning software is huge. 08 seconds.

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Fewer Deals, More Money: U.S. Edtech Funding Rebounds With $1.2 Billion in 2017

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After a lull in 2016, venture activity for U.S.-based By contrast, in 2016, investors put $1 billion into 138 deals. educational technology companies whose primary purpose is to improve outcomes for teachers and learners across K-12 and higher education. Are investors still eager to put their money in education startups?

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How Districts Can Unlock Actionable Data

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Along with a 1:1 goal, comes the deluge of edtech tools, software, and applications into classrooms. Mike Schwab has spent his career in finance, enterprise software sales and edtech. He has been working ever since to help bring Google for Education solutions to school districts around the country.

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What Problems Has Edtech Solved, and What New Ones Did It Create?

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Now, educators are focused on linking edtech tools directly to student learning outcomes. But Microsoft later bought the teacher-created MinecraftEdu mod, rebuilt it and relaunched it in 2016 as Minecraft: Education Edition. But we’ve learned technology alone does not drive higher achievement. But the consultant was right.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. ”) It was certainly the outcome that investors were hoping for Edmodo , which raised $25 million in 2012, boasting that it had 15 million users. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) Remember Edmodo? If so, what are they?