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Choosing Edtech: Three Learnings from Five Districts

Digital Promise

With little existing research evidence for most edtech products and substantial latitude from the Department regarding what counts as evidence in informing spending of COVID aid dollars, districts will be largely left to utilize their own processes for determining which digital learning tools to invest in.

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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

Edsurge

The prior year, my former chief Bill Gates headlined ASU GSV and received a standing ovation for championing technology’s power to transform teaching and learning. It’s hard to remember now, but many industry colleagues felt edtech was a frothy market in 2017. Here’s why 2021 was a banner year for U.S. LTM revenue.

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European Edtech Investor Brighteye Ventures Raises $54 Million for Second Fund

Edsurge

It expects to finish fundraising in spring 2021, and cap the fund off at roughly $88 million. This milestone and the timing are where we wanted to be when we launched Brighteye in 2017,” says Benoit Wirz, a partner at Brighteye Ventures. “It Others are building language-learning apps and toys that teach kids STEM concepts.

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10 Tips for Instructional Technology Coaches

The CoolCatTeacher

from Vanderbilt University in December 2021, where her research focused on instructional coaching in K-12 schools. Vicki Davis: Today’s sponsor is Lum.io , an award-winning digital learning tool that will transform your lessons into active, collaborative learning experiences. Lumio sponsored this episode.

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Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Offer Educators and Students No-Cost Resources Supporting Women’s History Month Celebrations

eSchool News

Silver Spring, MD (Thursday, March 3, 2022) — Discovery Education and leading social impact partners are offering engaging, no-cost digital learning resources to students, teachers, and families to support Women’s History Month observances nationwide.

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Kahoot Earns a $376M Valuation After Disney Investment—and Is Looking to Acquire

Edsurge

Kahoot , an Oslo-based developer of a digital quiz tool popular with teachers, just started making money this year. In 2017, Kahoot joined the Disney Accelerator , a program run by the venture capital arm of the media juggernaut. Kahoot currently has 60 employees, and expects to nearly double its headcount to 110 staff in 2021.

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Middle School Educators Across Southeast Michigan Adopt Computational Thinking Curriculum to Prepare Students For 21st Century Careers

techlearning

During this day of professional development training, local educators will connect with TCS and Discovery Education’s curriculum experts to learn about the program, understand its purpose and develop innovative strategies for integrating these new resources into classroom instruction. students by 2021.