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Sphero Makes a Big Acquisition in littleBits to Bring Hands-On STEAM Learning to Life

Edsurge

based company explained the difficult decision as an effort to return its focus to the education market following a foray into creating consumer toys. Today, the robotic toymaker is following through by adding a big building block to its educational offerings. When Sphero laid off 45 employees in early 2018, the Boulder, Co.-based

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FETC 2023: Networking, Learning, and Celebrating Education

edWeb.net

Wacom is the global leader in the pen display and tablet market for creative users. ClassVR launched at the Bett Show in London in January 2017 and has become a highly awarded educational virtual reality solution. Sylvia was doing product development for Fortune 500 companies when she came up with the idea for StickTogether.

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Why Your School Should Stick to Core Principles Instead of Market Trends

EdNews Daily

In 2017, EdTech industry investments rose to a record-breaking $9.5 For example, say robots and drones will be the hot-ticket item of the year (according to a recent study – they will be ). The cornerstone of the effort was to put a tablet computer equipped with a digital curriculum in the hands of every student.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5 Okay, okay.

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The massive experiment in New Orleans schools that few have noticed

The Hechinger Report

What’s different about the trend today is that educational technology companies are eagerly marketing software under the “personalized learning” label. It also invested in software like ST Math and the reading program Lexia, created by the Rosetta Stone company. Related: Laptops, Chromebooks or tablets? DeVonté Trask, 11.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition)

Doug Levin

Do you know that feeling when you are told your questions about student privacy are unfounded by a representative of a company that earns 86% of its total revenue from advertising? Doug Levin (@douglevin) March 17, 2017. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition). The thread on this tweet has the details.

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Revisiting #ALATTT: Trend #1: AR/VR/MR and a touch of AI

NeverEndingSearch

Companies are investing in immersive technologies. Take them with your phone, android or tablet. Can robots write our papers, especially when they are able to learn and master our writing styles? (Next time around, I’ll share my notes on OER.). We are seeing movement way beyond hype. And, what’s in it for us?

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