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?Updates, Upgrades and Overheard: What Was Unveiled at ISTE 2017

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It’s also a time when companies of all sizes and ages announce their latest updates and tools. Cloud-based operations management solutions SchoolDude launched an IT Help Desk for K-12 and higher-ed institutions. The tool automatically sends IT tickets to technicians based on their skillsets. “As classrooms.

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The 5-Year, $15 Million Global Learning XPRIZE Competition Is Over. Here’s Who Won.

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In September 2017, five finalists were chosen to field test their tools with thousands of children across villages in Tanzania. and London-based nonprofit Onebillion. Kitkit offers a game-based learning program on tablets to help children learn independently. Across the world, 198 teams applied.

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It’s 2020: Have Digital Learning Innovations Trends Changed?

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In early 2017, organizations that have focused on digital learning came together to better leverage their strengths and capacities for a common goal: improving student success. As the conversation continued, Joosten discussed the importance of design in online course development, a primary finding in the scan.

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AI in VR and AR with Rachelle Dené Poth

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As the landscape of education technology rapidly changes, Rachelle shares some ideas of what the future of classroom learning could look like. Listen to this Spanish teacher talk about using these awesome tools in her classroom and in classrooms around the world. She was named one of 30 K-12 IT Influencers for 2021.

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How Tablet Games Can Teach Skills to Students with Visual Impairments

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Schultz has taken a career in building special needs software and games for people who are blind or have low vision into ObjectiveEd, a new endeavor at a time when investor interest in educational tools and investor interest in assistive technology are apparently on the rise. million across 71 deals in 2017.

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#iste17 trends: Google, Touch Screen Chromebooks and More

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Today Kasey Bell @shakeuplearning sits down to talk about the hot trends at ISTE 2017 including lots of Google stuff, new AR news, Google Keep, touch Screen Chromebooks, and more news. I will be leading a panel discussion on 5 Key Trends Transforming Teaching Today at ISTE 2017 on Monday June 26, 2017 at 4pm in room 225 A and B.

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Virtual Reality (VR) as a New Educational Paradigm

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Today’s sponsor: Metaverse is a free simple augmented reality tool. Date: Thursday, December 7, 2017. Within the virtual environment, you get you learning, you get your assessment, you get your experience. He also discusses how educators can join the innovators who are crafting and exploring this new education paradigm today.

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