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What Next-Gen Digital Humanities Looks Like

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John Unsworth , dean of libraries and professor of English at the University of Virginia, who led the panel, put the total in perspective. In the day’s keynote address, Kate Zwaard, Chief of National Digital Initiatives at the Library of Congress, talked about scale and wonder in the digital era. That sounds like a lot of money.

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Impero Software Announces New Version of its Flagship Product ? Impero Education Pro ? at ISTE 2018

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The software has been updated to include a new mental health keyword library, google authentication, and improved scalability to support larger school districts, among other features. It partnered with advocacy organizations to produce white papers at the 2017 and 2016 Digital Citizenship Summits.

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Will a Netflix Model Work for Textbooks?

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Perlego gives users access to a library of content, including digital textbooks. Perlego officially launched in January 2017, and raised almost $700,000 for its seed funding round last year. There are publications like major reports, white papers and case studies too. That falling market share is well documented.

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Impero Software Partners with Mental Health America to Help Identify Mental Health Concerns in Schools

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Through the partnership, MHA will help Impero build its new keyword library, which contains terms specific to mental health issues. MHA will also help Impero further develop its keyword libraries relating to suicide, self-harm and eating disorders. Impero works with partner organizations to develop the keyword libraries.

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Impero Software Announces Philip Walters as its New Chairman

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Walters currently serves as Advisory Director of Investcorp, which assumed ownership of Impero Software through its technology-focused private equity Fund, Investcorp Technology Partners, in August 2017. It partnered with advocacy organizations to produce white papers at the 2017 and 2016 Digital Citizenship Summits.

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?Blockchain, Bitcoin and the Tokenization of Learning

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According to the company’s white paper , EDU tokens will initially cost about $1 USD per 12 EDU tokens.) billion in 2017 alone so far, roughly 13 times more than the amount raised in 2016. Aparna Krishnan LiveEdu points to colleges, schools and libraries as some of its target participants.

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Impero Education Pro v6.3 wins Tech & Learning TCEA Best of Show Award

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Automatically updated keyword libraries, if desired, giving schools instant access to the latest versions. It partnered with advocacy organizations to produce white papers at the 2017 and 2016 Digital Citizenship Summits.