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PowerSchool to Acquire Schoology, Pairing Major K-12 LMS and SIS Providers

Edsurge

PowerSchool has reached an agreement to acquire Schoology, a provider of learning management systems with a sizable footprint among K-12 schools and districts. Schoology would be PowerSchool’s second purchase of a learning management system (LMS), after it acquired Haiku Learning in 2016. and Canada. K-12 LMS market share in U.S.

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How to Use Fortnite in the Classroom

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He takes us through lessons that teachers are teaching in Fornite and also the two warnings that educators need to keep in mind when teaching with this tool. Today’s guest, Mike Washburn, is on the educator advisory board for Fortnite. Sponsor: Adobe I use Adobe Premiere Rush to teach digital filmmaking in my classroom.

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Hobsons’ Higher Ed Business Split and Sold in Separate Deals Totaling $410M

Edsurge

By bringing these two solutions into PowerSchool’s unified portfolio, we are focusing on providing tools and insights that can help simplify, guide, and provide all the options they need to help with that journey.” Vista purchased EAB in 2017 for $1.55 In 2017, Hobsons sold five of its products to Campus Management Corp.

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Learning.com Includes Essential Skills for Remote Learning in EasyTech

eSchool News

Based on real-life applications and digital tools, lessons in Essential Skills for Remote Learning guide students through technical concepts in a fun, game-based environment. Computer Fundamentals: Students learn to harness technology as a tool to create, problem-solve and collaborate with others.

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Tennessee’s Maury County Schools Deepens Collaboration with Discovery Education to Support Summer Learning Initiatives

eSchool News

Connecting educators to a vast collection of high-quality, standards-aligned content, ready-to-use digital lessons, intuitive quiz and activity creation tools, and professional learning resources, Discovery Education provides educators an enhanced learning platform which facilitates engaging, daily instruction in any learning environment.???

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A Guide to Picking a Learning Management System: The Right Questions to Ask

Edsurge

Thus, garnered from conversations with both K-12 and higher education administrators, the following checklist provides a starting point for any educator interested in prepping for the inevitable task of choosing an LMS for the 2017-2018 school year. An example of a "narrative stream" on the Schoology LMS platform.

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US Edtech Closes Decade with Record $1.7 Billion Raised in 2019

Edsurge

Source: EdSurge Last year saw four mega-rounds (exceeding $100 million), compared to two in 2018, three in 2017 and one the year prior. Yet at the same time, the K-12 market did see a number of notable exits late last year, including PowerSchool’s acquisition of Schoology and Renaissance Learning’s purchase of Schoolzilla.

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