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Sony launches high-end visual display technology

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At InfoComm 2016, Sony will highlight its display capabilities in a big way, focusing on upgrading the landscape for large-scale visual entertainment. New scalable system has 99 percent black surface area for high contrast, high resolution, immersive visuals.

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Lirica Raises $1 Million to Improve App for Language Learning Through Song

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Sony Music, Veridian Ventures and a group of private investors participated. “If What could give Lirica a leg up is a partnership with Sony, which helps it navigate licensing issues that can emerge when it comes to repurposing billboard hits for the classroom, says Lirica founder and CEO Paul Custance. In the U.S.,

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Tech Apprenticeships Shift the Costs of Higher Ed From Students to Employers

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Woz U has shifted its focus since it was founded in 2017. In contrast, tech giant IBM built its own registered apprenticeship program in 2017. Members include Walmart, Sony and T-Mobile. Techtonic raised $6 million in 2019. By May, the company will have trained about 700 apprentices, and each year it aims to hire 400 more.

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Edtech Bootstrapping 101: A Survival Story

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As a former video game designer for Sony Playstation, I’m pretty sure this is going to be easy. January 2017 We apply for a federal SBA (Small Business Association) 7(a) loan. February 2017 We win a 2017 Parents’ Choice Gold Award which leads to national press coverage in Parents Magazine and other publications.

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How “blockchain” technology could influence education

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Sony Global Education sims to build a new, widely applicable educational infrastructure that enables diverse methods of evaluation, open sharing of academic proficiency and progress records. Sony Global Education’s Global Math Challenge is a worldwide competition that tests participants’ arithmetic and creative thinking skills.

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No More Boring Training! with Jeopardy!?

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” commented Suzanne Prete , SVP, Global Licensing & Brand Management, Gameshows and Games, Sony Pictures Television. is the top-rated quiz show on television, and has won numerous awards and distinctions over the course of its 30+ years on the air, including the 2017 Emmy for Outstanding Game Show.

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Where to Find Money for Your School’s Edtech Purchases

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Educators can apply between January 15 and April 15, 2017. For any teacher: The Foundation for Blended and Online Learning has a grant program that will open up in April of 2017. Applications are due May 5, 2017. Here are the details from last year.

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