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Companies Invest in Preparing K–12 Students as Older Sectors Become Tech Integrated

EdTech Magazine

Mon, 09/10/2018 - 13:50. The partnership, called “Blue 365,” will focus on some of the most common tech solutions being introduced into the agricultural sphere , including cloud technology, robotics and advanced communications, according to Mary Snapp, corporate vice president and lead for Microsoft Philanthropies. .

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Will a new batch of licenses help rural students get online?

The Hechinger Report

They settle in at the computers where Caine teaches coding and software, such as Illustrator and Photoshop, or they head to the back room for the 3-D printer, vinyl cutter and robotics kits. And yet, reliable broadband is far from guaranteed in this region of towering plateaus, sagebrush valleys and steep canyons.

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The Past Decade Forecasts a New Wave of Economic Opportunity in Education

Edsurge

Since 2018, she has been a partner at Learn Capital, a venture capital fund focused on the global education sector. Some call it “The Rise of the Machines” for the convergence of multiple technologies: artificial intelligence, big data, data science, robotics plus virtual and augmented reality.

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The Next Big Trends in #EdTech from @ISTE CEO Richard Culatta at #ISTE19

The Innovative Educator

SCREAM stands for science, computing, robotics, engineering, artificial intelligence, and math. It didn't take long for her to figure that out and then share her powerful story on the ISTE stage in 2018. Fortunately, teachers like April Keck DeGennaro who teaches at Peoples Elementary School in Georgia is.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 & 29 Editions)

Doug Levin

" Tagged on: July 18, 2017 Let Robots Teach American Schoolkids | Bloomberg → This is not a work of satire. The publisher is working to integrate OpenStax Tutor Beta with major learning management systems, a feature slated to go live in fall 2018. Tagged on: July 18, 2017 Schools’ information up for sale on darknet?

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Using Makerspaces to Support Personalized Learning

edWeb.net

Albans City School (VT), SETDA’s 2018 Student Voices Award Winner, though, educators encourage the students to find places in their everyday work to incorporate digital resources, especially from their makerspace. They had a bee robot that they learned to program to better understand bee behaviors. Supporting school activities: St.

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Need To Know: AI and Machine Learning

techlearning

In truth, the term AI has (arguably) gained more notoriety for storylines of killer robots (and the occasional Wall-e) hell-bent on destroying mankind than for its practical use and business benefits. In essence, AI is something that can be packaged up and purchased on a monthly basis, like your broadband or phone.