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Bigger Deals, Bigger Bets: EdTech Venture Funding Trends Continue in 2018

EdNews Daily

With more than 4 billion users now connected to the internet, 50% of the global population (Forbes, December 2018), it is not surprising that the education sector has embraced devices and software to interact, engage, and enhance the learning environment for students. By Jon Thomas and Spencer Wu.

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eSports: The Growing Extra-Curricular Activity NOW!

The CoolCatTeacher

The Kansas Health Foundation named her a Civic Health Hero, and the Kansas Association of Secondary School Principals named her the 2018 Principal of the Year. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Website: www.usd266.com/chsm

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Improve Student Behavior Now!

The CoolCatTeacher

Today Darrian Tanner, the Florida State High Impact Teacher award winner for 2016-2017 and 2018-2019 talks about how to help teachers improve their classroom management skills. This school year will mark ten years of teaching secondary ed ELA. Darrian Tanner’s Bio as Submitted Ms.

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These Education Books Sparked Conversation in 2018—And Give Us A Glimpse At What’s Ahead

Edsurge

This article is part of a collection of op-eds from thought leaders, educators and entrepreneurs who reflect on the state of education technology in 2018, and share where it’s headed next year. What should educators learn from 2018 and where are we going next year? For 2018, consider four that caught my attention.

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Paper™ acquires MajorClarity to Create a Comprehensive Career & College Readiness Platform

eSchool News

Together, the companies will offer a comprehensive CCR platform that will support all students, regardless of their preferred path after high school. 85% of the jobs that will be needed in 2030 didn’t exist in 2018,” said Philip Cutler, Paper co-founder and CEO. “It

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The Thank You Project #MondayMotivation

The CoolCatTeacher

She was nominated by a colleague for the Teachers that Rock – Class of 2018, and by her principal and supervisor for the 2017 New Jersey Exemplary Secondary Educator award. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Predictions of Print Textbooks’ Death Remain Greatly Exaggerated

Edsurge

higher education courseware in 2015, down from 50 percent the year before, according to a 2018 report from Macquarie, an investment bank and financial services company. In a 2018 survey of college students, the trade publication Library Journal found that 75 percent say that reading print books is easier than e-books.

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