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US Edtech Funding Already Nears $1 Billion in First Half of 2019

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For the first half of 2019, the industry saw $962 million raised across 65 deals, the highest amount of funding at the halfway mark since at least 2015. edtech companies in the first half of 2019. The high tally for venture funding this year is not unique to the edtech industry.

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Is edtech a win-win solution for students and educators?

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This post was originally published on May 6th, 2019, in eSchoolMedia. All things considered, there’s a consensus that today’s students should not only learn, but also use technology to support their learning. Edtech surely seems a win-win solution for both students and teachers. Students win with edtech.

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5 Tips for schools to harness the power of edtech in the classroom

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A version of this post was originally published on April 4th, 2019 on Education Technology. Even though many schools are already embracing the benefits that edtech provides, many others still aren’t taking advantage of these opportunities. Edtech needs to be cost-effective and help reduce overall costs to schools.

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The role of the LMS in enhancing the education experience

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Education technology has emerged during this period as an indispensable tool for many schools, enabling students to not only continue their education but thrive with the additional flexibility and personalized support that many online learning platforms provide. Edtech explosion. billion – from 2019 to 2020.

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Your Syllabus to SXSW EDU 2019 (and Where to Find Us!)

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EdSurge’s managing editor, Tony Wan, will pose these questions to Bill Fitzgerald (New Knowledge), Doug Levin (EdTech Strategies), Courtney Goodsell (Impero Software) and Stephanie Cerda (administrator at Austin Independent School District). But how much surveillance is acceptable, and what are the implications for students’ privacy rights?

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How AI Will Save Education

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

A decade ago, I was a high school English teacher blissfully naive to what radical changes were coming thanks to edtech. In February 2019, an IBM AI supercomputer named "Project Debater" was pitted in a competition against a human national debate champion Harish Natarajan. Recently I wrote " What If Your Co-Teacher is a Computer?

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Knewton’s New Business Attracts New $25M in Funding. But Some Things Don’t Change.

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The company that set the bar for hyping adaptive-learning technology has had to adapt to new leadership and a new business model. Brian Kibby, CEO of Knewton Getting into the courseware business marks a major pivot for the New York City-based company, which originally licensed its adaptive learning technology to publishers.

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