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A Look Back at 2020 Teaching What It Means for 2021

The CoolCatTeacher

Yes, 2020 has been a year like no other, and today’s guest, Pamela Livingston Guadet, interviewed a wide variety of school tech directors to hear their stories of triage teaching during the COVID-19 emergency. Pamela is the author of the book, “ Like No Other School Year: 2020, COVID-19 and the Growth of Online Learning.

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4 Emerging Edtech Trends in 2020

The CoolCatTeacher

Listen to Nikolaos Chatzopoulos share 2020 Edtech Trends Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher Stream by clicking here. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Never stop learning! Subscribe to the Show Get Credit!

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Edtech Trends From 2020 And Beyond

Ask a Tech Teacher

I’m the CTO of a tech company and for more than five years I have been busy with teaching programming courses and sharing my expertise with novice specialists. However, due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus and the global lockdown, distance learning became vital in 2020. 8 EdTech Trends to Watch Out for This 2020.

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Meet NEO at BETT 2020 in London!

Neo LMS

Going to BETT 2020? As per their words , Bett is the first industry show of the year in the education technology landscape, bringing together over 800 leading companies, 103 exciting new edtech startups and over 34,000 attendees. Meet NEO at BETT 2020! We’re really looking forward to meeting you at BETT 2020!

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Edtech Company Encourages Its Employees to Volunteer as Substitute Teachers

Edsurge

And at least one edtech company is making a similar offer: Instructure, the learning management system provider that runs Canvas, is encouraging its employees to volunteer as substitute teachers for districts. The staffing shortages “got really acute” at the end of last year, says Steve Daly, who’s been CEO of Instructure since 2020.

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2020: The Year Of the Edtech Paradox

Edsurge

In many ways, 2020 has been THE year of edtech. Yet, 2020 also saw an acceleration of inequities in education. As an edtech investor, 2020 was a great year. As an impact investor focused on building a more equitable future, 2020 was devastating. As a mother, 2020 was unsettling. Edtech to What End?

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Companies go to high schools for career training

eSchool News

Since the second semester of his senior year of high school, he has responded to field calls as an employee of the largest underground utility locating company in North America — the Indianapolis-based U.S. Infrastructure Company (USIC). You learn how to work with people,” he said.

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