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How Much Longer Will Schools Have to Scrape Together Technology Funding?

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Since the shift to remote learning in spring 2020, schools in the U.S. have received billions of dollars in combined donations and gifts from private companies and individuals. Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, gave $10 million to a single school district in California, aimed at closing digital disparities.

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European Edtech Investor Brighteye Ventures Raises $54 Million for Second Fund

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companies like Coursera are raising hundreds of millions at billion-dollar valuations. It proves that there is appetite among investors for helping education companies serving the European market.” Source: Brighteye Ventures: “ The European EdTech Funding Report 2020.” In the U.S., Wirz notes.) As in the U.S.,

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Sneak a peek at 8 eSN K-12 Hero Awards contenders

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Companies are encouraged to nominate the schools and districts using their products and services–this offers a chance to share success stories and impart valuable lessons learned with the education community. Finally, across ninth and tenth graders, those who completed at least 16 skills increased 5.4 NWEA MAP points on average.

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25 digital tools and edtech resources from FETC

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ClassVR, the company’s solution, is a full turnkey VR and AR offering for classrooms, teachers, and education. Kami demonstrated its all-in-one digital learning platform. Teachers can turn static documents into rich learning resources, enhance learning and drive student engagement, and promote student choice.

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29 K-12 edtech predictions for 2021

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When we posted our 2020 predictions on January 1 last year, we–along with the majority of the world–definitely didn’t anticipate the curveball that was (and continues to be) the global COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 has been called a dumpster fire, the worst year in recent memory, and more. education system.

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 11 inspiring educators

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After months of research and a successful pilot, the district chose enVision to be that core mathematics curriculum because of its rigor, digital learning components, and engaging lessons. Jump to: Johnston County Public Schools , Carol Cleveland , Colene Hardy , Joey Norris , Jhone M.

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Looking Past COVID: Science Education Post Pandemic

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But even during the crisis, they dug in, designing creative digital learning experiences, using technology for enhanced remote engagement, and leveraging local phenomena and investigations for students and their families to do at home. WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.