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What U.S. Companies Should Know About Asia's Edtech Market

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On the one hand, China’s private education market is projected to grow 9 percent per year until 2020, reaching a value of $330 billion—an enticing market for many American entrepreneurs. After a summer of market research and competitor analysis, the company eventually signed off on a collaboration with a Chinese partner, TAL Education.

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HoverCam to Spotlight Classroom of the Future at FETC 2020

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HoverCam will showcase its family of classroom learning technologies in booth 2425 at the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) 2020 in Miami.

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Colleges Are Providing Tech to Students to Shrink the Digital Divide

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When colleges in the California State University system sent students home from campus in spring 2020, it quickly became clear that some students lacked reliable access to the internet or computers through which to participate in their pandemic-era emergency remote courses.

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Now is the time to plan for next year’s technology upgrades

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In 2020, after the onset of the pandemic, the program was created to provide funding to schools and libraries to purchase eligible equipment and services for students and teachers who lack connected devices, including laptops, tablets, or even broadband access.

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4 ways digital tools streamline summer program administration

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By the end of the 2020–2021 academic year, most U.S. Companies offering tools like online forms saw a spike in demand, and they are now seeing it rise again as schools organize summer learning programs. The federal government is also paying extra attention to summer programs, earmarking $1.2 billion in its massive relief package.

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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

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In 2002, our team at Microsoft Education created an LMS for a world where every teacher and student had a tablet computer. More than 80 percent of the edtech startups created in the past five years will not survive through 2020. Tablet computers didn’t take off until a decade later. 2004-2011: Washington Leans In.

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Renaissance and Nearpod, Coming Together to Empower Teachers and Accelerate Student Growth

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In 2020, teachers launched approximately 19.5 Nearpod customers will continue to receive the support, service, and innovation they have come to expect and love from the company. Nearpod works with any classroom technology, from tablets and smartphones to laptops and Chromebooks. billion real-time insights into student learning.