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Big Deals: Edtech Industry News from Google, ETS, Raspberry Pi Foundation, and More

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From enhancing student engagement and addressing learning loss to transforming and redefining the essential skills of the workforce, AI offers possibilities for improving educational and career outcomes. The unveiling took place on Friday, April 26th, at Google’s offices in Montreal.

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How Can K-12 Schools Improve Learning Outcomes with Technology?

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This builds the case for educators to harness technology and improve learning outcomes for K-12 school students. They need to redesign their courses to suit the learning needs of the new tech-savvy generation and improve learning outcomes. Here’s how K-12 schools can improve learning outcomes with technology: 1.

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7 Days of Education Conference Fever Across the Pond

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companies have always had a strong presence, and this year was no exception with Microsoft and Google having the largest stands. This discussions veered toward the esoteric at times, when exploring trends like educating “ Generation Alpha ” and envisioning learning spaces in 2025. Back at Bett, U.S.

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Funding School Services in the Midst of Multiple Crises

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She has also leveraged these skills to create employee onboarding and training programs at Apple, Facebook, Google and Uber. With a 25+ career in education, Arati has used her curriculum design skills to create unique learning experiences in education and nonprofit sectors at Pearson, EdSurge and Silicon Valley Education Foundation.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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billion by 2025. Neurocore, a “brain performance company” agreed to “stop advertising success rates for children and adults suffering from maladies such as attention deficit disorder, depression and autism after a review found the company could not support the outcomes it was promoting.” Google Reader. Interactive Whiteboards.

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Education Technology and the History of the Future of Credentialing

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Throughout the year, the Department of Education also took steps to strengthen the oversight of accreditors, adding requirements regarding data that they had to report to the government and to the public as well as pressuring accreditors to do more to improve “student outcomes” at the schools they monitored. The Techdegree.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Google profiles Niji Collins , a winner in the latest Google Code-In contest. The Getting Smart blog predicts that “By 2025, Swarms of Self-Driving Vehicles Will Transport Students to Learning Sites.” ” Google responds. Contests and Awards. for Robotics Contest.” Upgrades and Downgrades.