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Game On: Kahoot Snaps Up DragonBox for $18 Million for Its First Acquisition

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Kahoot is best known for its digital quiz tools that can turn the classroom or corporate office into a raucous quiz show. Last December, following a Disney investment that valued the company at $376 million , the Oslo-based company made clear its intention to build a pipeline for acquisitions. The company also earned $1.9

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Open Up Resources Takes A Digital Leap Through Kiddom Partnership

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Open Up Resources offers two of the highest-reviewed curriculum for middle-school math and K-5 English, according to EdReports, which evaluates textbooks for rigor, usability and alignment to academic standards. Founded in 2013, the company has raised $21.5 million in investment to date.

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We Asked Teachers What They Want From Edtech. Here’s What They Said.

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But while standardized test scores might improve, a recent study found that in 63% of classrooms, students aren’t using technology to “solve problems, conduct research, or to work collaboratively.” Teachers need help planning lessons that meaningfully contextualize academic standards. Explore a demo of Frontier.

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Why the Boldest Ideas in Education Come From Underrepresented Entrepreneurs

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This isn’t how many people downloaded your app. Transforming misery into agency” is among the visionary goals that co-founder Wisdom Amouzou has for The HadaNõu Collective , which currently operates centers in public high schools that “map authentic experiences to academic standards.”

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Digitizing Curriculum Development: Think Efficiency

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“In an ideal world,” muses Ralyea, “your state would produce a machine-readable standard translated into an easily consumable format. They would be delivered to your learning management system or downloaded into an Excel notebook, or whatever vehicle can absorb them.”. That’s already happening with tools like Google Classroom.

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The Best, Free Financial Literacy Courses for Middle and High School

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From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Picture a classroom full of students excited to learn about money. It highlights the importance of financial literacy that you can download and print. Download this financial literacy infographic to share with others.

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We Asked Teachers What They Want From Edtech. Here’s What They Said.

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But while standardized test scores might improve, a recent study found that in 63% of classrooms, students aren’t using technology to “solve problems, conduct research, or to work collaboratively.” Learn three steps districts can take to prevent teacher burnout and cultivate engaging, rigorous instruction across classrooms.

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