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3 Tips for Easily Implementing Social-Emotional Learning – by John Gamba

ViewSonic Education

In one recent survey by vaunted education publisher McGraw-Hill, 93 percent of teachers equated social-emotional learning with academic learning in terms of overall importance. Gone are the days when you could capture students’ interests and imaginations with basic video clips or a PowerPoint with compelling graphics.

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How to Build a High-Functioning Remote Team for Your Edtech Company

Edsurge

We also conducted multiple interviews using one-to-one and group video conferencing calls, which not only allowed us to see the candidate but also gave us a good indication of how tech-savvy they were. Tools Video communication and fully online, cloud-based tools are two critical requirements for distributed teams to operate effectively.

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Behind Closed Doors: Edtech Entrepreneurs’ Biggest Challenges in 2018

Edsurge

If you’ve ever wondered what goes on in an edtech company’s board meeting, or what keeps founders up at night, here was your chance to find out. The program’s fourth and latest cohort include: Caribu (Miami) allows any trusted adult to read and draw with children, through an interactive video-call, no matter how far apart.

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Understanding concepts: What is digital citizenship?

Hapara

More than half believed that an anonymously posted Facebook video, shot in Russia, provided ‘strong evidence’ of U.S. Digital citizenship tools for teachers Edtech tools that support digital citizenship make it easier to teach students while learning is happening. voter fraud.”

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Big question for edtech: But how do we know what’s working?

The Hechinger Report

As more than 900 entrepreneurs and educators converge in San Francisco this week, some will talk academic standards, literacy and charter schools. That’s why after attending two major edtech conferences in a row ( SXSW.edu ) and ( ASU/GSV ), I’m heading straight for a panel entitled: “But How Do We Know What’s Working?’’.

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Instructure Acquires MasteryConnect for $42.5 Million to Expand K-12 Footprint

Edsurge

Founded in 2009, MasteryConnect offers a platform where teachers can plan lessons, create and deliver assessments, and track how students perform against academic standards. In early 2016, its team swelled to 140 employees as it tried to expand into new markets, including a standalone video-based professional development platform.

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Blending Art and Algorithms, Desmos Sets Out to Reimagine Math Curriculum

Edsurge

One entry looks like an animation straight from a video game. The company licenses its calculator to publishers and other edtech developers for use in their software. Meyer says Desmos’ middle-math core curriculum aligns with state and Common Core academic standards. It’s an art competition unlike most others.

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