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Turning ‘Google Maps for Education’ From Metaphor to Reality

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In his latest EdSurge column , Michael Horn laid out how Google Maps offers an aspirational metaphor for what the future of educational tools could look like. Today, Google Maps is an open ecosystem for accurate, real-time geospatial and navigation data. K-12 learners.

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How Does Plagiarism Checking Work

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PlagiarismCheck tool to check originality and beyond PlagiarismCheck.org, an advanced plagiarism detection software , employs artificial intelligence algorithms to detect various forms of plagiarism. It enhances their reputation and underscores their commitment to maintaining high academic standards.

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After Layoffs, Math Curriculum Developer Reasoning Mind Sells to Weld North Education

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curriculum market shifted towards purchasing materials aligned materials to Common Core and state academic standards, the organization began building new offerings based on these U.S. Technology companies including Google, Oracle and Cisco also gave support through providing hardware and database services. Later, as the U.S.

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

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Teachers need help planning lessons that meaningfully contextualize academic standards. Challenge: In a groundbreaking study led by The Education Trust, researchers found that “across the country, lessons from the Internet labeled as [standards] aligned are being taught again and again, whether or not they are really worthy.”

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

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We primarily used Craigslist for all hires except sales and software development. We screened them using a pre-interview questionnaire built in Google Form. Eastern and Central time zones, since that worked well for our meetings, sales operations and customer support times for schools. We covered topics such as number of U.S.

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From Silos to Sharing: Why Are Open Educational Resources Still So Hard to Find?

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Several software companies have their own repositories, such as Microsoft’s Docs.com, Schoology’s public resources, Canvas Commons, and more. A common set of academic standards could alleviate the discovery issue, but several states have withdrawn from the Common Core State Standards and decided to adopt their own.

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IBM Foundation launches free online software to help K-5 teachers prepare math lessons and help students learn.

Educational Technology Guy

The IBM Foundation has launched a free, online software to transform the way K-5 teachers prepare math lessons and help students learn. The software, called Teacher Advisor with Watson , uses Watson artificial intelligence technology to help teachers instantly find math resources. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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