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Online YC Demo Day Includes A Byju’s Rival, Quiz Bowl App, Parenting Advice Platform

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COVID-19 led to a more demure, online-only version of startup accelerator Y Combinator’s demo day event this week for its winter cohort. Here’s a look at some of the education-related companies “presenting” among the 197 companies in YC’s winter 2020 batch. Able Jobs promises companies no payment until a candidate is hired.

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Can a Hollywood-Backed VR Company Make Science Labs More Effective?

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The university is building the course material as part of a partnership with a VR entertainment company called Dreamscape Immersive, which is led by Walter Parkes, who produced Hollywood blockbusters including “Men in Black,” “Minority Report” and “Gladiator.”

Company 180
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Alexa Goes to ISTE: Edtech Companies—and Teachers—Debut New Skills for Learning

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Across the massive, brightly colored expo hall at ISTE 2019 , the annual education technology conference where companies display and demo their latest gadgets, upgrades and software, several vendors showcased the new skills they have developed for Alexa-enabled devices.

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Can ‘Equity-Based Pricing’ Make Edtech Products More Accessible?

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based company is planning to apply that principle to make its software license pricing more equitable for schools and districts. This is the time for companies that are working with underserved communities to look back and see how their work reflects their missions,” says Michael Lombardo, CEO of BookNook. Transparency is key here.”

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How to Create Apps in the Classroom and Inspire Design Thinking

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I love how my students can edit together but can also view live changes on their smartphones using a QR code demo that is still private just to them and me. Access it through the Mad Store App. You know, I don't have a lot of companies on here. Go to coolcatteacher.com/freetrialmadlearn to start your trial today.

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Kiddom’s Newest Feature–Lesson Launch

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In the past, I’ve written about many of Kiddom’s features–the Content Library , SEL Rubrics, its partnership with OUR Curricula Resources to name a few, One quality that has always stood out to me as I explore each of their new features is this company listens to customers and responds to their needs. What is Lesson Launch.

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How I Plan My Lessons Digitally with Planboard

The CoolCatTeacher

As we investigated, tested, and demoed with several products, we were looking at a few things. It’s so easy to have a digital app that gives me instant access to my schedule. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. ”<div?

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