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IBM supercomputer Watson to help advance preschool education

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Plan to develop adaptive learning products and platform for use at home and in schools. Sesame Workshop and IBM announced a collaboration to use IBM Watson’s cognitive computing technology and Sesame’s early childhood expertise to help advance preschool education around the world. Dunn, CEO of Sesame Workshop. “A

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

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Amplify Fractions covers math standards in grades 3–6 and uses adaptive learning, interactive storytelling, and a personalized digital tutor to help students conquer fractions. Britannica Insights is available for free download and works with major search engines – Google, Bing, Yahoo, and others – on the Chrome browser.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

On January 6, 2011, Aaron Swartz was arrested by MIT police and charged with violating federal hacking laws for using the MIT network to download millions of academic articles from the subscription service JSTOR. Don’t just download the latest app — help design it. Don’t just play on your phone — program.

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