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Come for the computers, stay for the books

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based education advocacy group. “It That effort began by having Vancouver’s librarians get trained in new software purchased by the district, so that they could train their school colleagues in turn. Other paths to tech know-how include a district’s office of information technology and workshops such as those hosted by Future Ready.

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An After-School Education Program Aims to Diversify the Tech Industry

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Students work with hardware like microboards and single-board computers, as well as software, learning coding languages like Java, Python, HTML and CSS, and C++. More than two-thirds of students reported feeling more confident when they’re at the Code Next lab. Students polled echoed Kurani’s sentiment.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

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This is part eleven of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In May, venture capitalist and former securities analyst Mary Meeker released her annual “Internet Trends” report. Much of what Meeker says in this year’s report about education is placed under her category “gaming.”

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What?s New: New Tools for Schools

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Tech & Learning Rounds Up a Summary of New Tools for Schools Software & Online ACHIEVE3000 & ICIVIC ( www.achieve3000.com The software takes advantage of Casio’s Natural Display technology for input and output of mathematical expressions. published a new report which addresses latest trends in EdTech in the U.S.

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WHAT’S NEW

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Software & Online ACCELERATE LEARNING STEMSCOPES SCIENCE ( www.stemscopes.com ) Accelerate Learning announced a new platform using the best of CNN’s digital content to create a new science education product. EDSBY ( edsby.com ) Edsby has introduced new ways to capture and report on evidence of student learning. Illuminate 10.0

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The messy reality of personalized learning

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Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report. Nearly two decades ago, the reporter Todd Oppenheimer documented the aggressive rise of emerging Silicon Valley technologies — personal computers and the Internet — in the nation’s public schools. Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report. Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report.

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Should Wall Street pay for preschool?

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Photo: Kyle Spencer/The Hechinger Report. In fact, after the first year, they reported a success rate of close to 99 percent. Goldman received a $260,000 payout; the United Way reported that state and local agencies had saved $281,550 in special education costs. Photo: Kyle Spencer/The Hechinger Report.

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