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Kanopy Enhances Kanopy Kids with Short Films from Sesame Workshop and Highlights

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To help facilitate collaboration between public libraries and the communities they serve, Kanopy is adding a dozen Spanish-language videos from Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind Sesame Street, and 30 films from Highlights to Kanopy Kids. About Sesame Workshop. About Highlights. About Kanopy.

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Robot Maker Wonder Workshop Raises a $20M Series B to Expand Internationally

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Wonder Workshop is dashing towards new markets, especially China. The company’s flagship products are two round blue robots aimed at introducing students six to 12 to computational thinking. Students use an iOS or Android app to code commands for the robots. The funding will go towards entering markets beyond American borders.

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K-12 Dealmaking: Sesame Workshop, Reach Capital Form Partnership; Brainly Raises $15M

Marketplace K-12

In recent dealmaking news, Sesame Workshop and Reach Capital unveiled a new partnership to support start-ups. And a social learning network for middle and high school students and a math tutoring company received funds from the investment community. Million: Tablet-based tutoring company Tabtor Math has raised $3.7

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The FTC Has Its Sights on COPPA, and Edtech Providers Should Take Notice

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The FTC is currently holding a public comment period to determine whether to strengthen COPPA’s privacy protections, and it just concluded a public workshop on Oct. Against this legal landscape, a recent study of nearly 6,000 of the most popular children’s apps on Android found that “a majority are potentially in violation of COPPA.”

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PASCO Motion Sensor–A Must for Science Classes

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Their products are wireless, Bluetooth- and/or USB-connectable, and their SPARKvue software runs on Mac and Windows platforms, Chromebooks, iPads, iPhones, and Android. Training and Workshops. This includes videos, free live online training, customized webinars, and onsite workshops. Some are free while others are for a fee.

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Christmas Tech Toy List

Tech Helpful

While you don't have to have a device with BIT to make them work having an android or iOS device to download the app takes your opportunities with EVO to the next level. Dash and Dot - Wonder Workshop makes robotics durable and cost effective for even the youngest child. Check out Ozobots for children of any age!

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Laser Cutters in the Classroom

Kathy Schrock

THE FLUX BEAMO FLUX , a CO2 laser cutter/engraver company, asked me to take one of their models for a spin and find resources to support their use in the K-12 environment. The FLUX Beamo CO2 Laser Cutter & Engraver ($1899), seen below, is compact and has many of the features of the more expensive cutters on the market.