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Spaces4Learning Names Lightspeed’s Mobile PA A Platinum 2023 New Product Award Winner

eSchool News

(PRWEB) — Lightspeed , the provider of instructional audio solutions that create equal access to learning, announces that the company’s Mobile PA solution was named a Platinum 2023 New Product Award winner by Spaces4Learning. Unveiled in September 2022 , Mobile PA ensures students can hear their teachers’ voices.

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3 Levels of Connectivity K–12 Schools Should Consider

EdTech Magazine

By integrating personal devices with their interactive board, these companies are creating a way for teachers to combine student-centered methods with their high-tech display.” classrooms, this level of infrastructure will support media-rich assessments and classroom use — but not for all classrooms at the same time.

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Assessments Become More Accessible With Speech Synthesis—and an Almost Human Voice

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For the assessment mavens at Educational Testing Service ( ETS ), these evolving capabilities present both a challenge and an opportunity, says the organization’s Markku “Mark” Häkkinen. His research focuses on advancing the accessibility of computer-based assessments—for all learners—through a standards-based approach.

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What U.S. Companies Should Know About Asia's Edtech Market

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After a summer of market research and competitor analysis, the company eventually signed off on a collaboration with a Chinese partner, TAL Education. company that has eyed Asia as the next big market. But their story is not a blueprint that will make sense for every company. ThinkCERCA is definitely not the first U.S.

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Savvas Learning Company Acquires Rubicon Publishing, Canada’s Leading Digital Learning Provider for Math

eSchool News

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — March 3, 2022 — Savvas Learning Company , a leading provider of next-generation learning solutions across all K-12 grade levels and disciplines, announced today its acquisition of Rubicon Publishing, Inc., I am very happy and excited that Rubicon is now part of Savvas Learning Company. About Rubicon.

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A New Essential Formative Feedback Tool for Project Based Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Last March I made my first custom GPT to assess project-based learning activities. The second thing that I need to give you is an important caveat when I am introducing this formative assessment tool in my classroom.

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Duolingo IPO Shows Investors Think Edtech Is Still Growing.

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billion—which is a good moment to reflect on how mobile learning has entered classrooms and how the company has expanded from just an app. And Urdan says Duolingo brought a mobile-first approach to the sector. But the company’s growth has been helped by another, more recent offering: an English test.

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