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Edtech Providers Collaborate for a Unified Approach to Interoperability

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Andrea Press Classroom Assessment Technical Support Supervisor Pearson Interoperability in education allows different software applications to communicate and work together effectively. Ali DeGeorge Product Line Manager Skyward EdSurge: What is the challenge in the edtech ecosystem that necessitates data standardization?

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Illuminate to Sunset Student Information System in 2021

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In an email sent Tuesday morning, the company notified customers to plan for a replacement for the Illuminate Student Information product, also known as ISI. In a statement to EdSurge, a company spokesperson said: “We also recognize and appreciate that any change, including those that involve systems and software, requires time and attention.”

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I Moved a Drone With My Mind. Soon Your Students Will Too.

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Hovering here and there and lurching around a bit but most certainly skyward. The drone was part of a demonstration of the powerful technology that the neuroinfomatics company EMOTIV offered at a conference on the power of technology and education. UP, UP, UP,” I thought fixing my mind on the drove. And, amazingly, up it went.

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