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What Happens When Ed-Tech Forgets? Some Thoughts on Rehabilitating Reputations

Hack Education

Some of these other examples appear in the introduction of my forthcoming book, which I won't spoil since I have to save a chapter like that for the book tour — if we can do book tours. A critic of the company, Linkletter posted links to unlisted YouTube videos — that is, publicly available information — on Twitter.

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9 Insights For Educators We Learned On A Zoom Call — With Zoom

Edsurge

As early excitement about Zoom gave way to questions and concerns about privacy, security and unequal access, other companies seized the opportunity to elbow their way into the new competition for digital communication tools appropriate for preschoolers and college students alike. But Zoom has held on. I like early market. It’s high energy.”

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Shifting to a Digital Teaching Model? Here’s Some Advice

Edsurge

I remember scrambling to learn all I could about the features of Blackboard and reviewing all of my textbook’s eLearning-related ancillaries, assigning self-paced modules and online quizzes to my students. It required me to really rethink teaching, and how best to do it in a digital environment.

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K-12 Dealmaking: NYU, StartEd Launch Accelerator; Unique Heritage Media Acquires Pili Pop Labs

Marketplace K-12

In addition, ed-tech companies outside the United States have been busy making acquisitions recently. Each of the 10 companies selected for the program will receive up to $170,000 in funding. Indian IT Services Company Acquires QuickEdmin: Hyderabad-based IT Services Company Ray Business Technologies Pvt.

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Thursday - Roger Schank on Cognitive Science and Saving Schools

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Join me Thursday, February 28th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com conversation with return guest Roger Schank to talk about his book Teaching Minds : How Cognitive Science Can Save Our Schools , why MOOCs won''t save schools or the world, and why everything you think you know about education is wrong. Log in at [link].

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Tuesday - Tony Wagner on Creating Innovators

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Join me Tuesday, August 28th, for another live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Tony Wagner, this time on his latest book, Creating Innovators : The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World. The Blackboard Collaborate room will be open up to 30 minutes before the event if you want to come in early.

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Bankers, Buyers and Warriors: Reporter’s Notebook From the 2017 ASU+GSV Summit

Edsurge

Almost all of the PreK to 12 programming clustered in the Little America hotel, while the post-secondary, workforce training and company suites clustered in the more opulent Grand America across the street. That’s generally how much companies have to generate for most major banks to consider working with them to find a buyer.

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