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Fueled by Big Rounds, Edtech Funding Surges to $887M in First Half of 2017

Edsurge

edtech companies last year, the dollars returned with a fury during the first six months of 2017. edtech startups is already at 88 percent of the total in 2016 ( which was $1 billion ). Now “Sand Hill is waiting to see the outcome of some of their previous edtech investments,” says Shauntel Poulson, a general partner at Reach Capital.

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Speak Up 2021 Congressional Briefing: Lessons Learned from a Year of Virtual School

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Evans serves on several boards and advisory councils and is a frequent speaker and writer on digital learning. She was named in 2020 as the winner of EdTech Digest’s National Leader award. Christina Fleming is the Chief Marketing Officer at Blackboard. Director of Brand Strategy and Creative at Blackboard.

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Speak Up 2020 Congressional Briefing: Release of the National Research Findings

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For the last seven months of 2020, school districts have gone through extreme changes regarding how learning is happening in a pandemic-induced educational environment. Julie serves on several boards and advisory councils and is a frequent speaker and writer on digital learning. She lives in Maryland. Join the Community.

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SIIA Announces Education Technology Finalists for 2023 CODiE Awards

eSchool News

on behalf of CDWG Best Science Instructional Solution for Grades PK–8 STEMscopes Science, Accelerate Learning Inc. on behalf of CDWG Best Science Instructional Solution for Grades PK–8 STEMscopes Science, Accelerate Learning Inc.

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The Makings (and Misgivings) of a Statewide Effort to Personalize Learning in Massachusetts

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LearnLaunch Institute , the Massachusetts Personalized Learning Edtech Consortium (MAPLE) functions as a professional learning community for 32 district members that aim to implement personalized learning. Moodle, Schoology, Blackboard and Summit round out the top five.)

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bulb Digital Portfolios Gives Premium Accounts To All Teachers!

TeacherCast

Track professional development and display badges and credentials earned. Establish professional learning plans to meet goals and standards. “A bulb integrates with most LMS or SIS systems, including Microsoft Office 365, Google, Canvas, Schoology and Blackboard. Learn more at [link].

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5 Reasons Teachers Using Tech are Super Heroes with Kecia Ray

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And because they’re so connected, it also makes sure that their learning and their teaching is more relevant to their students. See “ Modern Professional Learning: Connecting PLC’s to PLN’s ” on Edutopia. Vicki: So, Kecia, I have a question. So, these are awesome.