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Smartphones in Education: Redirecting Distraction with Mobile Learning

ViewSonic Education

As mobile learning becomes more and more popular, so does the potential for distraction in the classroom. More and more teachers are experimenting with ways to integrate mobile learning into their lesson plans. Continue reading to learn how mobile learning can benefit education in and out of the classroom. . Learn more >.

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Blackboard to Sell Open LMS Product for $31.7 Million

Edsurge

Blackboard, a Reston, Va.-based based provider of learning management software for K-12, higher ed, government and businesses, has agreed to sell its Open LMS business to Learning Technologies Group, or LTG, a London-based conglomerate of workplace learning software services. LTG will pay $31.7

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Former Blackboard CEO Raises $16M to Bring LMS Features to Zoom Classrooms

Edsurge

If some of these functionalities sound like what one might find in a learning management system, that is no coincidence. ClassEDU’s co-founder and CEO is Michael Chasen, who previously co-founded and served 12 years as CEO of Blackboard, which remains one of the biggest LMS providers in the education market.

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Technology Inside Next-Gen Learning Environments Continues to Evolve

EdTech Magazine

Technology Inside Next-Gen Learning Environments Continues to Evolve. Students sit in rows, facing forward, in order to see the blackboard and the teacher , who is ready to share knowledge that students are expected to receive. . The pictures are processed via machine learning and used to build a 3D model of classroom activities.

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Modern Classrooms and Personalized Learning Are the Perfect Pair

EdTech Magazine

Modern Classrooms and Personalized Learning Are the Perfect Pair. In another part of the room, a group of her peers gather on a couch to collaborate on a project. . We have more group-based learning going on, but we also accommodate individual instruction. Our goal is to enhance learning, and it works.

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How ed-tech can enhance collaborative learning in the classroom

Neo LMS

Ever since the classroom was invented educators have been using the latest technologies to enhance the learning process and support students in achieving the best academic outcomes. Today’s students truly are digital natives; not only did they learn to use technology from a young age — they were born surrounded by it. Closing thoughts.

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Startup Class Technologies Bets Big on the Future of Online Learning (and Zoom)

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Chasen is a familiar figure in edtech: he co-founded Blackboard, one of the largest providers of learning management systems to colleges and schools, and served as its CEO for years. The plan when the company started was to start with higher education and K-12 and later expand into the corporate learning market.