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New Markets Venture Partner’s Latest Edtech Fund Closes at $68 Million

Edsurge

When New Markets Venture Partners first began fundraising for its second education technology investment fund, Barack Obama was in office, Brexit for up for debate and iPhones still had headphone jacks. One deal that’s in the works, he teased, is a startup focused on STEM and computer science.

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Why History Matters

Hack Education

Some of this is a matter of confusing upgrades for breakthroughs – Google updating Docs more regularly than Microsoft updates Office or Apple releasing a new iPhone every year might not be the best rationale for insisting we are experiencing rapid technological change. Why blackboards? When blackboards?

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Classroom prizes and grants available!

Educational Technology Guy

After winning the $500 prize last year, I purchased an XYZ 3D printer to integrate STEM into my classroom. My students since then have created iPhone cases, key chains, tie clips and more. Even though the survey data is an invaluable tool at our school, getting the opportunity to purchase the latest in technology was icing on the cake!”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Congratulations, STEM folks and learn-to-code evangelists, for being featured in President Trump’s list of his 2017 accomplishments. ” From the press release : “ Blackboard Announces Organizational Changes to Better Serve Clients Worldwide.” You must be so proud. The power went out. Perfect, really. ” JFC.

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Global Collaboration Week Begins - Find a Project and Connect!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: Please click this URL to start or join. DIRECTIONS: We will use Blackboard collaborate to explore the digital resources. Hello, Melda Yildiz is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. The link above is to our webinar room.

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Not all towns are created equal, digitally

The Hechinger Report

The students live in homes with multiple laptops, iPads, tablets, iPhones – iEverything. Extra money has allowed these wealthier districts to invest heavily in Chromebooks and iPads, state-of-the-art robotics programs, computerized blackboards, and high-end 3-D printers. It’s perhaps not surprising. Greeley, Colo.,

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