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When Education Giants Stumbled and Data Ruled

Edsurge

They were the most powerful companies in education. They bought other companies to try to blend assessment and curriculum as they also continued publishing. On the other hand, companies like Curriculum Associates took the path of blended learning and have seen significant growth driven by a technology-first model.

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Can children learn from a “mixed-reality” game?

The Hechinger Report

A giant computer screen looms over the table, and a touch-screen tablet is built into the table’s surface. A boy named Damon taps the picture of the smaller tower on the right side of the tablet screen. Some tech companies are also trying to mix hands-on play with digital learning. The left tower fell first.

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Pump up the volume! More talking in class, please!

The Hechinger Report

The hush was troubling, because students learn a lot from debating ideas, sharing feedback and collectively exploring big questions. Using a math app by Desmos, Kohn can circulate through the class and use a dashboard on her tablet to monitor every student’s progress through a self-paced set of math challenges. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

techlearning

ADVANCED & MEASURED PROGRESS ( www.advanc-ed.org ) & ( www.measuredprogress.org ) Measured Progress and AdvancED will join forces to form a unique and far-reaching nonprofit educational company focused on data-driven tools for school improvement. has joined the ENA family of companies.

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What Kids Can Learn When Blocks Get A Tech Boost

MindShift

A giant computer screen looms over the table, and a touch-screen tablet is built into the table’s surface. A boy named Damon taps the picture of the smaller tower on the right side of the tablet screen. Some tech companies are also trying to mix hands-on play with digital learning. The left tower fell first.

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35 edtech innovations we saw at FETC 2023

eSchool News

The company has built several tools to do that, including a customizable reading challenge platform and a mobile app, reading challenge templates, and diverse book recommendations. In her current role, she works directly with the district’s online tutoring programs, including FEV Tutor , to accelerate learning for students.

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Five-year olds and laser cutters—perfect together? Welcome to the first early childhood fab lab

The Hechinger Report

The red beam precisely followed a squiggly building design that Jack had just finger-drawn on a tablet computer. In another, young visitors learn about earthquakes and build cardboard structures to test on a battery-powered “shake table.”. Related: Can a wall-climbing robot teach your kid to code?

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