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As Facebook Changes Name to Meta, Company Wants to Pull Education Into Its 'Metaverse'

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What that metaverse will look like is still a bit vague, but the company gave some hints in prepared statements and in an hour-long video it released. In 2014 the company bought VR company Oculus for $2 billion. And he is targeting education as one key part of that vision. Zuckerberg’s interest in virtual reality is nothing new.

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Online YC Demo Day Includes A Byju’s Rival, Quiz Bowl App, Parenting Advice Platform

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COVID-19 led to a more demure, online-only version of startup accelerator Y Combinator’s demo day event this week for its winter cohort. Here’s a look at some of the education-related companies “presenting” among the 197 companies in YC’s winter 2020 batch. Able Jobs promises companies no payment until a candidate is hired.

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Book Creator for Chrome: Product Review, Tips and Tricks for Teachers

The CoolCatTeacher

Sponsored by Book Creator, All Opinions My Own From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Book Creator has long been a favorite app on the iPad, and now it’s available for Google Chrome. Post sponsored by Book Creator. Right now, my students are creating books about their heroes.

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Unlock the Secrets: Expert Homework Hacks for Busy Parents

The CoolCatTeacher

I love how my students can edit together but can also view live changes on their smartphones using a QR code demo that is still private just to them and me. Books: “ Make It Stick ” by Peter C. Their site is full of every presentation, rubric, and even a full curricuulm to teach design thinking and app building.

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How I Plan My Lessons Digitally with Planboard

The CoolCatTeacher

As we investigated, tested, and demoed with several products, we were looking at a few things. Before reaching out to Chalk, I tried their free version of Planboard , which is a free digital plan book. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Inside the Booming World Where Students Buy Custom Term Papers

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That’s thanks to a booming group of companies known as the “ contract cheating industry.” Many paper-writing companies try to project an air of legitimacy , with offerings like responsive customer service that let users chat right away with a live person to ask about things like prices. They have customer service, the better ones.

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Free STEM Curriculum Distance Learning Resources

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Distance learning is a crazy time for many, but we can celebrate the way various companies are offering very cool and engaging tools, resources, and activities for free. Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books !

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