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Spotting the 2017 Trends That Fuel Edtech Innovation and Investments

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We’re pleased to share this year’s Edtech Outlook, a data-rich dive into the state of education technology with case studies into emerging-frontier innovations. Reach Capital Edtech Outlook 2017 from Jennifer Carolan. As a result, higher-ed institutions have been early adopters of AI-assisted tools.

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Mixed Reality Brings New Life to K–12 Classrooms

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MORE FROM EDTECH: Read this Q&A with a VR expert on how to implement AR/VR in the classroom! With the Titanic, the kids did a lot of research on the boats first,” Weaver said in an AMD case study. Mixed Reality Offers More Than a Field Trip. We still hear content get called out quite a bit,” Ayoub says. “We

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Here's How Single Sign-On Saved One District 2,500 Hours of Instructional Time Per Month

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And that is a very conservative number, based only on time saved using the top six critical core web applications from Pearson, McGraw-Hill, PowerSchool, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Google Classroom. Our edtech coordinator tells me there is more collaborative time for students. So many things. More Information from ClassLink.

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Blackboard Co-Founder: ‘4 Secrets to Building a Tech Company for Higher Ed’

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To mark the 20th anniversary of Blackboard, one of the first LMSes, the company’s co-founder, Matthew Pittinsky, wrote an epic blog post about the company’s history, which includes his advice for today’s edtech leaders. Once upon a time Pearson operated under different brands that made the totality of what Pearson did less obvious.

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On the Road to Interoperability with Denver Public Schools

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This case study was originally published on Getting Smart With a student enrollment edging ever closer to six figures, Denver Public Schools (DPS) is Colorado’s largest school district. Read the full Denver Public Schools case study here. This case study is from a Getting Smart series on interoperability.

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Where in the World Is Planet3? An Educational Gaming CEO Seeks His Second Act

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Kelly met him through Planet3 co-founder Albert Yu-Min Lin when Lin received an award sponsored by Switch, Kelly told EdTech Digest at the time. On the education side, the company enlisted Kelly McGrath, former head of K-12 science curriculum development at Pearson, who’d become Planet3’s chief operating officer.

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STEMxCon - Today Is the Final Deadline for Proposals; Great Keynotes + Sessions; Need Volunteers!

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Associate Professor of Biology A Case Study in Science and Engineering Job Shadowing in High School - Ann Gaudino, Ed.D. Carmona, Lead Contract English Instructor Student-Generated Apps for Mobile Devices – can they enhance higher levels of understanding? Derek Barkalow, Ph.D.

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