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Adapting to the ChatGPT era in education

eSchool News

ChatGPT has rapidly begun to infiltrate K-12 classrooms nationwide. The propensity for students to use ChatGPT to cheat has raised concern amongst educators and even prompted several school districts, ranging from New York City Public Schools to the Los Angeles Unified School District, to issue a ban of the chatbot.

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Chegg Cuts $15 Million Check to Buy AI-Feedback Tool, WriteLab

Edsurge

Chegg announced today that it bought the Berkeley-based startup for about $15 million in an all-cash transaction. Educators have appreciated their work. That’s challenging because when you’re a small company, you’re often a lot of engeineers in a room and you’re not in the classroom." Ramireze said.

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9 Good Online Math Tutoring Websites for Kids and Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Unfortunately, teachers in the conventional classroom are often too busy to attend to all kids & needs. Brighterly.com Educators at Brighterly are committed to providing only the most incredible learning opportunities for children. Chegg Chegg is a website and app where students can access a wide range of resources.

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60+ Great Educational Websites

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

The world of educational technology is evolving meteorically and what is relevant today might be irrelevant next month. Google Classroom, Khan Academy, Edmodo, Nearpod, Socrative, and the list goes on. In the list below I feature some of my favourite options that I have been recommending to teachers and educators.

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Top EdSurge Higher Education Stories of 2021

Edsurge

Unsurprisingly, the pandemic featured prominently in the higher education stories most popular with EdSurge readers last year. What Does That Mean For Higher Education? How Remote Learning Subverts Power and Privilege in Higher Education. Is a Parallel Higher Education System Emerging? By Jeffrey R. By Jeffrey R.

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K-12 Dealmaking: Chegg Acquires Easy Solutions; Age of Learning Raises $150 Million

Marketplace K-12

The month of May kicked off with a significant number of deals in the ed-tech sector, including acquisitions by Chegg and ACT, Inc. based Chegg said in a statement. based education startup has raised $150 million at a $1 billion valuation from Iconiq Capital, according to TechCrunch. received cash infusions from investors.

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EdSurge HigherEd Year in Review: Our Top Higher Education Stories of 2018

Edsurge

While not quite the “Year of the MOOC,” 2018 saw a resurgence in interest around the ways these massive open online courses are delivering free (and more often these days, not free) online education around the world, and how these providers are increasingly turning to traditional institutions of learning. Cheating on Chegg?

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