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

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Chegg announced today that it bought the Berkeley-based startup for about $15 million in an all-cash transaction. Ramirez also had studied computational linguistics. 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

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Unfortunately, teachers in the conventional classroom are often too busy to attend to all kids & needs. Access to online learning materials helps students manage their work/study schedules more effectively. Instructors make studying arithmetic more enjoyable by including educational and entertaining elements.

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Top EdSurge Higher Education Stories of 2021

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By Sabyn Javeri In a Zoom classroom, the teacher is no longer the central authority, argues the author of this essay, who explains why she thinks that’s good for education. A Popular Study Found That Taking Notes By Hand Is Better Than By Laptop. That hasn’t stopped some approaches from catching on in classrooms. By Jeffrey R.

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60+ Great Educational Websites

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Google Classroom, Khan Academy, Edmodo, Nearpod, Socrative, and the list goes on. The web is full of resources that you can use to bring science to life in and outside of your classroom. The latest trend in EdTech that I see currently gaining traction is Artificial Intelligence technologies.

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Can Technology in the Classroom Replace Expensive Textbooks

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After all, textbooks are a must in classrooms. Smartphones, tablets, and laptops had become a permanent requirement along with using technology in the classrooms by this time. As per a study, 65% of students have skipped buying required textbooks at some point. Related: Are Digital Textbooks More Effective for K-12 Curriculum.

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Duolingo IPO Shows Investors Think Edtech Is Still Growing.

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billion—which is a good moment to reflect on how mobile learning has entered classrooms and how the company has expanded from just an app. From the forms the company filed with the SEC last month, we learned the company conducted a study to evaluate Duolingo’s effectiveness versus traditional university language courses.

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The Post-Pandemic Outlook for Edtech

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Everyone’s had their kids at home studying,” he explains. College students are turning to digital tutoring platforms like Chegg and online course providers like Coursera, both of which have performed well over the last few months. Many of the investors are new to the industry, Brothers notes. Coronavirus really changed that.

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