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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. And Urdan says Duolingo brought a mobile-first approach to the sector. Duolingo officially goes public today, with the app-based language tool now has a valuation of outstanding shares at about $3.7

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The Post-Pandemic Outlook for Edtech

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Case in point: Online course provider Coursera reported more than 13 million new registered users since mid-March, a 535 percent increase from the same period last year. Schools may be looking to invest in affordable and creative solutions , such as low-cost mobile hotspots or hardware that runs on cell signals.

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Top 80 Apps for Schools

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Here are some of the best homework help apps for your students: Chegg Brainly Khan Academy Socratic Egenda myHomework Flash Cards Quizlet 4. Additionally, these apps come complete with mobile access so teachers and students are always connected to their coursework - no matter where they are!

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via the Coursera blog : “New mobile features: Transcripts, notes, and reminders.” ” Pearson and Chegg are partnering for textbook rentals. ” Udacity has updated its online "classroom." Very thorough research, gj.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “ Andrew Ng , Co-Founder of Coursera , Returns to MOOC Teaching With New AI Course.” Via the Coursera blog : “What’s Next in Employee Learning: Virtual Reality.” I missed this news back in February: Chegg acquired RefMe.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Kno was headed by Osman Rashid, the co-founder of the textbook rental company Chegg, and the tablet was aimed at the college market. Although YouTube was founded in 2005, it has seen an explosion in growth this decade, in part from the ubiquity of mobile devices: anytime, anywhere television-watching.

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