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One of the World’s Best-Funded Edtech Companies Is Investing In AI Moonshots. Can It Work?

Edsurge

“Even in health care, what DeepMind has done with mapping the proteins of DNA—nobody's doing that in the education sector.” There aren’t that many people trying to solve education on a deep level,” he argued. AI having amazing success with DNA mapping [at DeepMind] means almost nothing in the education context.

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Making Sense of the Metaverse in Education

EdTechTeacher

For many educators, the “metaverse” is but a vague and extraneous concept. As such, the following Q&A aims to introduce EdTechTeacher readers to the metaverse and how it may impact education. As such, the following Q&A aims to introduce EdTechTeacher readers to the metaverse and how it may impact education.

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K-12 Dealmaking: Apple Acquires Learnsprout; Pearson, Knewton Turn to Adaptive Math

Marketplace K-12

Recent dealmaking news includes acquisitions by Apple and Excelligence Learning, and partnership between Pearson and Knewton. acquired the San Francisco-based startup that helps K-12 educators “use data to analyze the past, understand the present, and anticipate the future,” according to the company’s Twitter page.

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Knewton, HP team up on personalized print solutions

eSchool News

Adaptive learning provider Knewton has unveiled Personalized Print Learning Solutions with HP to make adaptive learning materials seamlessly available across print and digital platforms. Not every student has access to a computer at home or in the classroom, and some simply prefer print materials.

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K-12 Dealmaking: Knewton Raises $52M; Imagine K12 Merges with Y Combinator

Marketplace K-12

Venture capital deals in the ed-tech market dominated the news over the past week, with companies such as Knewton, SchoolMint, and NuuEd announcing the completion of funding rounds as well as ed-tech accelerator Imagine K12 merging with the Y Combinator fund. Imagine K12 Merges With Y Combinator: The Redwood City, Calif.-based

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How ‘Learning Engineering’ Hopes to Speed Up Education

Edsurge

And while many educators believe that word problems in math class are tougher for students to grasp than ones with mathematical notation, research shows that the opposite is true. A substantial part of the nation’s resources are being devoted to higher education,” Simon said. But at a university? “We

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Going Back to School to Learn About Blended Learning

Ed Tech from the Ground Up

Natick created innovation teams to solve the challenging problems in their classrooms by evaluating innovative practices and tools. Education Elements offers personalized learning consulting services and can help schools walk through the process. And companies like Knewton are targeting schools taking a personalized approach.