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?Kahoot Pulls Back the Curtains for Studio, a Library of Ready-Made Learning Games

Edsurge

So the company set out to make Kahoot Studio, a curated library of ready-to-play kahoot games for K-12 educators and their students. The company will be adding more to the library over time, and plans to have at least 300 kahoots spanning math, science, ELA, history and geography kahoots for K-12 by the end of the year.

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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

Securly

” 2010 was also the year that the Common Core Standards Initiative was enacted in response to numerous indicators of low student academic performance. Billion has been invested in US K-12 education technology companies since 2010. ” 1:1 + Common Core = $$$$$. All Common Core testing will be done online.

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Sphero Makes a Big Acquisition in littleBits to Bring Hands-On STEAM Learning to Life

Edsurge

based company explained the difficult decision as an effort to return its focus to the education market following a foray into creating consumer toys. Sphero has acquired littleBits , a New York City-based company best known for its electronic kits and instructional resources that introduce kids to building and programming by hand.

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Infographics and The Library of Congress: A Colossal Collection of Resource Riches

The Daring Librarian

but close by is one of the largest collections of rich resources in the world - the United States Library of Congress. Below are pictures I took back in 2005 when our district Library Media Specialists went on a "field trip" to the Library of Congress! Especially our Social Studies partners! It was AWESOME!

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Owl Eyes: The Must-Get Web-App for Classical Literature Teachers

The CoolCatTeacher

Browse or search the Owl Eyes library to see if your upcoming book is included. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Discussions happen inside the book , so as you discuss, you’re literally “all on the same page.”. Click to see Owl Eyes.

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Tools of the Trade

Digital Promise

Educators can do all of that with a set of free tools created by CAST , a nonprofit research and development company dedicated to breaking down barriers to learning. And they can access a library of more than 20,000 user-created books available free for anyone to use. Find innovative games that teach critical thinking and math skills.

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Sal Khan on Expanding Into Early Learning and Launching a Peer-to-Peer Tutoring Platform

Edsurge

Most people who are middle-income or better, the Common Core kindergarten standards almost seem ridiculously easy. Duck Duck Moose was the first company that could come up with really compelling apps that were good—arguably good—for kids, in 2009, 2010, 2011. Like, of course my kid knows how to do those things. I’m a big fan.”