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MinecraftEdu Creators Struggle to Find a Second Hit

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Those developers, whose company TeacherGaming pivoted sharply after Microsoft took over MinecraftEdu two years ago, are facing tough times—and laying off staff—as they try to craft a niche in a crowded educational gaming landscape that has struggled to attract broad interest from schools. After Microsoft acquired Minecraft for $2.5

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Best Math Apps For Kids

Fractus Learning

The arcade-style math app for kids is designed for Grade K-5 with ordinary skill presets aligned with Common Core State Standards. The kids’ math activities and books cover the Common Core Standards and the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework. Best Step-By-Step Math Solutions: Microsoft Math Solver.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Sometimes they strike a deal.

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From Silos to Sharing: Why Are Open Educational Resources Still So Hard to Find?

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Let's examine these two issues: Silos You can find OER in dedicated online repositories including OpenEd , Curriki , and OER Commons. Several software companies have their own repositories, such as Microsoft’s Docs.com, Schoology’s public resources, Canvas Commons, and more. Many of the silos are poorly organized.

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Puzzles, Play and Programming

My Paperless Classroom

If you have not yet heard of Robot Turtles, it is a board game built around the fundamentals of computer programming by Dan Shapiro, formerly of Google and Microsoft, launched on Kickstarter last year. The response was amazing enough to convince the company Think Fun to help Dan deliver the game to a wider audience. Programming'

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The Business of Education Technology

Hack Education

Bust or not, companies across the tech sector, particularly those with high “burn rates” , faced tough choices in 2016: “cut costs drastically to become self-sustaining, or seek additional capital on ever-more-onerous terms,” as The WSJ put it – that is, if they were able to raise additional capital at all. .”

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The Top Ed-Tech Trends (Aren't 'Tech')

Hack Education

It ignores what happens in Seattle: the home of Amazon, Microsoft, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. ” Despite thinking of themselves as liberal-learning, today’s tech companies re-inscribe much of this. What sorts of companies and what sorts of products do venture capitalists like, for example? ”).

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