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Thinkster Sought an Investment From an Adviser. Instead, It Bought His SAT Prep Company.

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This is the basic premise of Thinkster Math, a New Jersey-based company that marries replay technology with a tutoring service. The company has also undergone another marriage of sorts: an acquisition that will bring quizzes and other tools that help students prepare for the SAT and other standardized tests. near Princeton.

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

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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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May this Gobstopper (Now Called Curriculet) be Ever Lasting!

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UPDATE AS OF 1/15/14: The company Gobstopper has changed its name to Curriculet, but this update hasn''t changed how I use Curriculet with my students. The stories and information in the below post still hold true despite the change in company name. edmodocon On @Gobstopper students can read on a tablet, smartphone or laptop.

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Online AP Testing Glitches Force Some Students to Retake Exam

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All questions are free-response (no multiple choice), and can be taken online via a computer, tablet or smartphone. Amanda DoAmaral, a former Advanced Placement teacher who now runs a company offering AP test prep, says several students have vented their frustration with submission issues. Test and Make Up?

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3 Great Special Needs Digital Tools

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Grammaropolis is aligned with both national Common Core standards and Texas Expected Knowledge and Skills Objectives for grades K-6. Create digital flashcards with Audio Notetaker by exporting the data to a file that then plays on an iPod or smartphone. – See more at: [link]. Conclusion. – See more at: [link].

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How to use Sphero the Robot in STEM and Beyond – From Courtney Pepe

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However, this past year my school received a robot grant that provided ten robots for us from the company Sphero. Sphero emphasizes the power of play in education and has a variety of lessons that are aligned to the Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards on their website.

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Here’s Why Teachers Adopt New Tech — and Why They Don’t

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Does it meet subject- and grade-level Common Core standards? If the tech company has received funding or has a shrewd and experienced enough team to market to the end-user, the technology is probably pretty slick. If the technology supports this, it meets the primary requirement. How Much Time Does It Take to Learn?

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