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Cecilia Cruse Joins MiEN Company as a Special Needs Consultant

eSchool News

To meet the rising demand for furniture products and services that create fun and functional learning spaces for students with special needs, MiEN Company has hired Cecilia Cruse, OTR/L, as a special needs consultant. She also lectures nationwide on practical sensory solutions for educators and therapists.

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Now Hear This—The Future of Classroom Audio Systems

eSchool News

about the features of the new product, its integration with existing school systems like phone networks and paging solutions, and its potential benefits for teachers and students, especially in light of challenges posed by the pandemic. And we’re also integrating it with the school’s phone system so that the.

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Who Owns Digital Badges? A Company's Patent on Credential System Raises Questions

Edsurge

That group of colleges, companies and nonprofits is working to build an openly licensed Open Badges platform for digital certificates that professionals and students can use to show they’ve mastered certain skills (either academic or so-called “soft skills,” like collaboration or problem solving).

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The newest benefit at top companies: Private college admissions counseling

The Hechinger Report

Shannon Vasconcelos fired up her laptop in a sterile conference room in a suburban office park, and right on schedule a mother and her daughter popped onto her screen. The company is among employers that provide college admissions coaching as an employee perk. NEWTON, Mass. The New York offices of JPMorgan Chase.

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The Coronavirus’ Chilling Effect Hits Edtech Industry Conferences

Edsurge

spike in coronavirus cases, which currently numbers around 118 cases in 16 states , is leaving the edtech conference industry with an existential (if not quite Shakespearean) question at the start of its busy events season: to host or not to host? education or edtech event organizer has canceled or postponed their upcoming conferences.

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6 Cutting Edge EdTech Companies to Keep An Eye Out For This Year at the ISTE Conference!

TeacherCast

Are you excited about the ISTE Conference? This year, I had the opportunity to work with so many great educational technology companies on the podcast and I'm excited to have the opportunity to walk the vendor floor and meet everyone to say THANK YOU for being a part of the TeacherCast podcasting family. Soundtrap – Booth 2153.

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Pearson Sells Mixed Reality Learning Unit to a New Company, GIGXR

Edsurge

million in two companies: online bootcamp Springboard and Knowledge to Practice, a medical startup. Now, the publisher confirmed that it has spun off its Immersive Learning team, selling its assets to a new company, GIGXR , based in Venice, Calif. All 16 staff formerly on that Pearson team will make the transition to the new company.

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