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What U.S. Companies Should Know About Asia's Edtech Market

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After a summer of market research and competitor analysis, the company eventually signed off on a collaboration with a Chinese partner, TAL Education. ThinkCERCA is definitely not the first U.S. company that has eyed Asia as the next big market. But their story is not a blueprint that will make sense for every company.

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4 Tips for using accessibility features to promote inclusion

Neo LMS

Assistive technology, by definition, relates to any equipment that supports a child with a disability and increase or maintain their functioning in different settings. However, many technology companies are becoming increasingly aware of how different tools regarded as “assistive technology” could be impactful to everyone.

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Fantastic Figjam Makes Brainstorming and Collaboration in the Classroom Better

The CoolCatTeacher

I like to say that Figjam is if we take the things that we love about Jamboard, Google Docs tablet, and even Prezi, we put those into a collaborative whiteboard. Figma, definitely start with Figjam. The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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3 Products from Logitech to Help Reach Every Student

The CoolCatTeacher

Imagine the teacher going around the room and using it to annotate and help students on their tablet device!) Teachers who are connecting with students anywhere else should definitely have an external camera that better adjusts with lighting. Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored blog post.”

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7 Ways to Make Worksheets Engaging and Effective: The Ultimate Guide

The CoolCatTeacher

Okay, so one student is the showdown captain, and they read a question, and all the students write down the answer on either, it could just be a piece of paper, or I mean, it could be like those personal whiteboards or a tablet. Linda Kardamis (06:51) Definitely, yeah, for sure. Vicki Davis (06:52) Yeah, okay. What's number four?

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Can Video Games Help Early Learners Grow?

Edsurge

28, children’s media company Moonbug Entertainment partnered with Outright Games to launch CoComelon: Play with JJ on Nintendo Switch. When young children enter a virtual world of play, they’re most likely using apps on phones or tablets, according to a recent Common Sense Media analysis. So it’s definitely a challenge,” she says.

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This Father Built an App to Level the Playing Field for Struggling Readers

Edsurge

Venkat Ratnam So Ratnam left his 23-year career as a professional services leader for software companies to create a solution that would help his children and others. A dictionary might help, as would firing up Google to search for definitions, images or videos. I thought, ‘What happens when I’m not there with him?’” recalls Ratnam.

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