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Can a Hollywood-Backed VR Company Make Science Labs More Effective?

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The university is building the course material as part of a partnership with a VR entertainment company called Dreamscape Immersive, which is led by Walter Parkes, who produced Hollywood blockbusters including “Men in Black,” “Minority Report” and “Gladiator.”

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Whatever Happened to Building a Metaverse for Education?

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In her testing of the device, she said she felt truly immersed in a demo that allowed users to appear to walk among dinosaurs. And they are calling on tech companies to seek input from educators and education researchers as they continue to develop the hardware that will make such virtual worlds possible. We need interactivity.

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Alexa Goes to ISTE: Edtech Companies—and Teachers—Debut New Skills for Learning

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Across the massive, brightly colored expo hall at ISTE 2019 , the annual education technology conference where companies display and demo their latest gadgets, upgrades and software, several vendors showcased the new skills they have developed for Alexa-enabled devices.

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Securly Discern: The Future of AI in Education has Arrived

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Additionally, it also generates reports of the provided data in whatever format is requested, allowing efficient and effortless creation of data visuals. Why not join our upcoming Discern group demo? This game-changing solution enables educators to gain a far deeper understanding of their school and students. Sign up here.

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Paper™ acquires MajorClarity to Create a Comprehensive Career & College Readiness Platform

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Together, the companies will offer a comprehensive CCR platform that will support all students, regardless of their preferred path after high school. Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting that in 2021, only 61% of high school graduates enrolled in college—a 20-year low for college enrollment. Learn more or request a demo at paper.co.

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Can ‘Equity-Based Pricing’ Make Edtech Products More Accessible?

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based company is planning to apply that principle to make its software license pricing more equitable for schools and districts. This is the time for companies that are working with underserved communities to look back and see how their work reflects their missions,” says Michael Lombardo, CEO of BookNook. Transparency is key here.”

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SIIA, a Pioneering Convenor for the Edtech Industry, Scraps Its Conferences

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Its early work focused on lobbying on behalf of its members, which also included companies across the banking, financial and trade publishing sectors. Market researchers shared the latest reports about the edtech landscape and opined where sales opportunities were. “It All the big companies wanted to find out who the new ones were.

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