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Which Edtech Companies Are Listening to Teachers?

Edsurge

As founder of the Center for Education Market Dynamics, Livingston has spent the better part of two decades thinking about how to get edtech innovations to the students who need them most. At the start of our journey to pull back some of the edtech curtain, we set out to survey roughly 30 edtech companies of varying sizes and subject areas.

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17 Hero Awards finalists demonstrate their commitment to education

eSchool News

Nominee: Laura Johnson , Apex Learning Virtual School Nominated by: Edmentum. As a certified teacher through Edmentum’s Apex Learning Virtual School (ALVS), Laura Johnson is dedicated to ensuring every student thrives in a virtual environment. Many schools found themselves having to adapt to a virtual setting to survive.

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Teacher shortages force districts to use online education programs

The Hechinger Report

There’s just this moment where you’ve asked enough questions that the student has no idea how to answer and gotten enough blank stares that there’s just defeat. The upside of using a company like Edgenuity is that it takes teachers time to build those resources. Defeat hangs in the room,” said Smith. The Edgenuity program cost $53,000.

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What?s New: New Tools for Schools

techlearning

CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY COMPANY BUILDING BLOCKS OF SCIENCE 3D ( www.carolina.com/help/pressreleases/2018/building-blocks-of-science-3d ) Carolina Biological Supply Company launched the new Building Blocks of Science 3D hands-on unit kits for students in grades K to 5. JIBO BE A MAKER APP ( www.jibo.com ) Jibo, Inc.

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Hero Awards finalists: 18 schools and educators dedicated to learning

eSchool News

When the pandemic started, Upchurch knew this would permanently change how students learn. The challenge was how to quickly adapt to the circumstances and make sure all students in the district had easy, affordable, and quick access to the technologies needed to succeed throughout the school year and in years to come.

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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. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon.

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