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

Edsurge

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

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Mindful Tracking Cookie Policies Improve K—12 Data Security

EdTech Magazine

“We talk about this in terms of URLs and tracking, but what we are tracking is bits and pieces of people’s lives being sent off into black boxes to be used in ways that we don’t know,” Bill Fitzgerald, a blogger who discovered tracking cookies hidden in an education product from Edmodo, told EdSurge.

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All the Upgrades and Updates From Apple, Google and More at ISTE 2018

Edsurge

Joining them were an additional 6,000 reps from companies big and small. Fractions covers math standards for grades 3-6 and features a storyline and what the company calls “personalized feedback” through an online tutor. The company describes it as a “digital, adaptive personalized learning solution.”

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Year in Review: Our Top Edtech Business Stories of 2018

Edsurge

But the company’s most compelling case for reclaiming pole position in the education market isn’t the tablet, argues EdSurge columnist Jin-Soo Huh. But has Pearson, the world’s biggest education company, finally turned the corner on its rocky digital transformation journey? What’s Next for Pearson?

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. Remember Edmodo? The company has raised some $77.5

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Looking Back At 2010 And Looking Forward To 2011.

The Web20Classroom

Some are already using spaces where kids are like Facebook but I believe services like Edmodo (one of my favorites) will continue to grow and gain in popularity. Tablets- The iPad is wicked cool. This is the chance for us to see what will be hot in electronics this year and I expect it to be tablets. And that is key.

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The Long Life of a Data Trail

Graphite Blog

Within educational technology, tech companies can acquire data via multiple routes. The fact that EdTech companies treat student data (which really is a track record of learning, personal interest, and growth) as an asset to be bought or sold is on very shaky ground, both pedagogically and ethically.

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