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A Bored Student Hacked His School’s Systems. Will the Edtech Industry Pay Attention?

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Specifically, he tried to get into some of the learning and student management systems built by Blackboard and Follett, which are two of the most widely used edtech systems in the country. EdSurge: The student reported the security holes to both companies. We first asked how often he finds security flaws in edtech products.

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A Data-Oriented Approach to Elevating Women in the Workplace

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Then the penny dropped: When Huang realized how hard it was to find the insights she needed, she stopped interviewing and decided to do something about it by starting a company called Fairygodboss. In September, Google picked Fairygodboss to be one of a dozen companies to take part in its first accelerator program for women founders.

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Impero Software Names Richard Fuller as New CEO and Announces its New Austin, TX Headquarters in the U.S.

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Fuller formerly served as an operating executive at Investcorp Technology Partners, which assumed ownership of Impero in August 2017. He has helped launch several small businesses and serves as chairman of OpSec Security, which provides security technology and products to companies and public institutions. and Australia.

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Impero Software Announces New Version of its Flagship Product ? Impero Education Pro ? at ISTE 2018

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The company will showcase the new features of its award-winning product this week at ISTE 2018 in booth #630. “We It also released an Online Safety Handbook in 2017 which provides resources and best practices for schools that are using Impero Education Pro. Impero is used by over 1,400 UK high schools and in over 500 US districts.

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Impero Software Announces Philip Walters as its New Chairman

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“These are important tasks and I look forward to working with the company as we move forward with this work both in the UK, and the U.S.” Walters currently serves as Advisory Director of Investcorp, which assumed ownership of Impero Software through its technology-focused private equity Fund, Investcorp Technology Partners, in August 2017.

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7 Reasons Why HR Software is Important in the Educational Sector

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Fortunately, with the advancement in technology , many tools make human resource management smoother, easier and faster for the educational sector. Sadly, however, only 49% of companies invest in HR management. Perhaps it is because they don’t know the benefits that abound in investing in HR tools.

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Epic Guide To Game Based Learning

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5 Lessons Video Games Can Teach EdTech Developers. Builder Bowls – Builder Bowls revolve around a wide range of immersive technologies, including Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), simulations, video games, caves and domes, 3D printing and robotics. Pedagogy first, then technology. Competitions. Hacker, D.