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Look Who’s Talking—Code.org Founder and CEO Hadi Partovi on the Hype and Hope of AI in edtech

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AI Is Changing the World: A Conversation on Education’s Future Wednesday, April 10, 2024, 3:15 PM – 4:45 PM US EDT In true grand finale fashion, #CoSN2024 will wrap up #CoSN2024 with a pair of industry heavyweights talking through what might be the most momentous point in edtech history. People don’t remember that the first iPhone.

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Cool Cat Teacher’s 31 Favorite Everyday Tools I’m Using Right Now #edtech

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Olloclip Core Lens set for iPhone 7 [link] – be careful when you hook this on or you can crack the phone. You can’t have on a case when you use this attachment but it makes an iphone’s quality even better. Acuvar DSLR camera backpack – [link]. Mophie Powerstation XXL [link].

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New Markets Venture Partner’s Latest Edtech Fund Closes at $68 Million

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When New Markets Venture Partners first began fundraising for its second education technology investment fund, Barack Obama was in office, Brexit for up for debate and iPhones still had headphone jacks. We don’t focus on San Francisco and New York companies, but on cities that are off the beaten track,” he says.

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Meet the 83-Year-Old App Developer Who Says Edtech Should Better Support Seniors

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But through learning how to code, she believes that experience offers an even more important lesson to today’s education and technology companies: don’t forget about senior citizens. And while there’s a growing industry around serving adult learners in higher education, companies largely neglect to consider the needs of the elderly.

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What One Startup Founder Learned in Her Quest to Change How Profs Communicate With Students

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Ten years ago, Pooja Sankar set out to build an edtech tool that gave shy students superpowers in their college courses. The system is now in place at around 2,000 colleges, and her company has raised more than $15 million. Sankar made a strategic bet that went against the trends in edtech at the time.

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Bamboo Learning’s “Comprehension Through Conversation” EdTech Solution for K–5 Students Gaining Momentum

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Bamboo Learning also announced today that LearnPlatform, a nationally recognized edtech research company, has certified that the Bamboo Learning EDU solution meets the evidence requirements of Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) aligning with Level IV “Demonstrates a Rationale” status. “We About Bamboo Learning.

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Fantastic Apps I Use Every Day

The CoolCatTeacher

My students can use their iPhones/iPads or computers to follow along and see the slides. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Show Notes 1. Nearpod Nearpod is my favorite tool for presentations.

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