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A Technologist Spent Years Building an AI Chatbot Tutor. He Decided It Can’t Be Done.

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Instead, he co-founded a new AI company, called Merlyn Mind, that is building other types of AI-powered tools for educators. Meanwhile, plenty of companies and education leaders these days are hard at work chasing that dream of building AI tutors. It is also not a robot tutor in the sky that can semi-read your mind.

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Dozens of Venture-Backed Startups Among Edtech Recipients of PPP Loans

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Also feeling the ripple effect are the companies and organizations that provide tools and services to students and educators. Department of the Treasury released data on 660,000 companies and nonprofits that were approved for over $150,000 in PPP funding. In the end, very few companies applied.”

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In Successful Edtech, Pedagogy Comes First—Devices Second

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Educational technology (edtech for short) can play a significant role in mitigating and solving this growing dilemma. An increasing amount of data around personalized educational models like "blended learning" and content-specific software suggests that edtech makes instruction in diverse classrooms more efficient.

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Here Are the 10 Michelson Runway Startups Vying For Future Funders

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Education technology accelerator programs are often studded with robotic kits or educational games. But the latest cohort at Michelson Runway, an startup accelerator geared towards higher-ed companies, highlights a broader approach to innovation in education. The company is asking for $10 million by October 2018.

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Code With Kids and See What Happens #hourofcode #edtech #edchat #caedchat

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Most of the kids at my school won’t be programmers or work for a tech company.” Khan Academy has an Hour of Drawing with Code that teaches drawing using JavaScript and ProcessingJS. Check out this article New EdTech Resource. Robots are cool. Do you think it’s here to stay? from Adam - Why teach coding with kids?

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Code With Kids and See What Happens - written with Karly Moura!

Adam Welcome

Most of the kids at my school won’t be programmers or work for a tech company.” Khan Academy has an Hour of Drawing with Code that teaches drawing using JavaScript and ProcessingJS. Check out this article New EdTech Resource. Robots are cool. Do you think it’s here to stay? from Adam - Why teach coding with kids?

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How This Famed Chinese Venture Capitalist Thinks AI Will Reshape Teaching

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But that technology won’t be entirely homegrown: Chinese companies, particularly those building products or services laced with the machine learning algorithms, are increasingly playing a role in the tools that we call “AI.” Not in terms of the science-fiction robot overlords. I think edtech in the U.S. I would advise, don't.