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Companies Invest in Preparing K–12 Students as Older Sectors Become Tech Integrated

EdTech Magazine

Companies Invest in Preparing K–12 Students as Older Sectors Become Tech Integrated. At the same time, major companies are recognizing the potential of a generation that will be looking for jobs as the market for jobs in these fields changes — and offers new options to workers and employers. . eli.zimmerman_9856. education system.

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ISTE23 Redux—AR/VR Over AI?

eSchool News

Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) was and is still at the forefront of edtech as evidenced by the show floor at ISTE last week. Major players like Google, Microsoft Corporation, Meta, Samsung and Lenovo continue to invest major resources into its development. billion in 2022 to $11.95 billion in 2023 and is expected to grow to $46.14

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Microsoft’s Big Bett Updates: Free VR Curriculum and Using a Pencil as a Stylus

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More than 600 exhibitors and 34,000 attendees are expected to descend on London this week for the annual Bett show , where some companies come with a barrage of updates befitting one of the biggest education technology trade shows in the world. Company officials won’t say that on record. Company officials won’t say that on record.

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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

The CoolCatTeacher

She has held several leadership positions with education companies, most recently Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Achieve 3000, Kaplan K12, and Renaissance Learning. Prior to this, they founded their own company called EdGenius.net, where they provided consulting services for organizations looking to improve teaching and learning practices.

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To Re-Capture the Education Market, Microsoft Aims to Offer a Compelling Alternative to Google’s Chromebook

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At BETT, a major edtech expo outside of London, Microsoft is taking square aim at Google with a slew of updates to its education products. based company is attempting to make a comeback on multiple fronts, starting with software. The Lenovo N24 is designed with pen support so that students can take digitized notes by hand.

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35 edtech innovations we saw at FETC 2023

eSchool News

Beanstack , an edtech platform that helps schools encourage kids to read through gamification, demonstrated the importance of engaging readers. The company has built several tools to do that, including a customizable reading challenge platform and a mobile app, reading challenge templates, and diverse book recommendations.

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School STEM Labs Inspire Students, Power Innovation

EdTech Magazine

If that works at companies like Google and Apple, the same mindset should be in schools.”. Charlottesville standardized on Lenovo ThinkCentre All-In-One desktop computers in its middle and high school tech labs. “It’s creating a student-centered, student-driven space,” Stone adds. Critical Thinking Spaces Spark Opportunities for All.

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