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As Facebook Changes Name to Meta, Company Wants to Pull Education Into Its 'Metaverse'

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And he is targeting education as one key part of that vision. What that metaverse will look like is still a bit vague, but the company gave some hints in prepared statements and in an hour-long video it released. In 2014 the company bought VR company Oculus for $2 billion.

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Edtech Company Encourages Its Employees to Volunteer as Substitute Teachers

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For example: In late January, Utah Governor Spencer Cox issued an executive order giving state employees up to 30 hours of paid time off to sit in for missing staff at public and private schools. Company officials say it became apparent during the pandemic that school administrators couldn’t get substitutes fast enough.

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New Zoom Features Enhance Communication in K–12 Education

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Ahead of the coming school year, Zoom is rolling out new features intended to benefit students and educators. For example, Zoom Chat will work for all Chromebook users, and integration with learning management systems will help educators set and move meetings with ease.

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Companies go to high schools for career training

eSchool News

Since the second semester of his senior year of high school, he has responded to field calls as an employee of the largest underground utility locating company in North America — the Indianapolis-based U.S. Infrastructure Company (USIC). You learn how to work with people,” he said.

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This Company Aims to Become the Amazon of Lifelong Learning

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The Singapore-based company Genius Group has turned some of its attention to the U.S. In July, the company bought the for-profit University of Antelope Valley in California, saying it would incorporate it as a portal in the metaverse, part of the voguish effort to link the globe into “one big classroom.” edtech market recently.

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Savvas Learning Company Acquires Whooo’s Reading

eSchool News

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — Savvas Learning Company , a K-12 next-generation learning solutions leader, announced today that it has acquired Whooo’s Reading and its AI-driven technology that enables teachers to quickly and easily determine whether their students comprehend the books they are reading.

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Building an Impactful Education Ecosystem: The 4 Key Components

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Building an impactful education ecosystem is a challenge that many educators have been faced with at some point in their careers. What’s more, building an impactful education ecosystem involves the cohesive integration of several key components if teachers are to see improved student outcomes.

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