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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. . Microsoft Invests in American Agriculture.

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Certiport Names 2023 Microsoft Office Specialist US National Champions

eSchool News

Orlando, Florida – Certiport, a Pearson VUE business and the leading provider of performance-based IT certification exams that accelerate academic and career opportunities for learners, today announced the winners of the 2023 Microsoft Office Specialist US National Championship.

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Revolutionizing Classrooms: How Microsoft’s AI is Changing Education

The CoolCatTeacher

It was truly a thrill for me, as a classroom teacher, for Lydia Smyers, the Vice President of US Education for Microsoft, to sit down with me at ISTE. Whether you're new to AI or a seasoned AI-enthusiast, you'll gain invaluable insights into one of the companies on the forefront of AI in education. Let's do this!

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A Very Useful Guide to Virtual Classroom Collaboration

The CoolCatTeacher

Subscribe to the Show This week's sponsor Microsoft 's Free AI Course for Educators Microsoft has an amazing artificial intelligence course for educators that will help you and your education team have the knowledge you need to understand the best practices for artificial intelligence in schools. Today's sponsor is Microsoft Education.

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Web Conferencing

ViewSonic Education

Gaining an understanding of the various web conferencing advantages and disadvantages can be critical for business success because it allows companies to fully realize the potential on offer, while also maintaining an awareness of the challenges and what can be done to overcome them. This then has a number of significant knock-on effects.

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Three Edtech Companies Merge to Create an ‘Anthology’ of Higher-Ed Tools

Edsurge

Two private equity firms are combining three education technology assets into a new company—one that its CEO jestingly likens to a “greatest hits album” of software for higher-ed institutions. At least the company’s name, Anthology , is fitting for that description, says Jim Milton, who will serve as its chief executive.

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5 Health Tips for Teachers to Stay Healthy

The CoolCatTeacher

Mike Tholfsen’s YouTube channel – great tips for Microsoft products of all kinds! He has been invited to speak at events on six continents and would gladly speak in Antarctica too. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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