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Google Discreetly Acquires Edtech Analytics Company BrightBytes

Edsurge

Google has silently acquired a widely-used K-12 data and analytics company. And Google declined to provide any details, including when the sale had taken place. But an email about the deal sent by Google to a school district in early May, obtained by EdSurge, cites May 17th as the expected date of the transaction.

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Leading AI Company Launches Classroom Assistant Built on First Large Language Model Designed Uniquely for Education

eSchool News

NEW YORK PRNewswire/ — Today, Merlyn Mind, an AI company focused on building domain-specific AI platforms and solutions for improving human productivity, announced the launch of its AI-powered classroom solution, Merlyn Origin. Our first solution is Merlyn, the AI assistant for education.

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As Seattle schools sue social media companies, what’s the legal impact?

eSchool News

Meanwhile, the social media companies named in the lawsuit emphasized their own commitments to teen and child safety. “We We want teens to be safe online,” said Antigone Davis, global head of safety at Meta, noting the company has developed parental supervision tools and other privacy and safety measures on teen accounts. “We

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4 Essential Factors for Student Engagement Based on Current Research

The CoolCatTeacher

If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF. Mariana Aguilar leads the Research team at education technology company, GoGuardian. In her role, she seeks to understand the relationship between the digital learning experience and student outcomes. Just make a copy and adapt it for your use or print it.

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As Tech Companies Hire More Liberal Arts Majors, More Students Are Choosing STEM Degrees

Edsurge

Companies specializing in this area focus on connecting talent to opportunity, and startup accelerator LearnLaunch estimates more than 240 such companies have already been funded. But those fragmented solutions and companies haven’t yet solved the challenges they think exist. billion industry around “workforce technology.”

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Infusing PBL with edtech to enhance collaboration, critical thinking

eSchool News

These tools can significantly improve project outcomes by enhancing communication, critical thinking, and innovations. These are some of the best tools available today and are already used by some of the top companies across various industries to help their teams collaborate.

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3 SEO Strategies for Edtech Business

EdTech4Beginners

On the flip side, this high demand also means an increase in the number of startups and new companies, making it a more competitive market. These profitable Edtech companies are pros at what it takes to position themselves as credible brands. A better outcome with time. Its adoption cuts across all sectors of the society.

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