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K-12 Dealmaking: PowerSchool Acquires Haiku Learning; Jefferson Education Partners with Fishtree

Marketplace K-12

PowerSchool continued its acquisition streak with the purchase of Haiku Learning; in addition, Jefferson Education announced a partnership with Fishtree, and digital writing solution provider Citelighter gained additional funding. and Canada.

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5 Essential Effective Blended Learning Best Practices

The CoolCatTeacher

In this technique, I take the software tutorials and “point and click” instructions into videos. Learning while watching tutorials. Students often pause software videos and work on the software. (I’ve I’ve found that for software, it is best to pause and learn at that moment.).

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

the Virginia company at the heart of the operation.” Here’s the EdWeek headline: “ Company Exec. for Ed-Tech Company Testifies in Ala. ” Gee, good thing no one else in ed-tech is in the business of selling these sorts of connections between companies and politicians and schools! ” Ugh.