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IXL Learning Acquires Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com

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SAN MATEO and OAKLAND, California — IXL Learning , developer of personalized learning products used by millions of people globally, is excited to announce the acquisition of IXL Learning , the premier online English-language dictionary, as well as Thesaurus.com , home to the world’s largest collection of synonyms and antonyms.

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When Adaptive Tools Can’t Adapt to Students’ Native Language

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Translation—whether by an in-house team of language experts, third-party translators or translation software—is often the first stop for these companies. Trying to adapt.for better or worse This criticism is something edtech companies have heard before, and are addressing—albeit in very different ways.

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TenMarks Shutdown Leaves Teachers Wanting, Competitors Circling

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School and district users had ample warning about the demise of the adaptive K-12 math and writing software—the company issued a notice on its site 15 months ago—and yet many say that the off-boarding process was not a smooth one. Its parent company, 3P Learning, promises to price-match on districts’ most recent TenMarks contract.

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What Summer Slide Actually Means—and 5 Ways to Fight it

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My colleagues and I budgeted substantial amounts of time to reteach our students the skills that they had learned the year before; it was no secret that summer vacation led to rusty skills and forgotten knowledge. Storybots , BrainPOP , and IXL Learning are just a few of the tools teachers use, which offer family subscriptions.

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Edtech Executives Weigh In: Three Conditions for Personalized Learning Success

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But merely deciding to purchase an edtech tool is not the key to personalized learning success. Merely deciding to purchase an edtech tool is not the key to personalized learning success. First, school leaders should make sure that any platform they choose to adopt passes the ease-of-use test for teachers. “If

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What?s New: New Tools for Schools

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CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY COMPANY BUILDING BLOCKS OF SCIENCE 3D ( www.carolina.com/help/pressreleases/2018/building-blocks-of-science-3d ) Carolina Biological Supply Company launched the new Building Blocks of Science 3D hands-on unit kits for students in grades K to 5. JIBO BE A MAKER APP ( www.jibo.com ) Jibo, Inc.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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News from the most well-funded ed-tech company, student loan provider SoFi : SoFi settles w/ FTC over allegations it misrepresented how much borrowers save by refinancing. How a College Dropout Plans to Replace the SAT and ACT.” Really looking forward to this new testing company though! ” LOL, they do?!