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Expanding into Early Childhood Is Good for Edtech Companies. Is It Good for Kids?

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Instead, the Norway-based company—which counts Disney as an investor —revealed a new suite of digital games, called Kahoot! It’s the latest example of an established K-12 education company moving into the early childhood space. It’s the latest example of an established K-12 education company moving into the early childhood space.

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Khan Academy plunged into classrooms, then classrooms went online

The Hechinger Report

To that end, his company built a new software tool designed for classroom use and piloted it in five school districts — including the massive Clark County School District serving Las Vegas and its suburbs — in the 2019-20 school year. Sal Khan, founder of the nonprofit Khan Academy.

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10 Top Companies That Love To Hire Teachers

EdNews Daily

Khan Academy. Khan Academy is a nonprofit that believes online education should be excellent, accessible, and free to use for anyone in the world. Khan Academy is in Mountain View, California and so are most of their positions. Khan Academy is in Mountain View, California and so are most of their positions.

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A Technologist Spent Years Building an AI Chatbot Tutor. He Decided It Can’t Be Done.

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Instead, he co-founded a new AI company, called Merlyn Mind, that is building other types of AI-powered tools for educators. Meanwhile, plenty of companies and education leaders these days are hard at work chasing that dream of building AI tutors. It’s like being a therapist or like being a nurse.” They’re tools. They’re strange tools.

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The Future of Canvas

eSchool News

Drop the company name Instructure on the average educator and you may get a blank stare in return. Now mention the company’s flagship product Canvas and be ready for a flash of instant recognition. This was the first Innovations podcast recorded in person, but it certainly won’t be the last.

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Khan Academy Buys Children’s App Developer, Duck Duck Moose, For $1

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But the Khan Academy founder just scored what looks a bargain: getting the company’s entire product suite, along with its development team, for less than what he paid for those apps. 25, Duck Duck Moose announced that it has “donated” its intellectual property and become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Khan Academy.

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Edtech leaders offer guidance on safe AI classroom integration

eSchool News

Policy and pedagogical recommendations for teaching with AI TeachAI will recommend best practices for policymakers, education leaders, teachers, and companies on safely incorporating AI in primary and secondary education curriculum standards, courses, tools, assessments, and professional learning.