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

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It is a deeply human process that AI is hopelessly incapable of meeting in a meaningful way. It is a deeply human process that AI is hopelessly incapable of meeting in a meaningful way. Instead, he co-founded a new AI company, called Merlyn Mind, that is building other types of AI-powered tools for educators. They’re tools.

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Sal Khan on Expanding Into Early Learning and Launching a Peer-to-Peer Tutoring Platform

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Sal Khan has been as busy as ever. Over the last year, he’s helped Khan Academy manage a three-fold user increase, has grown and developed an online program geared toward early learners, and launched a new peer-to-peer tutoring platform to keep students connected and learning during the pandemic.

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Edtech leaders offer guidance on safe AI classroom integration

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The framework will provide guidance to governments and educational leaders on how to adapt policy, standards, curriculum, pedagogy, tools, and assessments to meet the needs of an increasingly AI-driven world. These partners will help shape three key outputs of TeachAI: 1.

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Student Privacy Is at More Risk Than Ever Before. Can K-12 Schools Keep It Safe?

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to find out which edtech products those schools most often use or recommend to students — as well as what risks those tools raise and whether schools are prepared to meet them. The resulting list includes many well-known tools like Zoom, Scholastic, College Board, Khan Academy and Clever.

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How to Use Tech to Help Graduating Students Find Jobs

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If for example, you’re a math teacher, you may refer students struggling to grasp the Pythagorean Theorem to view Khan Academy videos so that they can catch up with the rest of the class. Companies are just as likely to examine social media to learn about you.”. Your resume is no longer just on paper, it’s also online.

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Dozens of Venture-Backed Startups Among Edtech Recipients of PPP Loans

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Also feeling the ripple effect are the companies and organizations that provide tools and services to students and educators. Loans are forgiven provided that recipients meet criteria that include using at least 60 percent of the amount to keep their staff while maintaining at least 75 percent of their current salaries.

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