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Companies Invest in Preparing K–12 Students as Older Sectors Become Tech Integrated

EdTech Magazine

Companies Invest in Preparing K–12 Students as Older Sectors Become Tech Integrated. At the same time, major companies are recognizing the potential of a generation that will be looking for jobs as the market for jobs in these fields changes — and offers new options to workers and employers. . Microsoft Invests in American Agriculture.

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5 Ways To Bring SEL Into Edtech Classroom Use

The CoolCatTeacher

As Education Leader with Microsoft, Mark developed and implemented the Global Leader audience strategy and developed the global Showcase School program. Mark is the host of the monthly What’s New in Edu Youtube channel, the Teaching Happiness web-series and regular presenter at Executive Briefings, conferences and workshops.

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Instructor Spotlight: Lindy Hockenbary

EdTechTeacher

In addition to various roles, Lindy has worked in virtually every area of education: schools, education service agencies, non-profits, and EdTech companies. Her experience of working with thousands of educators contributed greatly to these programs, along with understanding what the company needed out of this implementation.

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6 Cutting Edge EdTech Companies to Keep An Eye Out For This Year at the ISTE Conference!

TeacherCast

This year, I had the opportunity to work with so many great educational technology companies on the podcast and I'm excited to have the opportunity to walk the vendor floor and meet everyone to say THANK YOU for being a part of the TeacherCast podcasting family. Microsoft Education – Booth 2900. ThinkWrite – Booth 1251.

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Overcome, Learn, and Excel at Engage 2021 on February4

The CoolCatTeacher

The live conference is a mix of interactive and hands-on workshops, keynote sessions, and panel discussions. Tool Sessions on: Padlet, Microsoft Teams, Kognity, and more. Kognity is a Swedish edtech company that focuses on creating high-quality interactive content and time-saving features for teachers. Engage 2021 Topics.

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Certiport Recognizes Washington Teacher as Educator of the Year

eSchool News

Air Force, DynCorp Aerospace, and the Boeing Company. She genuinely has an interest in helping students make the most out of their time in her classroom, whether it’s developing a resumé or earning as many Microsoft certifications as possible.”

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Longtime Edtech Investor Reach Capital Raises $165M for Third Fund

Edsurge

Financial backers include Sesame Workshop, Kaiser Permanente, National Geographic and AIMS Imprint of Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Reach, though, is sticking to its specialty, says Garvey: “We are still very much committed to supporting companies at the early stage, and we feel we can identify these winners early.”

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