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Duolingo IPO Shows Investors Think Edtech Is Still Growing.

Edsurge

billion—which is a good moment to reflect on how mobile learning has entered classrooms and how the company has expanded from just an app. According to Urdan, language learning in the U.S. started as a publishing category, where people would pay small amounts of money for books or CDs to learn a language.

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Why This HBCU Surprised Every Freshman With The Latest Apple Tech

Edsurge

The private liberal arts college in Richmond, Virginia, is working with Apple to outfit about 400 freshmen with an iPad Air, Apple Watch, smart keyboard and assortment of supporting devices as part of the program dubbed Mobile Learning, Mobile Life. It’s a first-of-its-kind partnership between an HBCU and the tech titan.

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An Evolution in Mobile

A Principal's Reflections

The company was a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) app building company, where schools, like the one I used to be Principal of at New Milford High School in NJ, could build their very own app. In the short amount of time in becoming Gadget Software, the SchoolBuilder platform is tremendous. What does that mean?

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How to Become an Online Teacher Abroad

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

The onus lies in finding out what skills companies are looking for in online teachers and working on having them. Embrace Digital Tools One requirement that will help you become an online teacher is your knowledge of e-learning tools. It is your responsibility to make sure you possess these skills before you apply.

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Innovation In E-learning In The Last 10 Years

EdTech4Beginners

E-learning has seen a broad positive shift in the last couple of years. The new E-learning technologies keep on evolving, and a lot of companies are investing in it to yield efficient employees. Let’s take a look at the some of the innovation in E-learning industry in the last 10 years: The Usage of Smartphones.

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Learn Why Edsby Is A Great Learning Management System For Your School | @Edsby

TeacherCast

Edsby is a robust, cloud-based, mobile learning management system that incorporates social learning, course planning, assessment management, and much more into a simple, easy to use package for the entire school community. About Company. Company website: [link]. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/edsby.

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And the top e-learning trends for 2016 are.

Neo LMS

First, mobile learning. Sure, there were lots of devices released in 2014 and the years before, but 2015 was the mobile age. Augmented learning If you look for “2016 e-learning trends" on Google or Bing, augmented learning is always mentioned. Just to get things going, here’s a recap of 2015.

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