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Eyeing More Deals, 2U Raises $331 Million From Latest Public Offering

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That’s how much the Landham, Maryland-based company raised through its latest public offering of common stock this week. He’s referring to the South Africa-based company that works with universities to build short online courses, which 2U purchased for $103 million in May 2017. It posted $92.3 Still, 2U wants more cash.

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Beyond the Test: How Have We Learned This Decade?

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and elsewhere regularly use software and curriculum developed within the past decade, often developed by small companies and former educators. Ten K-12 School Technologies Created Since 2010. Many of those technologies support collaboration. These days, millions of students in the U.S. Collaborative?

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Transcription and Accessibility—New Partnerships from Microsoft and Amazon

Edsurge

On April 5, Microsoft announced a partnership with the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York. Via Microsoft Translator , a translation service, students in classes and lectures can get automated transcriptions on their mobile and desktop devices. The company says its transcription technology is also useful at a broader level.

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6 Super Science Edtech Ideas: Using Technology to Level Up Science Classrooms

The CoolCatTeacher

Like our mobile devices, especially in science, is using that camera feature and having the students like capture a photo and annotate over the top of it. Use the camera feature on any mobile device. From iPads to robotics to 3d printers, science exploration with technology support is happening in @lacrossescience.

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Cengage sees digital outpace textbook sales for first time

eSchool News

“Fiscal 2016 marks an important milestone for Cengage Learning as we transition from a traditional print publisher to a digital education company,” said Michael Hansen, Chief Executive Officer at Cengage Learning. The program can be accessed on mobile devices, which is beneficial for micro-learning.

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What is digital learning?

Learning with 'e's

Over the next two weeks I''m in New Zealand, doing a series of keynote presentations to teachers on the future of education and technology supported learning. The mLearn tour is sponsored by a company called Telco Technology Services who specialise in supporting teachers in New Zealand schools with technology training and provision.

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Nearly 60% of Teens Use Their Own Mobile Devices in School for Learning

The Innovative Educator

The ultimate learning experience for students is both highly collaborative and extremely personalized, supported by mobile devices and digital content, reports Project Tomorrow in their latest Speak Up report. This year, nearly half of teachers (47 percent) said their students have regular access to mobile devices in their classrooms.