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All Systems Go – How We Went to Distance Learning without Missing a Day

The CoolCatTeacher

The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend.

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Who Owns Digital Badges? A Company's Patent on Credential System Raises Questions

Edsurge

That group of colleges, companies and nonprofits is working to build an openly licensed Open Badges platform for digital certificates that professionals and students can use to show they’ve mastered certain skills (either academic or so-called “soft skills,” like collaboration or problem solving).

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In 2024, education will build systems that champion the science of reading

eSchool News

In the coming year, that broad trend will continue, with a shift to looking beyond knowledge building as schools, districts, and states begin improving capacity and creating systems aligned to the science of reading. Those organizations are well-resourced and they fan the flames of dissonance by focusing on areas of misconception.

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A Tale of Two American Education Systems: An Edtech Investor’s Perspective

Edsurge

It’s a longstanding national crisis, often referred to as the “digital divide,” which at Kapor Capital we identify as one of the cumulative barriers across The Leaky Tech Pipeline. And it means funding companies and founders who are committed to closing the digital divide. times the rate of Black and Latinx students.

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Research Quest: Free Middle School Science Project-Based Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

Each project is meticulously designed to foster critical thinking and comes with a downloadable ‘research assistant' guide, assessments, and even digital options for Google Classrooms and other Learning Management Systems (LMS). Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “ sponsored blog post.”

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Unlock Your Second Brain: A Guide to Choosing the Best Digital Notetaking App

The CoolCatTeacher

We all need to find a system that works for us and we need to choose tools that align with our individual preferences and workflows. In this show, I will cover digital Note taking notes on selecting your own system. And I don't want to lose those things and I want to be able to reference and search those inside of Evernote.

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Three Edtech Companies Merge to Create an ‘Anthology’ of Higher-Ed Tools

Edsurge

Two private equity firms are combining three education technology assets into a new company—one that its CEO jestingly likens to a “greatest hits album” of software for higher-ed institutions. At least the company’s name, Anthology , is fitting for that description, says Jim Milton, who will serve as its chief executive.

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