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Edtech Providers Collaborate for a Unified Approach to Interoperability

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Recently, EdSurge spoke with representatives from two edtech product providers about the challenge of interoperability and their companies’ decision to implement a data standard through the Ed-Fi Alliance , a nonprofit organization funded by the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. Why is implementation worth it?

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Skyward’s Communication Portal Connects Parents to the Learning Process

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Skyward, a leading K-12 administrative software provider, helps districts create new levels of parent engagement while increasing transparency, collaboration, and accountability. Leaders at the company say using their communication portal is helping districts be more effective in the education experience.

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Illuminate to Sunset Student Information System in 2021

Edsurge

In an email sent Tuesday morning, the company notified customers to plan for a replacement for the Illuminate Student Information product, also known as ISI. In a statement to EdSurge, a company spokesperson said: “We also recognize and appreciate that any change, including those that involve systems and software, requires time and attention.”

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Sora App’s New Curated Bundles of Digital Comics Save Schools Time and Money

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The “All Access Comics” bundles are grouped into three age ranges and contain the most popular titles for schools, including Avatar The Last Airbender, They Called Us Enemy, My Little Pony, Plants vs. Zombies, Samurai Jack, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Astro Boy, Hellboy, and Skyward. See the full lists of titles.

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I Moved a Drone With My Mind. Soon Your Students Will Too.

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Hovering here and there and lurching around a bit but most certainly skyward. The drone was part of a demonstration of the powerful technology that the neuroinfomatics company EMOTIV offered at a conference on the power of technology and education. UP, UP, UP,” I thought fixing my mind on the drove. And, amazingly, up it went.

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