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Google Assistant and Edwin Want To Be Your Next English Tutor

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Google Assistant can remind users about appointments, turn off TVs, and help drivers manage tasks from behind the wheel. Google is investing in the education startup Edwin , an AI-powered English tutor that was one of eight education technology companies to come out of Y Combinator’s latest demo day. Part of that next move?

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We Asked Teachers What They Want From Edtech. Here’s What They Said.

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At the end of the day, edtech can feel like one more thing on a teacher’s plate. Edtech initiatives that reduce teachers to the role of facilitator often overlook the important role the teacher plays in activating rich learning experiences for students. Explore a demo of Frontier. Additional Resources from eSpark Learning.

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School’s Out for the Latest Y Combinator Batch, and Here’s What Its Edtech Graduates Are Up to

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for startup accelerator Y Combinator’s Summer 2018 Demo Day. Since the previous Demo Day in March, Tim Brady, a partner at Y Combinator who advises edtech startups, says he hasn’t noticed much in terms of changes in the education landscape. Aparna is a doctor, and Deepak previously worked at Google.

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3 Emerging Technologies that will Reshape Education in 2019

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5G Source: nycmedialab / YouTube In the fall of 2018, NYC Media Lab launched the Verizon 5G EdTech Challenge in partnership with the Verizon Foundation and Verizon 5G Labs. The 10 Challenge winners will be announced in early 2019, with each team to receive a $100,000 grant from Verizon to work on 5G and EdTech solutions next year.

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Which Virtual Reality Headset Is Perfect For Education?

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The front-facing camera allows the software to identify any moving or static objects in a room; this functionality can be used as part of a Chaperone safety system, which will automatically display a feed from the camera to the user to safely guide users from obstacles. Google Cardboard. For more information, please visit: [link].

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Top 10 Digital Tools for the Classroom

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As more and more teachers, students, and stakeholders experiment with technology, software developers are working day and night to bring them quality solutions. However, despite having so many options, users show a clear bias towards some platforms, software, or apps (read, digital tools) that they consider more user-friendly than others.

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Meet the 5 Education Technology Startups From Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Class

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Now in its 25th Demo Day, the Silicon Valley accelerator has created a machine for turning fledgling ideas into businesses that get investors salivating—and writing checks. YC Demo Day 1 has begun @ycombinator #ycdemoday pic.twitter.com/YOem8vP3oG. Since 2005, Y Combinator has funded 1,430 companies and nearly 3,500 founders.

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