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Online YC Demo Day Includes A Byju’s Rival, Quiz Bowl App, Parenting Advice Platform

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COVID-19 led to a more demure, online-only version of startup accelerator Y Combinator’s demo day event this week for its winter cohort. This isn’t CEO Erika Hairston’s first foray into edtech. She previously led LinkedIn Learning’s social learning team as a product manager. The website will be available until April 15.

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Five digital citizenship activities everyone should know about

Hapara

If your school or district does not yet use Hāpara tools, learn more by signing up for a demo. Whether learners question rules related to internet usage or need support in how to use social media safely, opening a dialogue is one of the best ways to approach digital citizenship topics.

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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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Personalized Learning “Twister”: A Future of Learning Live Demo in Dallas

EdNews Daily

As teachers and learners follow their paths, the resources they need – be it a teacher’s whole group lecture, a small group parlay, an instructional video or a computer lab – will magically appear when needed, the same as the efficiencies wrought by Amazon, Uber and how social media or the Internet serves up things of known interest.

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Filtering Current Events to Promote Safe Digital Learning

Lightspeed Systems

Moderate Social Media Access Turn on read-only mode, or completely block Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), TikTok, and Pinterest so students can’t access real-time and uncensored information on sensitive content. Lastly, provide parents the ability to block YouTube after school through the Lightspeed Parent Portal.

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Viva las Matematicas at CAMT 2019!

MIND Research Institute

You can come see us at Booth #212 all three days of the show, and get hands-on experience with a demo of our new ST Math Chats feature! Session Overview: The term “personalized learning” has become a buzzword across the education landscape, particularly in edtech. ST Math Chat Demos. CAMT 2019 will take place at the Henry B.

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Education Technology Vendors in Higher Ed: Friends or Foes?

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That was a major question we explored at the EdTech Efficacy Academic Research Symposium in Washington D.C. This article is based on the study “Edtech Decision-making in Higher Education” conducted by members of Working Group B for the EdTech Efficacy Academic Research Symposium held in Washington D.C. last month. in May 2017.