Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

Charter schools educate six percent of America’s children, but get an outsized amount of attention , pro and con. Partly because charter schools represent change: Charter schools have grown more than sevenfold in the last twenty years. Partly because charter schools educate an outsized, and concentrated, percentage of Black and Latinx students, and groups of Black and Latinx kids always draw a spotlight.

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Technology Tidbits

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

Knoword is a super fun Vocabulary game that I just found out about from Richard Byrne's blog. The way this works is definitions are given w/ the starting letter of the word while a timer counts down. The player tries to answer as many correct words by typing/spelling them correctly before the timer runs out. Best of all, there is a teacher portal where educators can create their own "word" packs to integrate w/ their curriculum as well as track student data.

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Data Game-Based Learning Education Learning 28

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

When Wiley announced back in May that it had acquired Knewton, both companies kept mum on how much the deal was worth. Sources told EdSurge that it was in the $10 million range—and they were right. In its most recent earnings report , which covers the three months ended July 31, 2019, Wiley disclosed that it had “spent $73 million in total on acquisitions in the quarter, including zyBooks and Knewton.

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