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Edtech CEOs Seek to Change the ‘Adversarial Narrative’ With Public School Teachers

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There are not too many education conferences that flip the script and let CEOs grill investors with questions. According to the BMO Capital Markets Education Training Report, investments in education technology are projected to rebound after a sluggish 2016. Based Education Technology Companies (2011-2016).

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K-12 Dealmaking: Knewton Raises $52M; Imagine K12 Merges with Y Combinator

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In addition, the sector saw several new partnerships spring up, such as Edmentum’s new partnership with WebbAlign and Learning Forward joining forces with Amplify, the former digital education division of News Corp. Founded in 2011, Imagine K12 has funded over 80 companies, including Remind , Class Dojo and Panorama Education.

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T&L’S ISTE 2018 BEST OF SHOW AWARDS WINNERS

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The products below were selected by an anonymous panel of educator judges, who scoured the exhibit hall floor during the conference in Chicago. Judges were impressed by BrightBytes’ continued dedication to improving education technology for the benefit of entire school districts. AVER INFORMATION INC.

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17 Hero Awards finalists demonstrate their commitment to education

eSchool News

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. Jim Perry came to education as a second career and has brought such dedication and fresh perspective to his staff, students, and district at large.

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Hero Awards finalists: 18 schools and educators dedicated to learning

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The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. Samsung’s Interactive Whiteboard was ready out-of-the-box and was an easy-to-use product for educators to easily provide personalized experiences.

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Education Technology and the New Behaviorism

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This is part ten of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Perhaps it’s no surprise that there was so much talk this year about education, technology, and emotional health. All the talk of the importance of “emotion” in education reflects other trends too. They turn into products.

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What?s New: New Tools for Schools

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ASSIST EDUCATION & APEX LEARNING ( assisteducation.com/ ) & ( www.apexlearning.com ) ASSIST Education and Apex Learning enhanced their partnership with the addition of adaptive content and digital tutorials into the ASSIST Integrated Education Management System for K-12 schools. civics and government topics.

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