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

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Jamie Candee, Edmentum BMO Capital Markets Conference The Industry Seeks a Rebound With more technological infrastructure in place, more capital to spend, and advancements in software, mobile technologies and cloud-based computing, business is expected to boom. The majority of the purchases were for learning management systems.

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

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SchoolMint Secures $8 Million: San Francisco-based SchoolMint , a provider of mobile and online enrollment and school choice systems for Pre-K-12 public, charter and private schools, said their recent Series A round brings total funding to close to $8 million.

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

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Judges liked the Bluetooth streaming functionality, its mobility, and its audio capabilities, allowing up to 6 users at a time to use it with headphones. Featuring a Windows PC, 13MP document camera, and 21-inch touchscreen with wireless HD mirroring functionality in a mobile podium.

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17 Hero Awards finalists demonstrate their commitment to education

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Nominee: Laura Johnson , Apex Learning Virtual School Nominated by: Edmentum. Within the first six months of using the ActivPanel, teachers recognized the increase in student and teacher mobility and student engagement. Nominee: Tiffany Brinkley , EdOptions Academy Nominated by: Edmentum.

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What?s New: New Tools for Schools

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COLLABORATE Space provides persistent space to store messages, documents, whiteboards, recordings, meeting minutes, or anything else exchanged on a specific topic or project during a call or meeting at anytime, and is accessible from any device, whether it be a mobile, desktop, or room appliance. announced the U.S.

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Hero Awards finalists: 18 schools and educators dedicated to learning

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” Nominee: Dr. Nick Migliorino , Norman Public Schools Nominated by: Rave Mobile Safety. Nominee: Heather Magill , Palm Beach County School District Nominated by: Edmentum. In the wake of the tragedy in Uvalde, TX earlier this year, school administrators across the nation began assessing ways to protect students.

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Education Technology and the New Behaviorism

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” While new “neurotechnologies” are primarily being developed to help those with disabilities regain speech, sight, and mobility , there is still plenty of talk about “ linking human brains to computers ” as consumer-oriented “ enhancements ” that everyone will want to pursue.