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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. That would be school districts, which the report says make up about 33.5

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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. EdWeek Market Brief Senior Editor Sean Cavanagh contributed to this report.

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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. CALIFONE 1216BKBT BLUETOOTH JACKBOX ( WWW.CALIFONE.COM ) The Bluetooth Jackbox supports Bluetooth 4.0, The judges recommended the 2-1 for its construction, strength, and approachable price.

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What?s New: New Tools for Schools

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The promotion allows teachers and schools to test out the Bloomz Premium subscription, which offers exclusive tools to communicate and coordinate with their parent community, such as unlimited storage for teachers and administrators, engagement reports, premium calendar, and more. CASIO CLASSPAD.NET ( classpad.net ) Casio’s ClassPad.

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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. .”

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Hero Awards finalists: 18 schools and educators dedicated to learning

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Inspired by Alexander’s success, educators at Morris Elementary also use Istation’s reports and printable resources to promote academic growth in reading and math. ” Nominee: Dr. Nick Migliorino , Norman Public Schools Nominated by: Rave Mobile Safety. As a result, Alexander has seen significant growth in her students.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. But as the ed-tech sector is never willing to let a bad idea die, the report will live on. The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade.

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