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

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From bigwig financiers to bankers, along with heads of private and publicly-traded education technology companies, the gathering attracted around 900 attendees last week to share the opportunities and challenges in the industry this year. The previous year, 2015, set a record for education technology investments with over $3.1

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

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The financing will be used to expand Knewton’s domestic and international infrastructure, which includes technology, sales, implementation, and support teams—particularly in Asia where Knewton said the business is rapidly expanding in China, Japan, India, and Singapore. Imagine K12 Merges With Y Combinator: The Redwood City, Calif.

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

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The judges rated their impressions on a sliding scale, evaluating areas such as quality and effectiveness, ease of use and creative use of technology. They then met in person to decide which technologies will have the most impact in the classroom and deserved to be named Best of Show.

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17 Hero Awards finalists demonstrate their commitment to education

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Kirk is responsible for keeping the students and faculty of Lincoln Public Schools connected and engaged through technology to ensure that learning isn’t disrupted. His passion and dedication to bettering his district through the use of technology is commendable and makes him a worthy recipient of this award.

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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. Classroom Management and Persuasive Technologies. I mean, 2017 really sucked, and we’re all feeling it.

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What?s New: New Tools for Schools

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The software takes advantage of Casio’s Natural Display technology for input and output of mathematical expressions. D2L EMERALD RELEASE ( www.D2L.com ) D2L launches its Emerald Release — the newest version of its Brightspace LMS — which provides a social, mobile-friendly teaching and learning experience for people around the world.

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Hero Awards finalists: 18 schools and educators dedicated to learning

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Alex Seage built a career leading technology and innovation in the cruise industry, which also provided him with a deep understanding of the technology needed to improve the experience for cruise guests. Nominee: Alex Seage, Christopher Columbus High School Nominated by: Samsung Electronics America.

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