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

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BOXLIGHT MIMIOSPACE ( MIMIO.BOXLIGHT.COM ) The MimioSpace collaborative system consists of a laser projector, touch board, and Mini-PC, creating an expansive 32-touch area with Touch 360° interactivity. Judges appreciated its innovation and affordability. 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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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. JIBO BE A MAKER APP ( www.jibo.com ) Jibo, Inc.

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Which Edtech Companies Are Listening to Teachers?

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The creators of an educational robot, for instance, recently decided that they needed to rethink its training regimen. The small Dallas-based edtech company named RoboKind makes a 3-foot tall, spikey-haired robot named Milo, used in schools to help children with autism learn to decode nonverbal communication. They’re engineers.

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Hero Awards finalists: 18 schools and educators dedicated to learning

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Sponsored this year by JAR Systems and SAP Concur , the program received an influx of inspiring nominations that highlight the innovation and selflessness of educators in schools and districts across the nation. Colorado vendors and school districts are required by the state to facilitate safe online learning experiences.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via The New Yorker : “ Georgia ’s Separate and Unequal Special-Education System.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. “Culturally Sensitive Robots Are Here to Care for the Elderly ,” Futurism.com claims. State and Local) Education Politics. Immigration and Education.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Clickers” are definitely not new — indeed, in my research for Teaching Machines , I found examples of classroom response systems dating back to the 1950s. And everyone clicks and rages and snipes all over again. As the decade went on, the arguments for surveilling students’ social media have changed several times. Chatbot Instructors.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Edmentum has raised $25 million in debt financing from New Mountain Finance Corporation and Tennenbaum Capital Partners. Key Data Systems has acquired Progress Testing. .” “Make it rain” here is a reference to an analytics app. million from ADV.