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8 EdTech Trends to Watch Out for This 2020

Ask a Tech Teacher

Much like how social media giants Facebook and Twitter are utilizing our digital footprints to better understand consumer behavior, teachers are also turning to data analytics to learn more about their students. With more educational institutions adopting virtual learning management systems (such as Moodle, Edmodo, etc.),

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Personalized Learning, Products ‘Going Viral’ Are Hot Topics at Ed-Tech Summit

Marketplace K-12

I visited three K-12 sessions to learn more about technology-driven personalized learning, how K-12 products go viral, and the evolution of the Baltimore County, Md., Personalized Learning Priorities. study titled “Continued Progress: Promising Evidence on Personalized Learning.”

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Year in Review: Our Top Edtech Business Stories of 2018

Edsurge

And we’re filing stories that capture the essence of the edtech industry in 2018. But the edtech industry has hit some bumps along the way, wrestling with collateral concerns from the public spotlight over data privacy and security. The Most Important Skills for the 4th Industrial Revolution? And Pearson is still around.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

”) It was certainly the outcome that investors were hoping for Edmodo , which raised $25 million in 2012, boasting that it had 15 million users. Remember Edmodo? Edmodo was one of the early stars of the most recent resurgence in ed-tech startup founding and funding (circa 2008 onward, that is).

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Learning Management Systems: Who are they for?

Reading By Example

The teacher can assess learning online. Google Classroom , Schoology and Edmodo fall into this category. Yet we know that the more students can have ownership over the learning experience, there is an increased likelihood of greater achievement gains and higher engagement in school. eLearning Industry. References.

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Learning Management Systems: Who are they for?

Reading By Example

The teacher can assess learning online. Google Classroom , Schoology and Edmodo fall into this category. Yet we know that the more students can have ownership over the learning experience, there is an increased likelihood of greater achievement gains and higher engagement in school. eLearning Industry. References.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

It chronicles the rise and fall of Theranos, a company that promised to revolutionize the medical industry by running a complete slate of tests using only a drop of blood (rather than the more voluminous quantity of blood that can be rather frightening to have drawn). Perhaps the biggest acquisition of the year was Edmodo.

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