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KOOV: The STEAM solution that’s turning heads

EdTech4Beginners

Sony KOOV for ages 8 and up provides a fun way for students to learn core STEAM concepts. Sony provides two types of kit options to learn with KOOV. Using standard-correlated educational content, KOOV gets your students building and coding original robotic creations. Shape your future problem-solvers, one block at a time with KOOV.

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?Blockchain, Bitcoin and the Tokenization of Learning

Edsurge

A handful of other universities (and even preschools ) now accept Bitcoin for tuition, but that’s hardly the extent of how blockchains and tokens are weaving their way into education: Educators and edtech entrepreneurs are now testing out everything from issuing degrees on blockchains to paying people in cryptocurrency for their teaching.

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10 Things To Know about the Future of Blockchain in Education

Doug Levin

Management and tracking of school assets (like property, buses, furniture, textbooks, library books/journals, and technology). The post 10 Things To Know about the Future of Blockchain in Education appeared first on EdTech Strategies. Educator credentialing/certification/re-certification (including across state and national lines).

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Four Ways to Keep Track of Who Uses eReaders

mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

Check out these reports from Pew Research A Snapshot of E-Reader and Tablet Owners , January 2012 The rise of e-reading , April 2012 Younger Americans'' Reading and Library Habits , October 2012 Here''s a Harris Poll of 2,056 adults: No Surprise, eReader Use Continues to Grow. edtech digital publishing ebooks ereaders' Pandigital Inc.,

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Why are ePub Textbooks Better Than PDF?

Kitaboo on EdTech

All the major digital libraries offer the PDF format when people buy eBooks online. Digital Libraries. Major digital libraries like Amazon Kindle, Apple, Sony Reader, Kobo, etc. If readers want to add a free book to these digital libraries, they can simply do so by adding the ePUB file. Free Convertors.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

The Digital Public Library of America has a new head : John S. Via Techcrunch : “Sony reboots Aibo with AI and extra kawaii.” Part 3 of EdTech Strategies’ Doug Levin’s look at schools’ data collection and data security: “ Ad Tracking & Surveillance.” The Business of Job Training.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“Free College” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Bard College opens its second ‘microcollege’ in Brooklyn Public Library. Via Techcrunch : “ Sony now has a Koov robotics learning kit for US classrooms.” ” Via Nesta : “ What is the evidence for edtech ?” ” It’s $520.