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Sony, Edmodo, partner on math challenge

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Sony’s Global Math Challenge will expand to more than 190 countries. Sony Global Education, Inc. a global education network, to enhance math literacy among students in primary and secondary schools across the world. will partner with Edmodo, Inc.,

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Can Virtual Reality Improve Education?

EdTech4Beginners

In recent years, many schools have entertained the theory that VR improves education. If virtual reality is reliable enough to train our armed forces, is there any reason not to implement the same technique at educational institutions across the world? Advancements in VR Technology. Advancements in VR Technology.

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How AI is changing special education

Neo LMS

Children with ASD require us, as educators, to reassess simple classroom procedures: move colorful displays out of the eye-line of ASD students, seat them away from air conditioners or the PA to limit audio inputs, seat them at the head of a table to limit touching elbows with other students. How AI is changing special education.

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Lirica Raises $1 Million to Improve App for Language Learning Through Song

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Sony Music, Veridian Ventures and a group of private investors participated. “If Based in London, Lirica is not alone in its approach to turning pop songs into educational lessons. Custance, 34, came up with the idea while working as a finance director at Sony Music. million this week. In the U.S.,

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The Wild and Amazing World of Augmented Reality

Ask a Tech Teacher

As an affordable boost to educational engagement, AR in theory takes students into Harry Potter’s world where school hallways are lined with interactive paintings. If you ask any group of people about AR, most will conflate it with Virtual Reality (VR). AR is the next great disruptive force in education.

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eLearning Brothers Expands Family with Two Corporate Training Acquisitions

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Even with competition on the rise from online course providers that have moved beyond education and into corporate learning, Scivally sees plenty of growth opportunities in the industry, he says. Trivantis has served businesses, government agencies and educational institutions in more than 125 countries.

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This Workforce Partnership Trains Tech Talent. Can It Boost Civic Engagement Too?

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The PilotCity co-founder describes the company as a “city innovation engine powered by education.” Over the past six years, Lee has been testing programs that connect education, workforce and civic engagement opportunities. Roughly 200 local employers, including Kaiser Permanente, OSISoft, Sony and Typeform, have also participated.

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