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Sony Vows to Bring “Blockchain” Tech to Education. Will It Take Hold in K-12?

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Sony Global Education Inc. Sony Global Education , a company affiliated with the Japanese electronics corporation, defines blockchain as a decentralized network technology in which the same data are recorded and maintained on multiple nodes–computers connected to a network–that are geographically isolated.

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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 What could give Lirica a leg up is a partnership with Sony, which helps it navigate licensing issues that can emerge when it comes to repurposing billboard hits for the classroom, says Lirica founder and CEO Paul Custance. In the U.S.,

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KidZania: Hands-On Kid Sized Cities Coming To America

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KidZania’s current industry partners include British Airways, Coca Cola, Mitsubishi Motors, Honda, Johnson & Johnson, Sony, Kellogg’s, H&M and Fuji Film. . KidZania centers span the globe from Mexico City to London to Tokyo.

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Can Virtual Reality Improve Education?

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For example, Sony Playstation VR software and designs have evolved dramatically over the past few years, seeking to create a more comfortable and natural experience for users. Advancements in VR Technology. VR technology is increasing at a rapid pace, and with each new app, there is endless learning potential.

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How AI is changing special education

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Here are a few examples: Kaspar. It replaced Sony’s AIBO robot in the niche, and elite robot sporting event known as The Standard Platform League, it is also being tested by Mitsubishi as a replacement for customer service agents in its banks.

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How “blockchain” technology could influence education

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Sony Global Education sims to build a new, widely applicable educational infrastructure that enables diverse methods of evaluation, open sharing of academic proficiency and progress records. Sony Global Education’s Global Math Challenge is a worldwide competition that tests participants’ arithmetic and creative thinking skills.

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eLearning Brothers Expands Family with Two Corporate Training Acquisitions

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The game explains why certain tools—door badge readers, for example—are government mandated and illustrates cybersecurity best practices to employ at work. Customers include PepsiCo, Bangkok Airways and Sony. Each chapter concludes with an assessment to prove employee understanding. Founded in 1999 and based in Deerfield Beach, Fla.,

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