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The Uphill Battles Facing Asia’s Education Technology Startups

Edsurge

In technology, Sony and Nintendo are among the most internationally recognized brands. Tokyo-based adaptive study tool Cerego has operations in San Francisco. When we run ads on Facebook, we pitch ourselves as a coding class,” Tan said. In education, the tutoring center Kumon has franchises across the world.

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Five Ethical Considerations For Using Virtual Reality with Children and Adolescents

MindShift

Facebook purchased Oculus Rift, presumably laying the groundwork for a future where friends and family will interact in rich virtual spaces. All the major players, including Microsoft, Sony, Samsung, Google and an HTC and Valve partnership are jostling for the consumer headset market. Long-Term Effects and Prolonged Exposure.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Meanwhile, as The New York Times reports : “ Facebook , Under Fire in Russia Inquiry, Posts 79% Rise in Profit.” " The majors include sociology, media studies, and political science. Via Getting Smart : “ Digital Promise and Facebook Developing New Micro-Credentials Program.” ” LOL.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Facebook Funded Most of the Experts Who Vetted Messenger Kids ,” Wired’s Nitasha Tiku reports. Via Techcrunch : “ Sony now has a Koov robotics learning kit for US classrooms.” ” Via Chalkbeat : “Study finds DACA encourages undocumented kids to stay in school, as Congress ponders their future.”

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'Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs'

Hack Education

Code.org is backed by a long list of technology companies – from AT&T to Amazon to Facebook to Google to Verizon. (I’ll Sony’s in the business. I’ll look in more detail at how robots are coming for your children in the next article in this series.). Malta thinks it’s necessary, I guess.