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How Is Cloud Computing Revolutionizing the Education Industry?

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Online libraries and collections of free didactic documents were a reality as early as 1997 , through the Cisco Networking Academy. American entrepreneur Salman Khan (not to be confused with the Bollywood actor of the same name) founded a similar project ten years later, namely the Khan Academy.

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How to Leverage Technology Tools for Tutoring (sponsored post)

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The conversation around how technology can enhance education can be a controversial topic, and that carries over into the tutoring industry as well. Clark is software for your tutoring business. More than just software for tutors, Clark simplifies the logistics around tutoring sessions for parents and students. Google Calendar.

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The Post-Pandemic Outlook for Edtech

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For the edtech industry, the pandemic poses a paradox. Many of the investors are new to the industry, Brothers notes. There’s a lot of private capital around the world that has a new appreciation for this industry.” For general investors, edtech wasn’t sexy and it wasn’t mainstream. Coronavirus really changed that.

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Dozens of Venture-Backed Startups Among Edtech Recipients of PPP Loans

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Even the biggest names in the education technology industry, awash in private capital, are seeking public support during the pandemic. They include Khan Academy, which was approved for a loan in the same amount range as Altitude Learning and Sphero. ISTE, the parent organization of EdSurge, was also approved for a PPP loan.)

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Google Offers Free Cloud Access to Colleges, Plays Catch Up to Amazon, Microsoft

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Google in June announced an. Amazon and Microsoft’s cloud services both offer education programs, and now Google Cloud wants a part in shaping future computer scientists — and probably whatever they come up with using the tool. Google Cloud launched in 2011, but has caught up to competitors to. Google breaking in? .

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Machine Teaching, Machine Learning, and the History of the Future of Public Education

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Khan Academy was going to change everything. But Watson is not remotely close to the “artificial intelligence” that the company, and the industry more broadly, likes to tout. (A How to resist: demand algorithmic transparency in all software systems used by public entities, including schools.

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In 2019, What’s REALLY the Definition of a Teacher?

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Causing others to know something is, in fact, at the core of every single industry. The teachers already have to do all that work for the academic standards in that week’s pile to narrow-cast what chapter or software module, discussion questions, what to write a paper on, etc. Debugging software and hardware issues on-the-fly.