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Byju’s Becomes an Edtech ‘Decacorn’ After Fundraise from Mary Meeker’s Bond Capital

Edsurge

based developer of educational games for the iPad. edtech company is Udemy, an online course marketplace that reached a $2 billion valuation after raising $50 million from Japanese publisher Benesse in February. Last year, it paid $120 million to purchase Osmo , a Palo Alto, Calif.-based The highest-valued private U.S.

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The Features And Benefits Of The XP-Pen Drawing Tablet In The Classroom

TeachThought - Learn better.

Many schools have proceeded through various stages of student tech, from BYOD (‘Bring Your Own Devices’) to iPads, to Chromebooks. However, technology does not look the same in every classroom, and it continues to adapt. One such company is XP-Pen and their series of tablets.

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Top 100 Tools for Learning 2015

NeverEndingSearch

Udemy (new in at 87). iPad & Apps up 31 places (to 16). Trello (back in at 82). Slack (new in at 83). ThingLink (new in at 89). Piktochart (new in at 93). Adobe Acrobat DC (back in at 94). Mentimeter (new in at 97). edX (new in at 99. Big movers UP the list. Kahoot up 64 places (to 17). WhatsApp up 62 places (to 21).

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Ed Tech News, a New Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The recordings of recent FutureofEducation.com shows are posted: David Loertscher on Library 2.0 , Gina Bianchini on Mightybell , Tim Wilson on Redirect , Peter Cookson on a Children''s Education Bill of Rights , and an iPads in the Classroom report.

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Developing and Delivering Effective Professional Development for Educators

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Almost everyone present there came armed with a crisp diary, a pen, an iPad, a smartphone or a laptop and of course, a few entered with a favorite coffee mug. At the end of the day, as I flipped through my untouched diary and an unused iPad, I could not help but wonder: Did I learn anything in this workshop?

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What Technology Does What: An #edtech Chart For Teachers

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iPad/iPad Mini, Nexus 7 , Nexus 9, Microsoft tablets (e.g., Nexus 7, Kindle Fire/HD, iPad Mini, iPad, Windows Tablets. Standalone: ELMO document camera, overhead; iPad: Justand. Penzu , Day One (iPad). iPad: Paper , Drawp. Conduct research on an iPad or PC. …Learn to code on an iPad.

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The Business of Education Technology

Hack Education

Online education (admittedly, a very generic category): Investments include Udemy ($60,000,000), DigiSchool ($15,700,000), MasterClass ($15,000,000), UNICAF ($12,000,000), OpenClassroom ($6,740,000). Schools do continue to turn away from the iPad as the tablet hasn’t proven to be quite as revolutionary as some predicted.