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

Edsurge

In April, he surveyed education businesses about how the pandemic impacted their operations. Sphero started as a consumer robotics toy company and later refocused its business on the education market. They include Khan Academy, which was approved for a loan in the same amount range as Altitude Learning and Sphero.

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Increasing digital equity in rural areas

Education Superhighway

They created a community survey to obtain the necessary financial information to receive an E-rate discount and released a Form 470 and RFP requesting increased bandwidth. It means Garrison can host coding hours on Code.org , use free online resources through the Montana Library2Go , and personalize lessons on Khan Academy.

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In Successful Edtech, Pedagogy Comes First—Devices Second

Digital Promise

In one survey, a large majority (80 percent) of math teachers reported that free instructional content from Khan Academy helped them challenge their most advanced students, and a smaller but still significant majority (66 percent) reported that it gave them extra capacity to help their most struggling students make the gains they needed.

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AI generated post: Online Tools for Classroom Teachers

Kathy Schrock

It certainly read like a robot had written in, IMHO. These tools can be used to create quizzes, polls, and surveys to assess student understanding. Intro Headings(with H2 tags) Subheadings (with H3 tags) Conclusion FAQ The AI Writer did a decent job of pulling facts together (although I changed the word "integrate" to "infuse").

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Unleash Student Creativity Through the Power of Video

Edsurge

Educators around the world use video to teach kids about everything from robots to rainforests. The Art of Storytelling ,” a popular course offered by Khan Academy, describes the principles behind filmmaking as Film Grammar. Just like the printed word, video has both a receptive and productive component.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Google gives money to many, many education organizations, including CoSN , Khan Academy , and the ALA. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Via The New York Times : “ The Secret to a Good Robot Teacher.” Via Techcrunch : “Tech industry and comp-sci majors are highest earners, says LinkedIn job survey.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via Education Week : “Risky Practices With Students’ Data Security Are Common, Survey Suggests.” Khan Academy, for example, had $27.9 Phil Hill on an “LMS Revival: D2L picking up new customers and showing they can listen.” million.