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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. says it has developed a system to bring “blockchain” technology–meant to serve as a decentralized-yet-secure system for transmitting data–to education, as the concept slowly begins to attract attention in the K-12 space.

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?Blockchain, Bitcoin and the Tokenization of Learning

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Take LiveEdu , for example, a Y Combinator-backed online learning company that touts itself as being the “next-gen Lynda.com,” referring to a platform that offers online courses and skills training. Tokenized Learning According to data tracked by Coinbase , ICOs have raised nearly $3.4 Everything else is like trading penny stocks.”

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Can Virtual Reality Improve Education?

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Imagine what today’s youth could learn about history, science, and art if developers utilized the possibilities of virtual reality to create educational games instead of those about zombies and car theft. VR technology is increasing at a rapid pace, and with each new app, there is endless learning potential.

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eLearning Brothers Expands Family with Two Corporate Training Acquisitions

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Founded in 2009 and based in American Fork, Utah, the company has amassed 1,500-plus games, quizzes and templates to sell to corporate clients in search of more compelling digital learning materials for employees. Customers include PepsiCo, Bangkok Airways and Sony. Companies are looking at digital learning and saying.

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How AI is changing special education

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These are simple changes that could make a difference in managing and enabling a better learning environment for ASD students. The idea is that since ASD children are more comfortable around computers, and by extension robots, they are learning key social skills in a manner that feels safe and predictable for them.

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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. This would be a first if implemented on a system-wide basis.

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The Uphill Battles Facing Asia’s Education Technology Startups

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In technology, Sony and Nintendo are among the most internationally recognized brands. At the Edvation x Summit in Tokyo this week, entrepreneurs gathered to show off products that range from coding kits to language-learning applications. In education, the tutoring center Kumon has franchises across the world.