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New Markets Venture Partners Adds $30 Million, Former Gates Foundation Executive to Edtech Fund

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His career also includes stops at Microsoft, Schoolnet and Kaplan. From this second fund New Markets has already made several investments: Practice (formerly ApprenNet), a mobile video-based learning tool; Credly , a digital credentialing platform; and Noodle Partners. The Fulton, Md.-based

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As Corporate World Moves Toward Curated ‘Microlearning,’ Higher Ed Must Adapt

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When there’s a need for information or new skills, employees today are increasingly turning to instantly accessible sources such as search engines and online course libraries available on their mobile devices. Pluralsight—an online IT training provider—has scaled to become an edtech “unicorn,” with a valuation over $1 billion.

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36 Edtech Tools I’m Using Right Now in My Classroom and Life

The CoolCatTeacher

Crescerance and MAD-Learn (for Mobile App Development). Crescerance and MAD-Learn are my tools for mobile app development. The kids are programming apps and using the MAD (mobile app development) Learn platform. MAD stands for “Mobile App Development.” They sync it with their mobile devices.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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It’s a partnership with Microsoft. ” (It’ll run on LinkedIn Learning , formerly Lynda.com , which means it’ll cost you $24.99 Via Techcrunch : “As Chromebook sales soar in schools, Apple and Microsoft fight back.” The mobile app maker has raised $11.9 MarcoPolo Learning has raised $8.5

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Education Week : “Thousands of Android Mobile Apps Improperly Track Children, Study Says.” Via Wired : “The Young and the Reckless – A gang of teen hackers snatched the keys to Microsoft ’s videogame empire. I’d love to see a comparison between Pluralsight and Lynda.com.). ” (Psst.