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Down with OTT? 3 ways this technology is a new must for education

eSchool News

OTT stands for Over-The-Top technologies, or any technology that aids in the delivery of audio, video and media content via the internet, without requiring users to subscribe to ,or pay for, a traditional cable or satellite pay-TV service like a Comcast or Time Warner Cable. It’s called OTT and yeah, you’re going to need to know it.

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SplashLearn Raises $18 Million in Series C Funding Round From Owl Ventures & Accel

eSchool News

Owl Ventures is the largest venture capital fund in the world focused on the education technology market with over $1.2 billion in assets under management. Accel is a global venture capital firm that partners with exceptional founders with unique insights, from inception through all phases of private company growth.

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

Edsurge

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. A fourth deal is expected to close sometime this month.

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Resources for learning at home while we’re keeping each other safe

NeverEndingSearch

When you are Facetiming or Skyping or Zooming with friends and family or communicating with your own students, let’s encourage folks to take out their library cards, find those barcodes and browse their public library’s digital assets to discover rich content to enjoy on their desktops, mobile devices or as apps on their televisions.

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

Edsurge

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

She also has a Technology Jump Start Course with 8 modules to help get you comfortable with technology in the classroom.) Crescerance and MAD-Learn (for Mobile App Development). Crescerance and MAD-Learn (for Mobile App Development). Crescerance and MAD-Learn are my tools for mobile app development.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” (It’ll run on LinkedIn Learning , formerly Lynda.com , which means it’ll cost you $24.99 Via Campus Technology : “ Pearson Expands Textbook Rental Program.” The mobile app maker has raised $11.9 million from Morningside Technology Ventures, University Ventures, and Silicon Valley Bank.