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Year in Review: Our Top Edtech Business Stories of 2018

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And Pearson is still around. But the edtech industry has hit some bumps along the way, wrestling with collateral concerns from the public spotlight over data privacy and security. Yet it can be tedious to manually keep track of how students interact with different pieces of software—or whether these tools are even being used.

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SIIA, a Pioneering Convenor for the Edtech Industry, Scraps Its Conferences

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They were looking to license their tools, or acquire them, or simply see what new ideas startups were coming up with,” says Karen Billings, who ran SIIA’s education technology division from 2002 to 2016. There were no vendor halls where salespeople demoed their tools. All the big companies wanted to find out who the new ones were.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Library 2.015 Worldwide Virtual Conference: Tools, Skills & Competencies , October 20th The fifth annual global conversation about the future of libraries is scheduled for Tuesday, October 20th, 2015. The Bloggers'' Cafe will be open Friday - Wednesday, and we''re really hoping to add an education slam poetry event still.

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‘Back to School’ Hijinks and Lessons for the Education Industry

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So recruitment may have a slight edge, which supports the increasing reliance on hiring tools such as Revature. Districts are looking for different ways to get to a good endgame for their students,” says Malkin, “It’s not about core or supplemental. When it comes to data, which do you prefer: single or dating?

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What’s New

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Tech & Learning Rounds Up a Summary of New Tools for Schools Software & Online GOOGLE FOR EDUCATION UPDATES ( edu.google.com ) Google for Education announced updates and new tools to help teachers keep innovation alive in their classrooms. SECOND NATURE QWERTYTOWN 2.0 ( qwertytown.com ) QwertyTown 2.0

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. Affluent students get to digital tools for creative exploration; poor students get to use theirs for test prep. Purdue boasted that Course Signals increased retention by 21%, making it an incredibly effective tool.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Michael Barber will leave Pearson some time next year, according to EdWeek. “ Will Trump care about student data privacy? “ Pearson ’s Bet on Common Core Fails to Pay Off,” according to The Wall Street Journal. ” Regardless of the cause, Pearson sales and share prices are down.