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Sony Vows to Bring “Blockchain” Tech to Education. Will It Take Hold in K-12?

Marketplace K-12

Sony Global Education Inc. Sony Global Education , a company affiliated with the Japanese electronics corporation, defines blockchain as a decentralized network technology in which the same data are recorded and maintained on multiple nodes–computers connected to a network–that are geographically isolated.

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How AI is changing special education

Neo LMS

The study demonstrated the potential to teach children with autism about body parts and appropriate physical interaction. It replaced Sony’s AIBO robot in the niche, and elite robot sporting event known as The Standard Platform League, it is also being tested by Mitsubishi as a replacement for customer service agents in its banks.

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"The Class" - A Film to Teach and Inspire

Edutopia

Photo credit: © Sony Pictures Classics, 2008 Mark Phillips Classroom Management Mark Phillips draws compelling case studies (for both students and teachers) from a masterful French film about the tensions and possibilities in a multicultural classroom.

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The Uphill Battles Facing Asia’s Education Technology Startups

Edsurge

In technology, Sony and Nintendo are among the most internationally recognized brands. Tokyo-based adaptive study tool Cerego has operations in San Francisco. Japan has earned a reputation for exporting successful products and services from different industries. In education, the tutoring center Kumon has franchises across the world.

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The InFocus IN3916 projector

A Principal's Reflections

Topics in Chemistry and Integrated Science were studied using online interactive websites on a regular whiteboard. Using the InFocus wireless LiteBoard wand is similar to using the wand control on the Sony Video Wii console.

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Impatient with universities’ slow pace of change, employers go around them

The Hechinger Report

The Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, for example, is in the market for five or six new faculty hires per year in data, business analytics and other fast-growing disciplines, said Ash Soni, executive associate dean of academic programs. It usually manages to fill just two or three of those positions, Soni said.

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10 Things To Know about the Future of Blockchain in Education

Doug Levin

Consider, too, international students interested in studying in the U.S. (or students interested in studying abroad). .” The event had a strong financial services theme, although I met audience members engaged in a wider array of fields (including healthcare and social media).

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