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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. 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 “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. Sony Global Education’s Global Math Challenge is a worldwide competition that tests participants’ arithmetic and creative thinking skills.

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eLearning Brothers Expands Family with Two Corporate Training Acquisitions

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Each chapter concludes with an assessment to prove employee understanding. Customers include PepsiCo, Bangkok Airways and Sony. The game explains why certain tools—door badge readers, for example—are government mandated and illustrates cybersecurity best practices to employ at work. Founded in 1999 and based in Deerfield Beach, Fla.,

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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. Launched this March, the Boston-based firm traces its roots to a Japanese educational research and assessment company, JIEM. Japan has earned a reputation for exporting successful products and services from different industries.

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Fresh Projections

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Sony ( pro.sony.com ) is adding five new WUXGA resolution models to its family of laser light source projectors. In addition, the MimioMobile™ collaboration and assessment app with a limited license is included with every interactive projector.

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A World of PBL… 25 Authentic Resources To Connect Students Beyond The Classroom

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

At the same time, we must remember to connect to the content standards while facilitating and assessing 21st century skills. The Global Math Challenge – Global Math Challenge (GMC) is a worldwide math competition held online and hosted by Sony Global Education, Inc. You may need to get parent permission.

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This Workforce Partnership Trains Tech Talent. Can It Boost Civic Engagement Too?

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Roughly 200 local employers, including Kaiser Permanente, OSISoft, Sony and Typeform, have also participated. Shuffling along the stations are adult professionals—among them city officials, including the mayor of San Leandro, and representatives from Google, Sony and Wells Fargo—who offer guidance and poke holes in the projects.