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How Technology Companies Support the Esports Educational Pipeline

EdTech Magazine

Higher education institutions know the benefit of a strong pipeline. Reinforcing established community connections helps colleges and universities grow enrollment via local students and offers those students and others invaluable connections with nearby employers once they complete their college degrees.

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How to Choose K–12 Educational Technology Intentionally

EdTech Magazine

When it comes to choosing educational technology, K–12 IT leaders have the opportunity — after more than a year of using whatever was available to achieve learning — to choose tools intentionally. There are many technologies now for K–12 classrooms.

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Technology is Here to Stay: Now What?

Ask a Tech Teacher

He has some interesting reflections on technology’s place in education: Remember the days of Oregon Trail on the old Apple IIe’s or students drawing pictures with Kid Pix. Much has changed since technology has made inroads into education, and much has not. Most companies offer such opportunities.

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This CEO Was Anti-Technology. Now She Runs an Ed-Tech Company that Relies on Digital Tools.

Ed Tech from the Ground Up

The founder of Move This World realized that videos and technology allowed her to share her social-emotional learning products and strategies with more schools and students. The post This CEO Was Anti-Technology. Now She Runs an Ed-Tech Company that Relies on Digital Tools. appeared first on Market Brief.

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Edtech Companies Need to Engage Families Now

Digital Promise

Edtech companies need to simplify their explanations about what their products offer learners, which should move beyond short-term, “freemium” possibilities. Recommendations and Next Steps for Edtech Companies. To move forward, edtech companies should: Provide clear, jargon-free explanations about learning goals and engagement.

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Google Discreetly Acquires Edtech Analytics Company BrightBytes

Edsurge

Google has silently acquired a widely-used K-12 data and analytics company. BrightBytes has a powerful platform that can securely integrate various data sources effectively and efficiently to provide useful visualizations and real time data for education leaders,” a spokesperson for Google said in the company's email to EdSurge.

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Lego’s Parent Company Acquires Edtech Firm BrainPOP

Edsurge

The company that owns Lego is diving headlong into K-12 education’s switch to digital. Kirkbi A/S, the private investment and holding company that owns a controlling stake in Lego, acquired the video animation company BrainPOP for $875 million. The deal was announced Tuesday.

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