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Can Amazon Overtake Google in the Education Market?
The top three tech companies, Amazon, Apple, and Alphabet (the parent company of Google) have been battling for first position as the most valuable tech provider ...
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Using Edtech to Improve K-12 Writing Standards
While global communication has grown and improved by leaps and bounds in the past two decades, the same cannot be said for K-12 writing skills. A 2015 study by Gary Troia at Michigan State University finds that K-12 writing standards are stagnant from a decade ago, along with student writing achievement. What’s more, Troia says ...How to Teach Kids Social Justice in the Digital Age
The term “social justice” refers to fair and equal relations between individuals and society. This includes the distribution of wealth, social privileges, and opportunities. People should be treated equally and without prejudice regardless of gender, sexuality, ethnicity, social status, religion, and so on. Social justice is about more than simply helping an individual. It’s about ...Sexting: What K-12 Schools Should Know
A guest post by Suzanne Bogdan Sexting among today’s youth is a problem that is becoming increasingly prevalent, and that many schools and parents are being forced to confront and manage. Sexting is when minors take nude or partially-nude pictures or video images of themselves or others, with cell phones or webcams, and share them ...38 Amazing Edtech Tools for Student Creation and Innovation
Are you looking for edtech tools that will allow your students to tap into their creativity? We got you covered. In this article, we will profile 38 amazing edtech tools for student creation and innovation. Guess the Code: While this app is presented as a game, it is actually a great way for children to ...Using Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality to Amplify Student Storytelling
Virtual reality and augmented reality are two of the hottest trends in the classroom, but if you ask most educators about leveraging it in the classroom, they don’t have a clue. The truth is, there are a variety of ways that you can use virtual reality and augmented reality in the classroom to boost student ...8 Tips on How to Scale your Edtech Company
Almost anyone today can start a business. Becoming an edtech entrepreneur is easy. You find a problem plaguing education and develop a solution using technology. The trick to success, however, is in scaling your edtech company so that it becomes a viable and vital tool that helps students and teachers. Social media and tech guru ...
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