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Eyeing More Deals, 2U Raises $331 Million From Latest Public Offering

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That’s how much the Landham, Maryland-based company raised through its latest public offering of common stock this week. He’s referring to the South Africa-based company that works with universities to build short online courses, which 2U purchased for $103 million in May 2017. We believe the company is fully funded,” he says.

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With Money From Facebook, 10 Colleges Turn Their Campuses into ‘Metaversities’

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The technology supporting these metaversities comes from Engage, an Irish company that has produced virtual-reality experiences depicting the Titanic voyage, the Apollo 11 space mission and the bombing of Berlin during World War II. What is the educational value of having a replica campus?”

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5 Home and Smart Phone Filtering Options for Parents

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They were not a Disney company, but Disney purchased them in the last 18 months. Mike Daugherty is a husband, father, author, technology director, Google Innovator, and possible Starbucks addict. He has eighteen years of experience in K-12 technology support serving in a wide variety of roles. 1 is Circle.

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6 Super Science Edtech Ideas: Using Technology to Level Up Science Classrooms

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From iPads to robotics to 3d printers, science exploration with technology support is happening in @lacrossescience. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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3 Things Great Teachers Do

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His primary responsibilities include the coordination of state chapters, STEM, virtual circles and NNSTOY Fellows, video production and technology support. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Transcription and Accessibility—New Partnerships from Microsoft and Amazon

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A Microsoft spokesperson says over email that this technology is publicly available, and that the company is aware of dozens of K-12 schools that are using it in the classroom. The company says its transcription technology is also useful at a broader level.

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Here’s Why Teachers Adopt New Tech — and Why They Don’t

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If the technology supports this, it meets the primary requirement. Can the tech support or provide a learning activity that can be classified within Bloom’s taxonomy? If the tech company has received funding or has a shrewd and experienced enough team to market to the end-user, the technology is probably pretty slick.

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