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How COVID-19 Has Changed the International EdTech Market

May 19, 2020 Michael Spencer, Founder and CEO, Global Expansion Strategies

Partnership Brings Emotional Check-Ins to Kids at Home

   New technology allows teachers to see how kids are doing emotionally and respond with customized activities Crisis teaching with students at home can hinder teacher understanding of ...

Online Discussion Platform Harmonize Integrates New Plagiarism Detection Tool Urkund

    As online learning expands, Urkund’s text-similarity detection will help instructors maintain academic integrity in online collaborations  42 Lines , a leader in custom edtech deve...

Discovery Education Adds New Content to Award-Winning Digital Services That Engages Students at Home, in the Classroom, or Wherever Learning is Taking Place

Resources Added to Discovery Education Experience, Science and Social Science Techbooks Supports Instruction of All K-12 Students

Massachusetts Mayflower Academy Accepting Applications for the 2020-2021 School Year

Massachusetts Mayflower Academy (MMA) is currently accepting applications for the 2020-2021 school year. High school students interested learning from home can opt for more than 220 online cou...

Mentoring Minds Launches District-wide Instructional Management Platform

Digital solution weaves critical thinking into every aspect of teaching and learning

Ukiah Unified School District Expands its Teletherapy Services to In-Home Delivery as Schools Move to Remote Learning

District partners with PresenceLearning to provide its clinical teams with teletherapy training and access to the PresenceLearning platform

Nebraska’s Raymond Central School District Expands Collaboration with Discovery Education to Accelerate Efforts to Prepare all Students for College and Career

Partnership Expansion Provides Students Access to Engaging Science and Math Lessons in the Classroom or Remote Environment

Edthena Launches New Webinar Series to Support Virtual Coaching

Free ‘Kitchen Table Coaching’ webinar series is part of the new #PLtogether project, a hub for topical resources to support instructional coaching

Follett Deploys Key PreK-12 Solutions to Microsoft Azure

Cloud-computing platform serves as data center host for Destiny products, Aspen SIS

Catapult X and NSTA Announce Winners of the Science Educators’ Best of Show™ NSTA 2020 – Virtual Awards Program

50 organizations competed to have STEM educators judge them for exemplary technology & customer service for teaching and learning

Swing Education Now Accepting Nominations for the 2020 Class of Substitute Teacher Hall of Fame

Kicking off its call for nominations during Teacher Appreciation Week, Swing Education to recognize three exemplary educators for their contributions to the classroom and community

Maker Mask partners with pi-top enabling schools to fight COVID-19 with 3D printable respirator masks

       EdTech company pi-top has created lesson plans that teach users how to make a 3D printable NIH-approved respirator mask, using readily available materials found at local hardware ...

Learning with Digital Games: A Guide for Educators and Parents during the COVID-19 Crisis

  COVID 19 has disrupted the world. The pandemic has crippled world markets, shuttered businesses, and threatened our very lives. Many countries, states, provinces, and cities have wisely clos...

Daniel Boone Area School District’s New Partnership with Discovery Education Ensures All District Students Access to High-Quality Instruction from Any Device or Location

Suite of Dynamic Digital Services and Supporting Professional Learning Prepare Pennsylvania District’s Educators to Deliver Engaging Lessons in the Classroom or Virtual Environment

Expert Shares Strategies to promote Social-emotional Learning and Character Development during School Closures in Upcoming Webinar

       May 7, 2020 webinar features Dr. Maurice Elias and is moderated by Dr. Sheryl Harmer  The COVID-19 pandemic has made clear the necessity of building character development and so...

New Report from CatchOn Reveals Usage of Online Tools During COVID-19

“The Power of Data Analytics for Remote Learning” indicates how, when and what eLearning tools are being used

VHS Learning students win second and third place at the Massachusetts state level of the CANE Student Writing Contest

Two students taking Latin 3 online with Massachusetts-based nonprofit VHS Learning (VHS, Inc.) have placed in the top three in the state for the Classical Association of New England (CANE) Stu...

Imperva Releases Seventh Annual Bad Bot Report; Uncovers Nearly a Quarter of Overall Website Traffic Driven by Bad Bots

Financial services industry hit hardest by bad bots, making up almost half of overall website traffic; Russia origin of most blocked attacks

Vonage and Insight ADVANCE Work Together to Deliver Free Professional Development Video Tools for Educators During Public Health Crisis

     Teachers, coaches and districts can access free support services powered by the Vonage Video API to drive educator growth   Vonage (Nasdaq: VG), a global business cloud communi...


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