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New Kahoot! integration with Microsoft Teams brings engagement to distance learning and video conferencing
Kahoot! announced the launch of an integration with Microsoft Teams which allows its 75 million daily users to play Kahoot! games simultaneously or at their own pace from directly within Teams.
PresenceLearning Secures $27 Million Series D Growth Investment Led by Bain Capital Double Impact
Funding to accelerate universal K-12 access to remote special education related services, during COVID-19 closures and beyond PresenceLearning, the leading provider of live onl...
Educator Team Releases Book on Teacher Wellness Just in Time for Corona Crisis
A key chapter of Whole: What Teachers Need to Help Students Thrive is available to download at no cost as a resource for educators and parents in this turbulent time The Mindshif...
Gaggle’s New Investing in Student Safety Report Helps District Leaders Identify the Return on Safety Investments
All educators would agree that it’s vital to protect students both physically and digitally, but how do they measure the return on their safety investments? In its latest report, Investing in S...
How COVID-19 Has Changed the International EdTech Market
May 19, 2020 Michael Spencer, Founder and CEO, Global Expansion Strategies
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...
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 ...
Mentoring Minds Launches District-wide Instructional Management Platform
Digital solution weaves critical thinking into every aspect of teaching and learning
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...
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
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
Follett Deploys Key PreK-12 Solutions to Microsoft Azure
Cloud-computing platform serves as data center host for Destiny products, Aspen SIS
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
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
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
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...
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
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...
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