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Your curated list of actionable insights on innovation & technology in education. Curated by @HrvojePM & @ltruncel.

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HolonIQ@holoniq29 Jun 2021
🔥 EdTech's biggest half-year, ever. $10B of VC funding in 568 rounds. Now 27 Unicorns 🦄 and the 107th MEGA $100M+ round 💰. Nearly 3,000 funding rounds > $5M in the last 10 years with over 250 in the last 180 days. #edtech #startups #venturecapital holoniq.com/notes/global-edt…
Global EdTech Funding 2021 - Half Year Update

Global EdTech Funding 2021 - Half Year Update

$10B of EdTech investment in 1H 2021 through 568 EdTech Funding Rounds.

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Eric Mazur@eric_mazur8 Jun 2021
So many believe technology is the magical door to better learning. So much misguided #EdTech that is just a passing fad. It's not about better video or some "cool" features -- it's about improving pedagogy and learning. phys.org/news/2021-05-techno…
Technology isn't the answer to livening up lectures—good teaching is

Technology isn't the answer to livening up lectures—good teaching is

With some universities returning to face-to-face teaching this year, ANU Vice Chancellor Brian Schmidt noted that, while his university was one of them, lectures would be much less common and not a...

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JMDedu@JMDeduGlobal10 Jun 2021
#India has over 300 million students. Its openness has attracted players from US and China to explore localized offerings with local leadership, teams and content. This article explores how international companies perform in Indian #edtech market. en.jmdedu.com/Article/758
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Visual Capitalist
@VisualCap26 Apr 2021
Visualizing the 10 Types of Innovation 💡 visualcapitalist.com/10-type…
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Yes! Schools do need ways to assess what's working in #edtech. Kipp Bentley writes about the work of @EdTech_Evidence in @govtechnews : govtech.com/education/k-12/s…

Schools Need Ways to Assess What’s “Good” in Ed Tech

Few unbiased evaluations have been available for schools purchasing tech-based tools and curricula. That may change, but the challenge remains in getting these resources used effectively in classro...

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Fabien VAL@FabienVAL14 May 2021
France's startups are leading #edtech investments in Europe so far in 2021 with €192m raised –– followed by the UK (€101m) and Germany (€87.7m)
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📢🗓️Updated poster with European #EdTech events is available on our platform ▶️eetn.eu/events.html #openaccess #education #events #conferences2021 #EuropeEdTech #HigherEducation #innovation #entrepreneurship #educationaltechnology
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@Techmeme5 May 2021
Study: 60% of 73 K-12 apps from 38 schools in 14 states across the US send student data to a variety of third parties, roughly 50% to Google and 14% to Facebook (@adamjanofsky / The Record) therecord.media/most-k-12-ap… techmeme.com/210505/p1#a2105…
Most K-12 apps send kids’ personal info to advertisers and other third parties, study finds

Most K-12 apps send kids’ personal info to advertisers and other third parties, study finds

A random sample of 73 apps from 38 schools in 14 states across the country found that 60% of these apps were sending student data to a variety of third parties.

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Amount of edtech focused venture capital is growing :) Kenyan EdTech startups learning about establishing investor relations with @xedu_co accelerator as part of @TOTEMKproject #heiici #edtech @laureauas @StrathU @uonbi @Pwaniuni @EduSciHelsinki @EDUFI_HigherEd
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#Mongolia might be best known for it's past empire but tech entrepreneurs in the capital #Ulaanbaatar are trying to put in on the map for #startups & want to go global. Our profile of #edtech startup @TomYoEdTech 🇲🇳📹 youtube.com/watch?v=NBADxam0…
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Chad Aldeman@ChadAldeman8 Apr 2021
Over 90% of people who enter teaching from another job earn more money as a teachers. On the flip side, only 31% of people who leave teaching earn more $ the year after they leave:
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Dr. Omkar Rai
@Omkar_Raii3 Mar 2021
The growing applications of #AR & #VR technologies in digital learning & #EdTech tools to enhance immersive experience & boost learning outcome of students will propel the global AR & VR in Education & Learning market to spur from $1.8 billion in 2018 to $12.6 billion in 2025.
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ISTE+ASCD
@ISTE_ASCD30 Mar 2021
Still on the fence about #ISTELive 21? More than 10,000 participants will join sessions – from playgrounds and snapshots to mainstage talks, tool demonstrations and creation labs. Choose from more than 1,000 learning opportunities: bit.ly/31rQIDc #ISTE #EdTech
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CNBC
@CNBC23 Apr 2021
New for subscribers: 'Ed tech' is booming: Wall Street analysts reveal how to trade the $5 trillion education market. Check out @CNBCPro today. cnb.cx/3vdfe7Y
'Ed tech' is booming: Wall Street analysts reveal how to trade the $5 trillion education market

'Ed tech' is booming: Wall Street analysts reveal how to trade the $5 trillion education market

Ed tech stocks are set to accelerate in the coming months as remote learning carries on, according to analysts at banks including Goldman Sachs.

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📅 APRIL! New, updated list of #EdTech events in Europe available on our platform📢Free HQ poster: eetn.eu/events.html #EuropeEdTech #OnlineConference #LifelongLearning #OnlineLearning #ICT #events
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“After hearing that students were overwhelmed by the number of different learning technologies, I…realised that my rush to adopt this technology was based on my fantasies rather than addressed to my actual students and their actual needs.” #THECampus bit.ly/31mHYyg
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A new report ranks states in terms of how good an environment they are for innovation, including K-12 education factors. edweek.org/technology/which-…
Which U.S. States Are Best Positioned to Innovate? How K-12 Schools Influence the Rankings

Which U.S. States Are Best Positioned to Innovate? How K-12 Schools Influence the Rankings

A new report ranks states in terms of how good an environment they are for innovation, including K-12 education factors.

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EDTECH@UTRGV@ImFutureReady1 Apr 2021
How will pandemic-era tech investments expand districts' long-term capabilities? k12dive.com/news/how-will-pa… #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #edchat
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The Straits Times
@straits_times31 Mar 2021
Economic growth and investment in education critical to reducing inequality: Yale-NUS panel dlvr.it/RwjD1K
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EdSurge HigherEd@HigherEdSurge30 Mar 2021
Will institutions that already bought other video conferencing tools to get them through the #pandemic be eager to shop for a new alternative as they shift to thinking about returning to in-person teaching? #edtech bit.ly/2Nwder3
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