-
Discovery Education and Siemens have opened the 2020 Possibility Grant Sweepstakes, which will award $10,000 to one educator that can be used for “a science lab makeover and/or STEM-related equipment, supplies, or technology.”
02/10/2020
-
The U.S. Department of Education has grant money to issue to for-profit ed tech companies.
02/06/2020
-
Six school systems have announced the introduction of esports teams in the last month.
02/06/2020
-
PlayVS and Epic Games are launching a Fortnite league for high school and college. In response, at least one state has nixed the playing of varsity Fortnite in high schools because the game's weaponry includes guns.
02/06/2020
-
Acer has introduced new additions to its Chromebook, Windows and esports lines.
02/06/2020
-
zSpace has added MEL Science's chemistry courses to its augmented and virtual education platform, which can run on a laptop or the zSpace AiO Pro.
02/05/2020
-
SpringboardVR has introduced a VR product bundle with a dozen "tried-and-true" titles, as well as lesson guides for use by teachers and software for managing the devices.
02/04/2020
-
An education technology company that produces a virtual robotics platform to help middle schoolers learn coding and robotics basics has released a sequel to its original set of curricula.
02/04/2020
-
The digital curriculum market has just seen another consolidation. Private equity company Weld North Education purchased LearnZillion in early January, the third such acquisition by Weld over the course of a year.
02/03/2020
-
Upcoming funding opportunities for schools
02/03/2020
-
Digital Promise has just placed its seal of approval on eight microcredentials developed by other organizations, adding to the catalog of 450-plus microcredentials it already supports.
01/30/2020
-
Education technology companies are rolling in the dough, according to a report that tracks global learning tech investment trends. However, investments specifically in Pre-K–12 sunk dramatically.
01/30/2020
-
In the United States and worldwide, traditional PCs saw positive growth in the fourth quarter of 2019 and for the full year, ending "seven consecutive years of market contraction."
01/29/2020
-
Discovery Education and 3M have opened the 2020 Young Scientist Challenge, an annual competition that calls on students in grades 5–8 to create a short video explaining “the science behind an idea aimed at solving a problem that positively impacts them, their school, family or community.”
01/29/2020
-
3D scanners are expected to see explosive growth in the next few years. The devices allow users to scan real-world objects to convert them into 3D models for a range of purposes, including 3D printing.
01/29/2020
-
According to the organizers, this is the first student-focused esports event to take place in the region. It will draw competitors from both college and high school.
01/29/2020
-
After 10 years of investment, it’s time to re-evaluate and chart a new way forward.
01/29/2020
-
Shortly, a partnership between Gale and Udemy will launch, bringing learning video content from Udemy to public libraries. "Gale Presents: Udemy" will provide library patrons with access to 3,500 on-demand video courses in 75 different topics from Udemy's business collection.
01/28/2020