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Merlyn Mind emerges from stealth with $29M and a hardware and software solution to help teachers with tech

TechCrunch

We’ve chronicled, in great detail, the many layers of technology, services and solutions that have been wrapped around the world of education in recent years — and especially in the last year, which became a high watermark for digital learning tools because of COVID-19.

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Engageli comes out of stealth with $14.5M and a new approach to teaching by video remotely

TechCrunch

Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet have become standard tools for teachers who have had to run lessons remotely since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. But they’re not apps necessarily designed for classrooms, and that fact has opened a gap in the market for those looking to build something more fit to the purpose.

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Class adds $30 million to its balance sheet for a Zoom-friendly edtech solution

TechCrunch

Class, launched less than a year ago by Blackboard co-founder Michael Chasen , integrates exclusively with Zoom to offer a more customized classroom for students and teachers alike. The inaugural product, Class for Zoom, uses both management and instruction tools to bolster the video conferencing call experience.

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Despite scrapped IPO, Babbel sees fast growth for its language learning service

TechCrunch

One of the company’s fastest-growing businesses is its live classes, which augment the service’s app-based language learning tools. So we’re neither fully human nor fully tech and I think that’s what makes us very attractive for live tutoring classroom teachers,” he said. Image Credits: Babbel.

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Udacity raises $75M in debt, says its tech education business is profitable after enterprise pivot

TechCrunch

Online education tools continue to see a surge of interest boosted by major changes in work and learning practices in the midst of a global health pandemic. Udacity also works with companies to build programs as part of their CSR remits, and with tech companies like Microsoft to build programs to get more developers using their tools.

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Transform Your Communications & Collaboration With Slack

Saleforce Nonprofit

ASU found that a significant population of its community were already using Slack, making it an ideal choice for a new collaboration tool. The university now uses the collaboration tool to host classroom discussions, develop new courses, and support students — both on campus and online.

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Increase Your Productivity With LMS For Manufacturing Industry

Gyrus

Why is LMS the right training tool for the manufacturing industry? Today, no one can spare enough time to take lessons in a fixed classroom setup. Learning management software is a perfect solution for this. The learning management system is equipped with the latest up-skilling tools that create effective on-boarding programs.