All posts by Henry Kronk
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NYPD Develop VR Simulation to Foster Mutual Understanding Among Community Members
January 23, 2019 Henry Kronk
On January 22, the New York Police Department announced they have developed a virtual reality (VR) simulation series to help New York’s youth…
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How Teacher Brand Ambassador Programs Compromise Student Privacy
January 23, 2019 Henry Kronk
In today’s media landscape, anyone with a thousand or so followers on Twitter or Instagram can become a microinfluencer. Teachers, who hold the…
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Edquity, A College Finance Service for Low-Income Learners, Raises $500K in Seed Funding
January 22, 2019 Henry Kronk
There are numerous organizations, federal bodies, and institutions themselves that work to make higher education more accessible for low-income American earners. But it…
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How TV White Space Internet will Bridge the Global Digital Divide: Dr. Rouzbeh Yassini in Conversation
January 17, 2019 Henry Kronk
In recent years, a few stories have popped up regarding efforts to bring broadband internet to rural areas via TV broadcast frequencies. Among…
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An Adaptive Algorithm for K-12 Science Shows Promising Results
January 14, 2019 Henry Kronk
Adaptive algorithms designed for the education process tend to generate mixed results. While applications teaching languages, math, and early literacy have shown promising…
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School Communications App Remind Faces Disruption in Canada as Rogers and Bell Hike SMS Rates
January 11, 2019 Henry Kronk
What’s more important: working to eliminate SMS text spamming or maintaining important avenues of communication in regions where LTE or affordable data plans…
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Blackboard Ultra and Learn SaaS Are Finally Gaining Steam, According to Blackboard
January 09, 2019 Henry Kronk
On Tuesday, Blackboard, the one-time largest proprietary academic LMS provider, announced that their much-troubled premium product (Learn Ultra) is being used by 115…
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LinkedIn Publishes Most In-Demand Skills for 2019
January 03, 2019 Henry Kronk
Many professionals take the New Year as an opportunity to resolve to learn something new. January marks the most popular month for numerous…
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14 Edtech YouTube Channels to Watch in 2019
December 28, 2018 Henry Kronk
For years, YouTube has been a major platform for educational experiences around the world. Many teachers and professors upload their lectures to the…
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edX Raises Their Paywall
December 27, 2018 Henry Kronk
On December 17, edX CEO Anant Agarwal announced that the non-profit MOOC provider—the second largest behind Coursera—would be further monetizing its online courses.…
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