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1EdTech Announces Upcoming Retirement of Chief Executive Officer in 2024

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

LAKE MARY, Fla., Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The 1EdTech® Board of Directors today announced that long-time CEO, Rob Abel, Ed.D., will retire on April 30, 2024. The board will conduct a search and selection process with a third-party recruiting company to hire a new CEO in the first quarter 2024. 1EdTech will create a web page providing the status of the search and selection process.

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  • LAKE MARY, Fla., Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The 1EdTech® Board of Directors today announced that long-time CEO, Rob Abel, Ed.D., will retire on April 30, 2024.
  • The board will conduct a search and selection process with a third-party recruiting company to hire a new CEO in the first quarter 2024.
  • 1EdTech will create a web page providing the status of the search and selection process.
  • 1EdTech will honor Abel's retirement at the June 2024 Learning Impact event in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, June 3-6, 2024.

VIPC’s Virginia Venture Partners Invests in eLumin to Support Increased Access to Technology for All Students

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Thursday, June 23, 2022

Richmond, Virginia, June 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Virginia Venture Partners, the equity investment program of Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation ( VIPC ), today announced an investment in eLumin .

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  • Richmond, Virginia, June 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Virginia Venture Partners, the equity investment program of Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation ( VIPC ), today announced an investment in eLumin .
  • Mclean, Va.-based eLumin provides education solutions that simplify access to technology and enable learning for all students.
  • VIPCs Virginia Venture Partners is proud to invest in eLumin, and we look forward to their continued growth and positive impact on our education systems.
  • Virginia Venture Partners investment decisions are guided by the Virginia Venture Partners Investment Advisory Board (IAB).

Tech Startup Clapself Launches a Platform for Bite-Sized Learnings

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Wednesday, May 18, 2022

SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clapself, Inc. a California based start-up, today announced the launch of its bite-sized learning platform. Founded by serial entrepreneurs who earlier sold a patented technology to Google, Clapself helps people thrive in the connected world.

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  • SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clapself, Inc. a California based start-up, today announced the launch of its bite-sized learning platform.
  • Founded by serial entrepreneurs who earlier sold a patented technology to Google, Clapself helps people thrive in the connected world.
  • Tech Startup Clapself Launches a Platform for Bite-Sized Learnings - preparing people for the digital economy.
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  • Clapself is an online platform for bite-sized learnings.

ReadSpeaker’s Integrated Text to Speech Functionality Becomes a New Feature for the Open edX Platform

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022

ReadSpeaker , the most trusted, independent digital voice partner for educational institutions and learning platforms around the world, today announced that it is now supporting the Open edX project by providing a fully integrated Text to Speech (TTS) solution for the Open edX platform.

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  • ReadSpeaker , the most trusted, independent digital voice partner for educational institutions and learning platforms around the world, today announced that it is now supporting the Open edX project by providing a fully integrated Text to Speech (TTS) solution for the Open edX platform.
  • In pursuit of this, supporting the Open edX platform just made sense for us.
  • To learn more about ReadSpeaker and its support of the Open edX platform, visit https://www.readspeaker.com/education/open-edx/ .
  • The company consistently maintains its uncompromising commitment to data privacy and has so far speech enabled over 10,000 voice applications worldwide.

Investing in Inclusion Across Africa: Microsoft Africa Development Center Amplifies Inclusivity with The Announcement of Its Disability Inclusion Event

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Thursday, November 25, 2021

LAGOS, Nigeria, Nov. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Africa Development Center (Microsoft ADC), the engineering center for Microsoft is set to host a Disability Inclusion event across Africa focused on engineering and non-engineering talents living with disabilities on the 3rd of December, 2021. The event is diversity-centered and will encourage the inclusiveness of people living with disabilities in key career paths, while also raising awareness about the potential of talents living with disabilities. The event will showcase appropriate facilities, programs, and tools well suited for people with disabilities to achieve functional change.

Key Points: 
  • LAGOS, Nigeria, Nov. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Africa Development Center (Microsoft ADC), the engineering center for Microsoft is set to host a Disability Inclusion event across Africa focused on engineering and non-engineering talents living with disabilities on the 3rd of December, 2021.
  • The event will showcase appropriate facilities, programs, and tools well suited for people with disabilities to achieve functional change.
  • Microsoft Africa Development Center (ADC) represents Microsoft's first-ever engineering offices in Africa, with locations in Nairobi, Kenya and Lagos, Nigeria.
  • For more information, news and insights from Microsoft, please visit Microsoft's news center at http://news.microsoft.com and or Middle East & Africa News Center (microsoft.com)

Investing in Inclusion Across Africa: Microsoft Africa Development Center Amplifies Inclusivity with The Announcement of Its Disability Inclusion Event

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, November 25, 2021

LAGOS, Nigeria, Nov. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Africa Development Center (Microsoft ADC), the engineering center for Microsoft is set to host a Disability Inclusion event across Africa focused on engineering and non-engineering talents living with disabilities on the 3rd of December, 2021.

Key Points: 
  • LAGOS, Nigeria, Nov. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Africa Development Center (Microsoft ADC), the engineering center for Microsoft is set to host a Disability Inclusion event across Africa focused on engineering and non-engineering talents living with disabilities on the 3rd of December, 2021.
  • The event will showcase appropriate facilities, programs, and tools well suited for people with disabilities to achieve functional change.
  • The Microsoft Africa Development Centre Disability Event aims to celebrate the ability in disability and bring to the fore, the limitless possibilities that people with disabilities can achieve in an inclusive world."
  • Microsoft Africa Development Center (ADC) represents Microsoft's first-ever engineering offices in Africa, with locations in Nairobi, Kenya and Lagos, Nigeria.

Zigazoo launches teacher-run channels, broadcasting influential K12 teachers to a global audience of students

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Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Now students can watch video lessons from influential classroom teachers from anywhere on Zigazoo and respond to their assignments with video of their work either as part of the global community or private classrooms.

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  • Now students can watch video lessons from influential classroom teachers from anywhere on Zigazoo and respond to their assignments with video of their work either as part of the global community or private classrooms.
  • Students and teachers can subscribe to teacher-run science, social studies, language arts, music, physical education, and social emotional channels on Zigazoo.
  • In the coming weeks, Zigazoo will add more channels by influential teachers from across the world.
  • Families can join the Zigazoo global community or teachers can create a Zigazoo classroom to start responding to or assigning channel projects today.

Ancestry® Announces Free Six-Month Subscription for Teachers Just in Time for School Year

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Thursday, August 20, 2020

Whether teaching in the classroom or through remote learning, Ancestry now offers free resources to inspire educators with new ways to engage students this fall.

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  • Whether teaching in the classroom or through remote learning, Ancestry now offers free resources to inspire educators with new ways to engage students this fall.
  • The free subscription will give teachers the tools to help students across the nation make connections to their ancestors, historical places, and events throughout time.
  • The platform allows K-12 teachers access to the World Explorer subscription, one of three membership choices; the other two are U.S.
  • Beyond teachers, remote access to Ancestry Library Edition may be available as a genealogy research tool for parents, tutors and educators.

Port53 Joins Forces With Devices for Students to Support Underprivileged Bay Area Students With Laptops

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, April 23, 2020

Six million California students have had their schools closed, and many of them don't have the tools they need for remote learning.

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  • Six million California students have had their schools closed, and many of them don't have the tools they need for remote learning.
  • Port53 donated 53 devices to Devices for Students, who have partnered with school districts across California.
  • Their team of volunteers configurethe software and hardware at a local staging location and provide technology trainingfor teachers and students receivingthe devices.
  • Devices for Students aim to close the resource divide between students at California schools and provide easy access to online learning.

Committed to Increasing Access to Education, Social Learning Company Fiveable Launches Free, Student-first Platform

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Providing a variety of formats for learning, the company encourages an environment for social learning--allowing students to interact directly with teachers, other students and the content itself.

Key Points: 
  • Providing a variety of formats for learning, the company encourages an environment for social learning--allowing students to interact directly with teachers, other students and the content itself.
  • Founded by Amanda DoAmaral , an educator, activist, and entrepreneur, the idea for Fiveable sprouted from a vision to make educational opportunities more equitable and accessible for students.
  • It's people like Amanda and the Fiveable team that help us leap forward in learning.
  • Fiveable is a social learning platform dedicated to making test prep resources and support accessible to all students.