Six Red Marbles

prnewswire | January 22, 2020

ViewSonic Europe Ltd., a leading provider of visual solutions, announces a range of new enhancements to its total EdTech solutions that will enable better digital learning experiences and outcomes. At BETT 2020, ViewSonic is showcasing two new advanced tools for the first time, including the myViewBoard Sens with Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology and the myViewBoard Mouse. In addition, ViewSonic is presenting its latest ViewBoard interactive displays and a new video-assisted learning featu...

edsurge | February 12, 2020

There’s a new application of AI in education, and educators aren’t going to like it. A growing number of companies now let students outsource their homework to a bot—or, more specifically, an algorithm that writes term papers for them based on chosen keywords. For instance, after subscribing to a service called EssaySoft, you can tell its essay generator to write a paper on, say, “symbolism in the great Gatsby” (or whatever you need for class). Then you enter how ma...

NewsOne | February 02, 2020

The philanthropic arm of the tech giant Google is investing in the futures of Black youth who want to pursue careers in tech. The NAACP recently announced that it has received a $3 million grant from Google.org to support initiatives surrounding STEAM education amongst youth. The donation, which will be spread out over three years, will financially back the nonprofit’s Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) program. The initiative provides learning and deve...

ONLINE EDUCATION

Positive Action, Inc. | November 12, 2021

Positive Action, Inc. ("PAI"), the leading education and technology company for evidence-based social and emotional learning (SEL) programs, has entered a distribution partnership with PresenceLearning, the leading provider of live online therapy tools and special education related services for K-12 schools. "PresenceLearning's technology platform is breaking down barriers for students to access quality special education services from a live clinic...