Pearson, the British education company, announced Pearson Ventures, a fund that is set aside for investment in education technology startups. The fund has committed an initial amount of $50 million for Series A and B financing of edtech startups that are have innovative business models and create Gen-next edtech technologies. Pearson will invest in about
Two of the country’s largest textbook publishers–McGraw-Hill and Cengage–plan to merge, as first reported by The Wall Street Journal. This step will help both the companies gear up for the rising market of e-learning courseware and books. It may also lead to more U.S. students subscribing to e-courseware rather than purchasing physical books. The merger
We, at Edutechpost, love everything to do with programming, electronics and robotics for kids. Therefore, here we are, talking about another product that will soon be launched to propogate learning for kids in the said STEM education fields. STEMpedia is an edtech product that helps kids learn electronics, programming and robotics. They are soon launching
BETT 2019 BETT 2019 was held at the home for BETT at London Excel, from 23rd to 26th January. It is the world’s biggest education technology event. This year, the show brought together over 850 companies, 103 EdTech startups and over 34,700 attendees. The participants and attendees represented 131 countries. Exhibitors at BETT 2019 The
Coding for kids is the new literacy. It covers various aspects of a kid’s learning—logic building, systematic thinking, problem solving, collaboration, and creativity. You can teach your kids programming by using the given coding for kids free websites from the list. The list comprises of some great free coding for kids websites like Code.org, Tynker.com,
Learning to code is not just about syntax, apps and animations. The benefits of learning go beyond that to develop skills and behaviours that stay with children for a lifetime. Parents and teachers in many parts of the world have experienced the benefits that teaching coding offers. Preparing kids for the Next Gen’s tech-reliant jobs
Robots for kids have application in education, extracurriculars and play time. The best for robots kids are both entertaining and educating. To add some design element to the robotics experience, you can get robot kits for kids or coding robots. Such toys may sound complicated, but today’s kids have minds wired to take to technology
Here are best six TedEd motivational videos for kids. They are curated to motivate both kids and adults to develop health, confidence, focus, and critical thinking. Educators and parents can watch these videos to inculcate their valuable messages in their lives and to pass them on to their kids. You can even show them
What can you make with a 3D printer? Here we have a compiled list of 150 3D printing ideas you can try at home and in school. You will also find it useful if you are looking for 3D printing business ideas. We have categorised these ideas under different areas like 3D prints for Home, Kitchen, Utility
