cover of episode Week in Edtech 7/31/2024: Microsoft Outages, OpenAI’s GPT-5, 2U's Bankruptcy, Instructure's Big Buy, Enrollment Trends, NWEA’s Latest Findings and More! Feat. 2024 Tools Competition Winner: Tyto Online by Lindsey Tropf of Immersed Games

Week in Edtech 7/31/2024: Microsoft Outages, OpenAI’s GPT-5, 2U's Bankruptcy, Instructure's Big Buy, Enrollment Trends, NWEA’s Latest Findings and More! Feat. 2024 Tools Competition Winner: Tyto Online by Lindsey Tropf of Immersed Games

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Join Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell, as they explore the most critical developments in the world of education technology this week:🌐 Microsoft’s investigation into service outages following CrowdStrike chaos🤖 What to expect from OpenAI's upcoming GPT-5 release💼 Instructure's $4.8 billion acquisition by KKR💸 2U's strategic moves amidst bankruptcy and what it means for the industry📊 NWEA's latest research on COVID academic recovery and its implications📉 The future of school enrollment trends and their impact on education📝 Changes to the ACT exam and what it means for studentsPlus special guest, 2024 Tools Competition Winner: Tyto Online) by Lindsey Tropf), Founder & CEO of Immersed Games Upcoming Event:📚 Book Club with FOHE)**: **Discussion on Sal Khan’s new book Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That’s a Good Thing))******Stay updated with the latest Edtech news and innovations. Subscribe to Edtech Insiders podcast, newsletter) and follow us on LinkedIn)!

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