Week in Edtech 7/1/26: ETS Acquires ACT, Handshake Buys Uplimit, Google's Biggest ISTE AI Announcements, Microsoft AI Adoption Survey, and More! Feat. Karlo Young of Teachstone & Tom Sayer of Ello
1 hour 19 minutesPosted Jul 10, 2026 at 12:00 pm.
] ETS acquires ACT, reshaping the future of assessment and college admissions [00:08:02] Handshake acquires Uplimit to expand AI upskilling and workforce learning [00:11:55] The debate over screen-free learning and the rise of Yoto [00:17:41] ISTE rebrands...
ETS acquires ACT, reshaping the future of assessment and college admissions
Handshake acquires Uplimit to expand AI upskilling and workforce learning
The debate over screen-free learning and the rise of Yoto
ISTE rebrands and launches a new Edtech Index
Google unveils Gemini Notebooks and new AI tools for classrooms
MagicSchool and Brisk expand their AI platforms for schools
Microsoft survey finds AI adoption reaches 92% of students and 88% of educators
Karlo Young, CEO of Teachstone, on why human relationships remain the foundation of great teaching in the age of AI
Tom Sayer, Co-founder and CEO of Ello, on building AI tutors that teach like great educators
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