Learning Apps Have Boomed In The Pandemic. Now Comes The Real Test.

an amount of money that a person or business gets unexpectedly But companies that market digital learning tools to schools are enjoying a coronavirus ____________________. Falling interest rates are a __________________ for homeowners refinancing their mortgages.

the finance a company gets from selling shares rather than borrowing money Venture and ____________________ for education technology startups has more than doubled, surging to $12.58 billion worldwide last year from $4.81 billion in 2019, according to a report from CB Insights, a firm that tracks startups and venture capital.

a very big change in something (grundlegende Veränderung) "We've seen a real explosion in demand," said Michael Boreham, a senior market analyst at Futuresource. "It's been a massive, massive ______________ out of necessity." _________________ in society's values

to fall suddenly and steeply Some remote learning services, like videoconferencing, may see their student audiences ________________.

a change in market conditions that causes less successful or profitable businesses, investments etc to fail (Marktbereinigung, Gesundschrumpfung) "There's definitely going to be a _______________ over the next year," said Matthew Gross, chief executive of Newsela, a popular reading lesson app for schools. Weaker institutions are not expected to survive the ______________ in the crowded business-school market.

to go quickly "This has ____________ the adoption of technology in education by easily five to 10 years," said Michael Chasen, a veteran ed-tech entrepreneur who in 1997 co-founded Blackboard, now one of the largest learning management systems for schools and colleges. An ambulance _______________ her to the hospital.

having a strong influence or effect "You can't train hundreds of thousands of teachers and millions of students in online education and not expect there to be __________________ effects." Tolstoy's experiences of war had a _________________ effect on his work. _________________ changes in society

an occasion when students go somewhere to learn about a particular subject, especially one connected with nature or science Among them are Newsela and Nearpod, an app that many teachers use to create live interactive video lessons or take students on virtual _________________s.

Involving a wide range of people, things, or ideas. Once the school year ended, he said, ed-tech startups began trying to convert school districts into paying customers, and "we saw pretty _________________ uptake of those offers."

to get something, especially something good, as a result of what you have done or old-fashioned to cut and collect a crop of grain (syn harvest) Some consumer tech giants that provided free services to schools also _______________ benefits, gaining audience share and getting millions of students accustomed to using their product. Those who do take risks often _____________ the rewards.

to rise extremely quickly or make extremely quick progress towards success For instance, the worldwide audience for Google Classroom, Google's free class assignment and grading app, has ____________________ to more than 150 million students and educators, up from 40 million early last year.

to depend completely on sth But whether tools that teachers have come to rely on for remote learning can maintain their popularity will ______________ how useful the apps are in the classroom.