The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Smaller groups of students headed to the school’s gym, while others peeled off towards the cafeteria to play board games, get in some extra study time with their Chromebooks, or just chat with their friends. A kickball game started up on the baseball field, with a teacher handling pitching duties to keep the action moving.

Elementary 132

Elementary Policies STEM Exercises 132

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Edmodo was one of the early stars of the most recent resurgence in ed-tech startup founding and funding (circa 2008 onward, that is). Microsoft : “Microsoft launches Intune for Education to counter Google’s Chromebooks in schools,” Techcrunch reported in January. ” “ How Google Chromebooks conquered schools.”

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Imagine Discovering That Your Teaching Assistant Really Is a Robot,” The Wall Street Journal gushed in 2016 , documenting an experiment undertaken at Georgia Tech in which a chatbot called “Jill Watson” answered questions in a course’s online forum. Aaron Swartz, 2008. Robot essay graders — they grade just the same as human ones.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Chromebooks. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “ Robots will replace teachers by 2027 ,” Futurism predicts. “ When the Robots Come for Our Jobs, They’ll Spare the Teachers ,” Edsurge tries to reassure its readers. Robots are coming for your children. ” Yay.

Kaplan 50

Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50