Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2023

Amira is the invention of Amira Learning, a six-year-old edtech company that fuses voice-based artificial intelligence into reading activities, guided by an eponymous AI bot. Other companies with products in the market are Bamboo Learning, Ello and Imagine Learning. “Keep going,” Amira says, softly.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Data Driven Instruction: How Student Data Guides Formative Assessments. As personalized learning becomes a more mainstream pedagogy in K–12 classrooms, teachers have started to adapt assessment processes to get a deeper look at student growth. . What Are Summative Assessments Vs. Formative Assessments. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Screencastify and Screencasting for Formative Assessment (a sponsored post) From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Screencasting is a useful assessment tool. While I use it for my video tutorials, I also have my students make their own screencasts to help me assess their progress.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2024

Funds they have come to rely on for staffing and technology will end in September if not allotted. (If How to assess your edtech Assessing whether a district should continue using—and paying for—a tool is dedicated work involving backend data collection and surveying teachers and students for their thoughts.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In addition to providing students a path toward their college degree, the Outlier offerings also give those looking for valuable career and workforce training the opportunity to earn credit-bearing professional certificates from leading technology companies like Google, Meta, and Salesforce.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

This month the company made clear its ambitious research agenda: to achieve the science-fiction dream of building next-generation teaching aids with artificial intelligence. We’ve not had an edtech company that has the scale and the size that Byju’s has that has said, ‘We are going to solve these problems.’” K-12 edtech market. “I

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Teacher Mike Roberts give five strategies that can help us with formative assessment AND classroom management. 5 Formative Assessment Strategies to Help with Classroom Management. Now, Mike, you have five ideas for us today, to do formative assessments. Formative Assessment Idea #1: High-Five Hands. And its free!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 12, 2024

If you’re an edtech company interested in helping spread Ask a Tech Teacher resources to everyone, contact us at askatechteacher@gmail.com. . ” Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. BTW, we’re always open to sponsors. We love sponsors!

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Here are just a few advantages to planning ahead of time for next year’s technology upgrades. Comprehensive planning Planning is essential to the success of any technology upgrade, and planning well ahead gives school districts time to assess current technology needs and goals for the future.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Emmersion’s platform has conducted millions of automated assessments for corporate and educational institutions, including The World Bank, Randstad, Columbia University, Brown University and the University of Pennsylvania, providing valuable data insights into language proficiency scores. . Jacob Burdis, will remain with the company.

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

Educators at both schools and colleges were already struggling to keep up with ChatGPT and other AI tools during this academic year, but a fresh round of announcements last month by major AI companies may require even greater adjustments by educators to preserve academic integrity and to accurately assess student learning, teaching experts say.

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Edsurge

JULY 19, 2023

EdSurge recently posed a question to a panel of Latino educators and an edtech leader: Is educational technology serving the Latino community, particularly its students? She co-founded edtech company LangInnov to address what she saw as a gap in the market for assessing Latino children’s reading abilities.

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eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2023

That’s what Turnitin is hoping to do with a new feature the company has added to its existing writing tools. Turnitin began working on detection capabilities for GPT3, the underlying technology upon which many AI writing applications are based, nearly two years before the release of ChatGPT.

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EdNews Daily

JUNE 3, 2017

If you are a teacher looking for a summer gig, or unique ways to make extra money over your break, please find 10 companies hiring now. Assessing for National Board is a great professional development opportunity, and an invaluable part of the National Board Certification process. Some of these jobs are remote, too. Varsity Tutors.

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Marketplace K-12

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The post Gaming Developer Acquires Imbellus, Company That Has Vowed to Shake Up Assessment appeared first on Market Brief. As it looks to drive innovation, Roblox will retain 28-year-old Imbellus CEO Rebecca Kantar, who last year was named one of Forbes' 30 rising entrepreneurs in education under 30.

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EdTech4Beginners

JUNE 20, 2022

They list technologies that they don’t know or have not worked. A Gartner report revealed that a talent shortage is why organizations are not adopting new technologies. A majority of them are still stuck with legacy applications and technologies. That’s a huge opportunity loss for the candidates and the companies.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2021

The company then rebranded to Altitude Learning, which continued to develop the technology, sell it to schools and provide implementation support. Through its training and workshops, the company aims to help customers achieve these outcomes with the personnel and tools they already have in place.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 16, 2023

assessment strategies. If you’re an edtech company interested in helping spread Ask a Tech Teacher resources to everyone, contact us at askatechteacher@gmail.com. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Common Core and ISTE alignment. materials required. teacher prep required. sample grading rubric.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Likewise, this trend took off in China and grew to be worth many billions of dollars, thanks to companies like VIPKid that eventually hired upward of 100,000 foreign educators—mostly Americans—to tutor millions of kids in China. Tutoring companies have since formed and grown all over the world, from Eastern Europe to Canada, from the U.S.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — EPS School Specialty, a leading provider of PreK–12 supplemental ELA and math solutions, announces the launch of EPS Learning, a new, standalone company focused on literacy as the springboard to lifelong learning and opportunity. Key solutions include S.P.I.R.E.,

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2020

Examples from The Hechinger Report’s collection of misleading research claims touted by ed tech companies. All three of these companies try to hook prospective users with claims on their websites about their products’ effectiveness. Some companies are trying to gain a foothold in a crowded market. Video: Sarah Butrymowicz.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 19, 2016

That’s because, formative assessment is in my toolkit and I’m empowered to poll the whole class with a click. Formative assessment is here. Different from summative assessment, the goal of formative assessment is to know what they know as knowledge is forming in their minds. Easy Grading with Gradecam.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

It is also important to point out the following: You don’t need technology to personalize learning. This means looking at key practices such as Tier 1 instruction, pedagogy, assessment, feedback, differentiation, RTI , real co-teaching , and professional learning to see where there is an opportunity to grow. Case in point.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2022

Bloomington, MN (August 17, 2022) – Renaissance , a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, is pleased to introduce a powerful new connection between its industry-leading Star Assessments and Nearpod platforms to accelerate learning in the 2022–2023 school year. About Renaissance.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2019

As Pearson resumes its education technology investment activity, the publisher is also divesting other edtech assets at the same time. million in two companies: online bootcamp Springboard and Knowledge to Practice, a medical startup. All 16 staff formerly on that Pearson team will make the transition to the new company.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Texthelp ®, a leading education technology company focused on helping learners of all ages and abilities improve their reading, writing, and math skills, today announced the launch of WriQ ®, a cloud-based writing assessment and achievement tool. “WriQ, has been designed with those needs in mind.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Carnegie Learning is a leading provider of K-12 education technology, curriculum, and professional learning solutions. Born from more than 30 years of learning science research at Carnegie Mellon University, the company has become a nationally recognized leader for its ability to harness the power of data to improve student performance.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2021

“We believe that only a human can best determine whether test-taker behavior is suspicious or violates test rules,” said Scott McFarland, CEO of ProctorU, in a statement issued by the company. I favor more-frequent, lower-stakes assessments,” he says.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2022

BEAVERTON, Oregon, August 17, 2022 — Vernier Software & Technology has changed its name to Vernier Science Education. This new name reflects the company’s commitment to provide educators with the tools they need to engage all students with hands-on, socially relevant STEM education and build a STEM-literate society.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 13, 2018

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Dr. Joshua Elliott talks about implementing new technology and some cool tools he’s using in his college classroom. Joshua Elliott Director of Educational Technology Fairfield University I am the Director of Educational Technology at Fairfield University.

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Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Test provider ACT has invested in Open Assessment Technologies, a provider of open-source assessment solutions. The post K-12 Dealmaking: ACT Invests in Assessment Company; VitalSource Makes Acquisition appeared first on Market Brief.

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Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Renaissance has acquired Nearpod, in a merging of companies that bring a focus on classroom assessment and interactive features designed to boost student engagement. The post K-12 Dealmaking: Renaissance Acquires Nearpod, in Major Pairing of Classroom-Focused School Companies appeared first on Market Brief.

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

Among the winners of the 2024 CODiE Awards in Education Technology Awards last week was an organization that doesn’t lead with tech specs, speeds, feeds, or even literacy scores. He highlights the importance of creation over consumption in education and addresses the challenges posed by technology use among students.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2019

In business, two companies may join to build a stronger foundation, winning new customers and offering more services to existing ones. At least, that’s the idea for Tim Loomer, CEO of science education holding company Science Interactive Group. The combined science lab kit company will use the name “Science Interactive” in January.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

These are exciting times in the world of assistive learning technology. Speech synthesis in particular is benefiting from deep learning technologies, which are used to generate speech that sounds like a human voice. These are exciting times in the world of assistive learning technology.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2023

WASHINGTON (PRWEB) — In celebration of the 38th annual SIIA CODiE Awards, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced Education Technology finalists. 2023 CODiE AWARD EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY FINALISTS Best Administrative Solution Lightspeed Digital Insight, Lightspeed Systems Qwickly Attendance, Qwickly, Inc.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Yet in the education industry, these deals have been few and far in between, especially as many of these companies have opted to build their own edtech tools. According to The Baltimore Sun , the company claimed users in roughly 10,000 schools as of October 2017.

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