Digital Promise

AUGUST 13, 2019

We all want to help students learn. When it comes to education technology (edtech), school leaders and developers alike want to provide the best tools—ones that truly make a difference. To identify effective digital learning tools, we have to know what kind of impact we are looking for. What makes a learning app good?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2022

There are many metaphors of edtech out there, and sometimes we might not even realize the metaphor is there. We talked to a professor who has spent a lot of time pondering the metaphors of edtech and taking them seriously to understand their impact. What's the most helpful metaphor you see in edtech?

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

In the next few days, thousands of edtech entrepreneurs, investors, educators and policymakers will flood a hotel in San Diego to attend the Mecca of Education Innovation Optimism known as ASU GSV. So now is the perfect time to reflect on the state of edtech. Today’s K12 educators are more digitally native than ever before.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. What are the projections for edtech? This begs the question: What’s next for education?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

When did October become awards season in the world of edtech? This week’s newsfeeds are stuffed with announcements for finalists and honorees for both educators and vendors on the best and brightest developments for teaching and learning. The winners: Of course, we need to start with the most prestigious!

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2021

as the remaining trio of prominent edtech companies on the U.S. But this contraction may not last long, thanks in part to one of the industry’s earliest and most ebullient investors, who is steering a financial vehicle that’s taken public markets by storm. edtech startups raised $2.2 billion —a record for the industry.

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eSchool News

MARCH 12, 2024

Santa Barbara, CA — ParentSquare , the award-winning unified school-home engagement platform for K12 education, has been named to the 2024 edition of the GSV 150: GSV’s annual list of the top 150 private companies transforming digital learning and workforce skills. Interested parties can view the full 2024 GSV 150 list at [link].

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eSchool News

MARCH 3, 2022

With the realization that COVID will stick with us, and with determination to live with it and resume aspects of pre-pandemic life, educators are once again eager to gather at edtech conferences and experience the latest and greatest solutions, digital learning resources, and professional learning opportunities.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2023

It was even greater to hear it from industry veteran, Elliott Levine, Qualcomm’s Director of Worldwide Education, the company that commissioned the research from Project Tomorrow , and who always provides a great interview. Then there was the $95 million payroll system snafu back in 2008. And who can forget the $1.3

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

But there are options for districts that want to foster students’ digital skills and steer them away from more mischievous or devious outlets for their hacking. Administrators should learn more about original equipment manufacturers’ certifications and self-maintainer policies. Encourage Hacking with a (Positive) Purpose.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2019

But there are options for districts that want to foster students’ digital skills and steer them away from more mischievous or devious outlets for their hacking. Administrators should learn more about original equipment manufacturers’ certifications and self-maintainer policies. Encourage Hacking with a (Positive) Purpose.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 27, 2019

But there are options for districts that want to foster students’ digital skills and steer them away from more mischievous or devious outlets for their hacking. Administrators should learn more about original equipment manufacturers’ certifications and self-maintainer policies. Encourage Hacking with a (Positive) Purpose.

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Edsurge

JULY 28, 2021

It’s got an effective mobile app that really changes the context in how people access language, a critical mass in consumer interest in learning applications and since the pandemic hit, it put edtech into the minds of investors as a real investable category,” says Trace Urdan, an edtech analyst and managing director at Tyton Partners.

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Edsurge

APRIL 11, 2022

With student disengagement and mental health problems on the rise, edtech solutions are trying to help rebuild that student connection. At this year’s ASU GSV Summit, an annual gathering of edtech investors and companies, scaling learning communities arose as a major theme. And, if so, what seems to be working?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2018

billion on education software each year, according to estimates from the Software and Information Industry Association. They can also create reports for parents to see their child’s usage of and progress through different edtech tools. That especially holds true for K-12 school officials who altogether spend more than $8.3

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EdNews Daily

JULY 10, 2019

EdTech that pretests for Lexile level then offers a range of books and monitors page progress has the ability to pinpoint possibly misunderstood material using such algorithms. Unlike in the tech industry, where “e” is “electronic,” in “emotion,” it’s “excite,” signifying that motion is present but not always seen. Click to tweet.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The hearing will test what critics of the case say was a suit meant to silence concerns about a controversial edtech service. In 2020, the digital proctoring company Proctorio brought a lawsuit against Ian Linkletter, who was then a learning technology specialist at the University of British Columbia.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 17, 2022

This event also celebrates the best edtech in the industry by hosting the Bett Awards. We’re honored that CYPHER LEARNING’s NEO is a finalist for the Higher Education – Digital Learning Product category. Find CYPHER LEARNING at Bett 2022.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Released at an October event on Capitol Hill, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the leading trade association for the business of information, released Principles for the Future of AI in Education , which will help the edtech industry as it works alongside educators during AI-infused learning.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on equity, edtech innovation, immersive learning, and the science of reading. This year’s 5th most-read story focuses on expert predictions for edtech. As we closed the door on 2022 , we approached 2023 with clear-cut priorities for edtech and education as a whole.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Beanstack , an edtech platform that helps schools encourage kids to read through gamification, demonstrated the importance of engaging readers. Wacom spread awareness about the importance of using industry-standard equipment in CTE programs.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Edtech is always changing. Edtech trends come and go. But any of what currently happens in edtech couldn’t be possible without the driving passion for education and technology of people. Top 10 edtech people to watch in 2018. He knows pedagogy isn’t something to be forgotten in any digital endeavor. Thomas Murray.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The global education technology industry is headed for a record-setting year when it comes to venture capital investments. A less frothy but steadily growing edtech market is emerging in Europe, where investment check sizes often have fewer zeros. Source: Brighteye Ventures: “ The European EdTech Funding Report 2020.”

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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Where traditionally, these are good options and ones that are still being used today, there is one option that many EdTech Brands overlook. No matter if they are Tech Coaches, Digital Learning Coaches, Science Coaches, ELA Coaches (or other), the Instructional Coaching position is staffed with extremely valuable content specialists.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Finding the correct digital education and EdTech solution provider can be challenging, but choosing the best fit for you will save you time and money, and help you avoid frustration. Finally, as technology is rapidly evolving, it is important that EdTech resources can keep pace and are compatible with the changes in the industry.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In education technology, a litany of surveys published this decade have touted the growing adoption of digital learning tools. Recent studies by Deloitte and the Gates Foundation have shed light into how educators engage with edtech. Those numbers suggest edtech is steadily marching into schools and classrooms.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. What are the projections for edtech? This begs the question: What’s next for education?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. This year’s 6th most-read story focuses on the predictions educators and industry experts made for learning in 2022.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

A few months ago, I attended a digital learning conference among other education colleagues here in Chicago. As a teacher, education consultant, and writer, I have worked with various education or edtech startups since 2014. Here are five reasons your Edtech product might be collecting dust on a classroom shelf.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but then classrooms welcomed back students for full-time in-person learning in the fall. Many silver linings emerged and digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools. –Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

For example, at Columbia University, professors are creating and using virtual reality tools to help students gain empathy across racial lines, learn dentistry techniques and examine molecules in 3D. As the industry that develops VR grows, it will need workers who are trained in how to build and apply this technology.

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2021

In the spirit of change and growth (and smashing the endless frustrations that make us want to pull our hair out every July, August and September), a group of school technology leaders and edtech vendors came together at ClassLink’s inaugural Back To School Summit in May.

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EdNews Daily

MARCH 26, 2019

The key difference in the past few years, however, has been larger funding rounds and valuations across a fewer number of EdTech companies. One factor causing larger deal sizes, but less of them, is that many of the large later-stage deals in the EdTech space would have otherwise likely been IPO candidates in years past.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

How might we take a minimalist approach to integrating education technology, so that it is serving our teaching and learning needs, as opposed to adding undue burden and further dehumanizing learning? No, Edtech Minimalism doesn’t necessitate a complete abandonment of digital technology.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 6, 2020

While classroom learning remains critical for student success, spending on e-learning initiatives is on track for $325 billion in the next five years as educators look to leverage the increasing impact of digital education. “I

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 5, 2020

While classroom learning remains critical for student success, spending on e-learning initiatives is on track for $325 billion in the next five years as educators look to leverage the increasing impact of digital education. “I

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 4, 2020

While classroom learning remains critical for student success, spending on e-learning initiatives is on track for $325 billion in the next five years as educators look to leverage the increasing impact of digital education. “I

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