Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Tagged on: September 16, 2017 Pearson India set to launch K-12 online private school | Business Line → Educational services firm Pearson India will launch virtual international school for K-12, International Connections Academy, in India soon. But not in the case of our software." Oh, and one other teensy-weensy thing.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Tagged on: September 16, 2017 Pearson India set to launch K-12 online private school | Business Line → Educational services firm Pearson India will launch virtual international school for K-12, International Connections Academy, in India soon. But not in the case of our software." Oh, and one other teensy-weensy thing.

EdTech 150

EdTech Software Facebook Data 150

mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

JUNE 9, 2012

Pearson Promo/Intro to OpenClass Just discovered Pearson''s OpenClass , a learning management system with social and collaboration tools. OpenClass is totally free and integrates with Google Apps For Education which we have at our school, so the system is definitely worth a look for our institution! Or does it?

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Pearson LMS Resources Software 58

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

If you look for a definition of “platform” online, you’re likely to get something along the lines of Wikipedia’s – fairly straightforward, although quite technical: A computing platform is the environment in which a piece of software is executed. Pearson is Not a Platform. If so, what are they?

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2017

In the past, publishers such as Pearson and McGraw-Hill were counted on to be the exit strategy. Yet recent years have been rough for traditional publishers like Pearson, which is in a turnaround phase. We’ve seen the most interest in SaaS (software-as-a-service) models where the product is complementary to an existing platform.”.

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EdTech Pearson Company Knewton 80

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

The open source software side of the open house has absolutely no issue with commercial entities using or contributing to open source software. I believe the reason Lisa feels compelled to call out Pearson’s behavior as “pillaging” is because it ignores the core value of open education – sharing.

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OER Pearson Microsoft Education 60

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

Microsoft has long had a beef with Google—even if the company won’t always admit it today—dating back to the “Scroogled” advertisement campaign that critiqued the search giant’s Chromebooks and privacy policies. According to Futuresource Consulting, a market research firm, in the third quarter of 2017, Google’s Chromebooks captured 59.8

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Microsoft Chromebook Pearson Comparison 67

User Generated Education

MARCH 24, 2019

Integration of information and Communication Technologies (ICT): You will create journal entries using either a blog platform or a Google Site. SDGs in Action [Mobile application software]. Boston, MA: Pearson Education. Sketchnoting 101: Students Making the Invisible, Visible [link]. Visual Note-Taking [link]. GSMA LTD (2018).

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Common Core Analysis Pearson Data 183

Hack Education

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Pearson sold its US K-12 curriculum business for $250 million. Pearson said it would shift its strategy and make all its textbooks “ digital first ” (which you just know is going to cost students more). Carnegie Mellon announced it would open source its digital learning software. Google got into the anti-plagiarism business.

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Technology Pearson Education MOOC 67

Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2019

On Amazon, the book alone sells for $148 without the MindTap software. I look up a lot of things I need to know, and it’s right there on Google for free, or you can find videos on how to do it. She praises the email Goegan sent this week and the protest he is making. “I I’m so tired of spending just pointless money.”

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Pearson Course Social Media Company 142

Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2019

The structure of demand created the “Big Three”—McGraw-Hill, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Pearson. Launched in 2000, it developed Study Island, a computer-based test-prep software tied to state standardized tests. Google Classroom has instead emerged as the de facto standard platform, fueled by the runaway adoption of Chromebooks.

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Industry Edmodo Pearson Instructional Materials 73

eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2016

Cisco, Dell, ENA, Filewave, Fortinet, Google, Google Fiber, iBoss Security, iDentityAutomation, itslearning, JAMF Software, Juniper Networks, Lenovo, Lightspeed Systems, McGraw Hill, Microsoft, Nutanix, Pearson, Presidio, Promethean, Qualcomm, ReverTech, Safari Montage, Samsung, SchoolDude, SchoolMessenger and Sunesys.

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SchoolDude Lenovo Pearson How To 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2016

And “personalization” is the underlying promise of the new education software Facebook is itself building. According to Summit’s own reports on those piloting the Basecamp software, “student growth has been positive amongst the cohort schools thus far. average by 1.23 in math and 1.95 in reading, shown below.

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Technology Pearson Education Facebook 73

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2018

Like many K-12 districts, Norwalk uses Microsoft’s Active Directory (AD), which allows administrators to assign policies and deploy software across the entire school district. Still, lots of organizations have adopted it, including Pearson, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and McGraw Hill Education.

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Data Pearson Case Study LMS 84

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Software & Online ACCELERATE LEARNING STEMSCOPES SCIENCE ( www.stemscopes.com ) Accelerate Learning announced a new platform using the best of CNN’s digital content to create a new science education product. EDTHENA ( www.edthena.com ) Edthena has developed a one-click video recording and uploading solution for Google Chrome.

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Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 50

eSchool News

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Cisco, Dell, ENA, Filewave, Fortinet, Google, HP, iBoss Security, Identity Automation, Ipswitch, itslearning, JAMF Software, Juniper Networks, Lenovo, Lightspeed Systems, McGraw Hill, Microsoft, Pearson, Presidio, Promethean, Qualcomm, Safari Montage, SchoolDude, Sprint, and Verizon.

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SchoolDude Report Accessibility Lenovo 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Connexeo (school administration software): $110 million. Investors in tutoring companies this year included Warbug Pincus, Goldman Sachs, Learn Capital, Y Combinator, the Omidyar Network, Sequoia Capital, TAL Education, Tencent, Google, and of course, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Yuanfudao (tutoring): $250 million.

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Trends MOOC Company Edmodo 93

edWeb.net

JULY 2, 2021

Teachers use Google Classroom and other web-based apps across subject areas, which can also be displayed and stored on the board. Michael has held leadership positions in sales and marketing with Learning Bird, Follett Software Company, ETA hand2mind, Pearson, Cengage and McGraw-Hill Higher Education.

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Technology Tablets Pearson iPhone 95

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

From facial-recognition cameras to web and social media filtering software, surveillance technologies are finding their foothold in schools across America. Where School Safety, Security, & Surveillance Meet Happy hour will have to wait, as we kick our sessions off with a sobering and important conversation that warrants your attention.

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Social Media EdTech Industry Pearson 95

techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Tech & Learning Rounds Up a Summary of New Tools for Schools Software & Online GOOGLE FOR EDUCATION UPDATES ( edu.google.com ) Google for Education announced updates and new tools to help teachers keep innovation alive in their classrooms. FOLLETT DESTINY 16.0 ( [link] ) Follett has released Destiny 16.0,

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Chromebook Pearson Student Data Privacy Data 48

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

. “Mind-reading robo tutor in the sky” company Knewton has a new CEO , Brian Kibby , formerly with Pearson. ” Google profiles Niji Collins , a winner in the latest Google Code-In contest. .” ” Google profiles Niji Collins , a winner in the latest Google Code-In contest.

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Education Pearson Report Robotics 45

Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

Via Techcrunch : “ Grasshopper , a learn-to-code app from Google ’s Area 120 incubator, goes live.” ” Via Edsurge : “ Google and Udacity Offering 5,000 Scholarships for Nanodegree Programs.” ” Via Edsurge : “What’s Next for Pearson ? ” The Business of Job Training.

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Education Pearson Edmentum lynda.com 43

Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2018

The company I work with, DaDaABC , has partnerships with McGraw-Hill , Pearson , National Geographic , Oxford Reading Tree. Google Chrome browser or DaDaClass software. I can't even imagine what it would be like otherwise. I would go back to the hours of lesson planning that I did in brick and mortar schools.

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Education Pearson Facebook Meeting 77

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2018

Pearson, for example, was founded (albeit as a construction company) in 1844 and acquired along the long history various textbook publishing companies which have also been around since the turn of the twentieth century. How to resist: demand algorithmic transparency in all software systems used by public entities, including schools.

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Knewton Education Company Learning 60

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

I kept thinking how much the physical setup of the classrooms resembled a Silicon Valley workspace — or is it that Amazon, Google and Facebook have tried to replicate grammar-school life? apps and software, with some classes much more tech-reliant than others. We use Google all the time. There’s always big business.

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Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 96

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

billion it agreed to pay Apple/Pearson for iPads, but what do I know). Via the Providence Journal : “Three teachers have resigned from Blackstone Valley Prep after the charter school confirmed allegations that they posted hurtful messages about some of their students” into a Google Doc shared with the entire school.

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Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

Silicon Valley does include Mountain View, where Google is headquartered. Turns out that “free” might not be the best business model for a for-profit company, particularly one that cannot rely on advertising the same way that other “free” products like Facebook and Google can. They aspire to be monopolies.

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Trends Company MOOC Edmodo 64

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

The company: RIB Software SE. Via Edsurge : “ Pearson ’s Former Product Chief Reflects on the 4 Megatrends Shaping Global Education.” ” From the Pearson website : “ Pearson 2018 half-year results.” ” The official: Steven G. More via AJC. The Business of Job Training.

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Education Pearson Company Blackboard 43

Hack Education

JULY 8, 2016

Via Fortune : “ Android Co-Founder To Lead Google ’s New Education Project.” ” In recent years, Rich Miner has been an investor in Google’s venture capital wing, Google Ventures. “ Pearson Collaborates With Google to Develop Virtual Reality Learning Experiences for Students.”

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Education Report Company Coursera 49

Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

” That’s Joel Rose ’s School of One software. ” The Google Memo. Via Motherboard : “ Google Employee’s Anti-Diversity Manifesto Goes ‘Internally Viral’ ” Via Wired : “Internal Messages Show Some Googlers Supported Fired Engineer’s Manifesto.”

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Education Coursera Khan Academy MOOC 45

Hack Education

OCTOBER 21, 2016

” The publisher in question: Pearson. In other Pearson news, via The Digital Reader : “ Pearson Shares Slump Following Poor Earnings Report.” Google has released an update to its Course Builder software. ” Google says this is merely an update to the TOS and privacy policy.

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Education Company Pearson E-rate 40

Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

Via The New York Times : “How Google Took Over the Classroom.” Via Edsurge : “ Pearson , an Investor in Knewton , Is ‘Phasing Out’ Partnership on Adaptive Products.” Tutoring startup Byju ’s will buy part of Pearson’s tutoring company TutorVista , according to The Economic Times.

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Edmodo Education Knewton Pearson 45

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

” Also via The New York Times : “ Google Faces Internal Backlash Over Handling of Sexual Harassment.” ” Also via The New York Times : “ Google Employees Stage Worldwide Walkout.” ” The “guru” is Brendan Kealey , formerly with Pearson.

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Education Company Report IXL Learning 53

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

” Google announced it was cutting jobs in its Google Fiber division. And Google has put plans to expand Fiber to more cities on hold. And Google is getting into the whiteboard business. IBM partners with Pearson. OpenEd partners with Pearson. The CEO has resigned. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Education 40

Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

But during that same fifteen-year period, we also witnessed the birth and growth of highly influential firms like Google, Amazon, Facebook, Tencent and Alibaba. Observing the internet revolution, Marc Andreessen famously wrote “ software is eating the world.”

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Kaplan Technology Education EdTech 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Other companies with similar models: Spark Schools, which raised $9 million this year from the Omidyar Network and Pearson, and APEC, also funded by Pearson. This includes software, digital content , and websites. And when the software is proprietary, there’s little chance one can examine the algorithms in play.

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Technology Education Pearson Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2016

” Via The New York Times : “ Google Effect Rubs Off on Schools in One Rural Oklahoma Town.” The BBC reports that “ Cuba signs deal for faster internet access to Google content.” ” Think again if you believe Google supports “ net neutrality.” .” The Trump administration?

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