Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Since the last edition of a ‘Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News”: I’ve joined efforts to support Net Neutrality protections ; Written further about the prediction made in the book, “Disrupting Class.” A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 and 29 Combined Edition).

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

What's been most disappointing in edtech? Many students have tablets connected to services that provide a huge selection of reading materials with cloud software to guide them to titles targeted to interests and skill levels. That may be the overarching lesson of the last decade in edtech.

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Data Education Company Blended Learning 108

Doug Levin

MAY 16, 2016

Open is the New Green. In the education market, OER and openness is beginning to gain the same sort of positive linguistic cachet as pro-environmental causes, so it should come as no surprise that organizations are increasingly adopting the language of the open movement in marketing language to advance their interests.

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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. What are the projections for edtech? We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2024.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 143

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

I also held – and continue to hold – views about issues such as evidence, privacy, security, and open licensing (open educational resources and open source software) that are not always in sync with school vendors and other private interests. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

We created a list of the best tools for flipped classrooms for K-12 grades, including screen recording tools, tools, interactive whiteboard educational apps, software to create interactive lessons and videos, apps for communicating, creating a PowerPoint presentation, and ready-to-use video content resources. Open Culture for K-12 Grades.

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Flipped Classroom Software Tools Classroom 97

edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

Along with a 1:1 goal, comes the deluge of edtech tools, software, and applications into classrooms. With up-to-the-minute data analysis, districts can make informed decisions about critical components of edtech integration, including digital curricula, professional development, investment, and student data privacy.

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Data Student Data Privacy EdTech Software 45

Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2018

After all, so-called MOOCs, or massive open online courses, were meant to open education to as many learners as possible, and in many ways they are more like books (digital ones, packed with videos and interactive quizzes) than courses. It’s a new kind of teaching role, serving as a mix of student guide and project manager.

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MOOC Coursera Course Company 159

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. What are the projections for edtech? We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2024.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

A decade ago, I was a high school English teacher blissfully naive to what radical changes were coming thanks to edtech. On a side note: I highly recommend sharing with students The Washington Post 's website " The Fact-Checker's Guide to Manipulated Video "; this may require a free account to access.)

Education 101

Education Robotics Assessment Examples 101

ViewSonic Education

OCTOBER 26, 2023

However, if you’re not closely tracking EdTech trends, you might be uncertain about what it means. Android is an open-source operating system driven by the Android Open-Source Project (AOSP) and overseen by Google. Essentially, it lets you enjoy an upgraded Android experience on interactive whiteboards.

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Android Classroom Google Mobility 269

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Freeman says that through faculty-guided projects with businesses , “More and more students will find out firsthand the range of leadership and management skills that will be required of them after graduation.”. Technology Introduces New Forms of Experiential Learning.

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Technology Learning STEM Outcomes 40

Tech Helpful

OCTOBER 23, 2017

I am an avid edtech blogger. While my views may vary from others, being respectful and open to the views of others online is an important part of being a productive digital citizen. Our school has recently created a "philosophy of technology" to guide our learning. Exhibit empathetic behavior. Establish a learning culture.

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Digital Citizenship Education Student Data Privacy Social Media 44

ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Collaborative software. Instructors meanwhile facilitate and guide activities to help students expand their knowledge. Districts can source products from education furnishings makers in lockstep with the trends. Engage students in rearranging them to open the room or create cozy collaborative nooks. The internet.

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Trends Classroom Software Blackboard 170

Doug Levin

JULY 31, 2017

As such, expect an abbreviated (TBD) publishing schedule for ‘A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News’ in August. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 30 Edition). No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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EdTech Company Data Blended Learning 150

ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Neil Rickus ; EdTech Consultant & Former Teacher : For myself, a flipped classroom approach enables me to spend more time with pupils and to develop our professional relationship. What is a Flipped Classroom Approach? Developing these skills would otherwise be difficult in a traditional classroom environment.

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Flipped Classroom Classroom VLE Secondary 150

edWeb.net

AUGUST 5, 2022

Keep these tips top of mind during your edtech search: Just because tools are pretty doesn’t mean they correlate to academic achievement. Research should inform any edtech selection. EdTech Selection: The Obstacles. The ideal edtech product is research based. Student engagement with a product does not equal learning.

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EdTech Outcomes Company Comparison 77

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition). Tagged on: March 19, 2017 Textbooks could be history as schools switch to free online learning | Philly.com → Garnet Valley is a district in the vanguard of a nationwide movement to ditch traditional textbooks for open-source educational resources on the web.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. CENTRALREACH PK-12 ( www.centralreach.com/industry/pk-12-education ) CentralReach launches CentralReach PK-12, a collaborative and data-driven software for special education. ClassLink Roster Server easily and securely delivers class rosters to any publisher using open technology standards.

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Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 71

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Without having to conduct numerous assessments and informal interviews throughout the opening weeks, she can actually “know” her students before they arrive in her classroom and meet them where they are on day one. However, this apparent roadblock could actually be viewed as an opportunity for edtech companies, as Fee hints at above.

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Data EdTech Assessment Company 173

Kitaboo on EdTech

JULY 10, 2022

It is a consumer-grade learning software designed to create personalized learning experiences and help users discover new learning opportunities. Content Engineering for the EdTech Sector. Now let us consider a content engineering platform for the EdTech sector.

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eBook Outcomes Learning EdTech 52

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. Second, social-emotional learning is the single biggest tech trend in software. . The open internet is a treasure trove of viewpoints. Click to tweet.

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EdTech E-rate Trends Equity of Access 203

Kitaboo on EdTech

JULY 10, 2022

It is a consumer-grade learning software designed to create personalized learning experiences and help users discover new learning opportunities. Content Engineering for the EdTech Sector. Now let us consider a content engineering platform for the EdTech sector.

eBook 52

eBook Outcomes Learning EdTech 52

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 12 Edition). Maybe we're not afraid: on Edtech's inability to imagine the future | Long View on Education → So, what issues should edtech be talking about instead of scared teachers and content creators? This is ALSO true for edtech.

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EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 170

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 3, 2016

Today I’m celebrating my friend Jennifer Gonzalez’s 2016 The Teacher’s Guide to Tech. As I was reading The Teacher’s Guide to Tech last week, I realized that it had been a while since I’d shared my own favorite edtech tools. I include videos from many sources. I highly recommend this book.

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Tools EdTech Haiku Learning Classroom 120

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 12 Edition). Maybe we're not afraid: on Edtech's inability to imagine the future | Long View on Education → So, what issues should edtech be talking about instead of scared teachers and content creators? This is ALSO true for edtech.

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EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 150

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

For us in education, and although the schools are opening back their doors and students are back to their classrooms, a new hybrid modus operandi is in place where both synchronous and asynchronous modes of teaching are harmoniously working together. When your visual is completed you can download it in different image formats.

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Assessment Social Media Google Video 136

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2022. Edtech companies that fail to prioritize accessibility will be left behind. This means that teachers will prefer to use tools from edtech companies that prioritize accessibility.

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EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 111

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2022. Edtech companies that fail to prioritize accessibility will be left behind. This means that teachers will prefer to use tools from edtech companies that prioritize accessibility.

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EdTech Learning Data Classroom 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2017

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , the occupations that will add the most new jobs in the next decade are personal care aides (754,000 new jobs), food service workers (579,900 new jobs), registered nurses (437,000 new jobs), home health aides (425,600 new jobs), software developers (253,400 new jobs), and janitors and cleaners (233,000).

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Robotics Company Industry Data 63

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Or the company will have to start charging for the software. In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Amazon Inspire.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

I’d recommend Obfuscation: A User’s Guide for Privacy and Protest by Finn Brunton and Helen Nissenbaum for a deeper consideration of this important topic. Anonymizing datasets is a practice fraught with challenges , especially in cases where data from multiple sources are combined. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech Software Facebook Data 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

I’d recommend Obfuscation: A User’s Guide for Privacy and Protest by Finn Brunton and Helen Nissenbaum for a deeper consideration of this important topic. Anonymizing datasets is a practice fraught with challenges , especially in cases where data from multiple sources are combined. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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EdTech Software Facebook Data 150

Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

” The Chronicle of Higher Education on the opening day of the trial of Graham Spanier , the former Penn State president for his role in ignoring the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal. Via Google’s blog : “ Howard University opens a new campus at the Googleplex.” The presentation software startup has raised $5.15

Education 52

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Edsurge on the Injini ed-tech accelerator in South Africa : “Why the World’s Youngest Continent Got an Edtech Accelerator.” ” Via the Microsoft press release : “Introducing Education Resources, a source of Open Educational Resources within Office 365.” ” asks The Atlantic.

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MOOC Education Kaplan Company 43

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 13 Edition). Tagged on: April 2, 2017 School IT Leaders Share Strategies on Defending Against DDoS Attacks | EdTech Magazine → This article claims students are primarily responsible for denial of service attacks on schools. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 13 Edition). Tagged on: April 2, 2017 School IT Leaders Share Strategies on Defending Against DDoS Attacks | EdTech Magazine → This article claims students are primarily responsible for denial of service attacks on schools. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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EdTech Data Broadband Company 150