Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 18, 2018

Q: I need to make my document readable by colleagues that don’t have my software (such as I use MS Word and they don’t). If the problem is that the recipient doesn’t have a current version of MS Word (say, you have 2010 and they have 2003), then save the doc as follows: go to File-save as. Category: Google Apps. What do I do?

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2019

Todd Brekhus learned a lesson in effective communication back in 2003. At the time, he was part of PLATO Learning, a school instructional software vendor now known as Edmentum. PLATO had reportedly spent about $50 million to buy another company to expand the school grades it serviced.

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Strategy Edmentum EdTech Pearson 102

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Diane Tavenner, who opened the first Summit school in 2003 in Redwood City, Calif., Meanwhile, CZI itself will continue to spearhead the team of approximately 50 engineers who are building and supporting the Summit software platform. will continue to run the string of 11 physical Summit schools, located in California and Washington.

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Learning Software Study Groups 101

MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 26, 2021

Games have the potential to be perceived as an enjoyable and fun activity and, with that, might provide a preferred means to teach math (Bragg, 2003). Finally, in ST Math, students individually work through the educational content by interacting with the software, minimizing the potential for public embarrassment in math class.

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Comparison Software Game-Based Learning Guidelines 53

Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2023

We had this intranet server service called FirstClass that kind of did in 2003 just about everything that Google for Education does now. You all are actually teaching writing differently because you got all these computers and you adopted a piece of software that's helping you teach writing differently.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 30, 2017

Launched in 2003, by San Francisco-based Linden Labs, Second Life is a comparative dinosaur in Internet Years. As a free PC-based software, Second Life is unique in that it allows educators to create simulated learning environments from scratch. Find all the available Google Cardboard education apps here. Second Life.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

FY 2003 $700,500,000. The Effectiveness of Educational Technology: Issues and Recommendations for the National Study (Mathematica Policy Research, 2003). Effectiveness of Reading and Mathematics Software Products: Findings from the First Student Cohort (Mathematica Policy Research, 2007).

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 19, 2011

This is a great training resource out of the University of South Florida that provides some really basic information for teachers on how to do everything from burning CD''s to using email to hardware/software troubleshooting. In Pictures does exactly that. What makes this site stand apart from all the others is their approach.

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edWeb.net

JULY 14, 2021

More specifically, funding can be used for educational technology purchases such as hardware and software, physical and mental health services and support, and the implementation of summer and afterschool programs. Dr. Gemeinhardt started out teaching in K-12 as an assistant teacher and from then on loved the educational and training field.

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STEM Training Company Professional Learning 98

Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 24, 2012

Personally, I find myself in agreement with Brian Winston (2003) who views the Web as a facet of gradual evolution rather than symptoms of sudden revolution. Social software is software that enables people to both read from, and write onto web spaces. Van Dijk, 2002) or simply another phase in its relentless progress.

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Wiki Social Media Software Mobility 54

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

In 2003, a team of Harvard University researchers concluded a survey and mapped out the idiosyncrasies in the pronunciation of common English words across the globe. The software giant is piloting the technology in 20 schools in Ireland and Britain.) Let's call the whole thing off!

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 13, 2015

Computer Software and Media Apps 68.4 1,160. Overall, the number of statistics bachelor’s degrees has grown from 526 in 2003 to 1,678 in 2013. For instance, since 2003, the number of schools granting undergraduate statistics degrees has increased from 74 to more than 110 in 2013.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Columbia University invested $30 million into its own online learning initiative, Fathom, that opened in 2000 and closed in 2003. Plagiarism detection software originated at universities. And online test proctoring software has roots at universities as well. Fathom, for its part, does have a Wikipedia entry.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 2, 2013

In his seminal work, Natural Born Cyborgs (2003), Clark sees a future that combines the best features of human and machine, where we literally wear or physically internalise our technologies. 2003) Natural Born Cyborgs: Minds, Technologies and the Future of Human Intelligence. References Clark, A. New York: Oxford University Press.

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Digital Divide Secondary Social Media Technology 60

Hack Education

AUGUST 28, 2019

Google and Facebook are paradigmatic here, and Zuboff argues that the former was instrumental in discovering the value of behavioral surplus when it began, circa 2003, using user data to fine-tune ad targeting and to make predictions about which ads users would click on.

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Technology Education Facebook Analysis 91

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

The Mary Lou Fulton Presidential Professor of Literacy Studies at Arizona State University has been playing video games for four hours every day since 2003, solving puzzles and battling bosses in games such as Doom, Darksiders 2 and Uncharted 4. Gee: The first game I played was Adventures of the New Time Machine , in 2003.

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Video Game-Based Learning Learning Pearson 60

Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 8, 2014

Personally, I find myself in agreement with Brian Winston (2003), preferring to view social applications as a facet of gradual evolution rather than symptoms of sudden revolution. The Social Web is comprised of software that enables people to both read from, and write onto web spaces. Essentially, the Web has become more social.

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Wiki Education Facebook Twitter 62

Marketplace K-12

MARCH 9, 2016

Performance Matters, which was founded in 2003, provides comprehensive, integrated solutions for formative assessment, data management, and analytics. K-12 educators use the company’s Unify product to author instructional materials and administer assessments.

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Gaggle Speaks

MARCH 25, 2015

One of my very memorable failures was in 2003, when I went to Austin ISD to present to the technology team as the final step of a large purchase. We used the terms “Differentiated Instruction,” “Adaptive Learning Software,” “Individualized Instruction” and now, “Personalized Learning.”

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Gaggle Speaks

MARCH 25, 2015

One of my very memorable failures was in 2003, when I went to Austin ISD to present to the technology team as the final step of a large purchase. We used the terms “Differentiated Instruction,” “Adaptive Learning Software,” “Individualized Instruction” and now, “Personalized Learning.”

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EdTech Differentiated Instruction Gamification MOOC 40

edWeb.net

JUNE 11, 2019

Instead of handouts and worksheets, try incorporating engaging activities using software such as BrainPOP and Kahoot! Vernice Jones received her bachelor’s degree in biology from Lane College in 2003. Jones said that test review should not be tedious, so this is the time for teachers to think outside the box. About the Presenter.

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Assessment Strategy Mobility Guidelines 47

The Daring Librarian

JANUARY 27, 2013

Not any of our iBooks, MacBook Pros, eMacs (2003), or brand spanking new iMacs. What nostalgic software would you like to see come back? I then would go behind her with a furtive grin & and put them back on the shelf. But this year I tested them and they do NOT work on ANY of my computers. What are your favourite storybook apps?

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iPhone iPad Common Core Libraries 62

Connecting 2 the World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

It also becomes a tangible representation of tacit knowledge for both group members and those outside of the group (Conceicao, Heitor, & Veloso, 2003; Yaklief, 2002). Organizational Science (2003) 14 (3), 283-296. 2000; Moreland & Levine, 2001). References Akgun, A., Lynn, G., & Byrne, J. Human Relations, 56 (7), 839-868. Willmott, H.

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Groups Outcomes Training Study 52

Edsurge

JULY 2, 2019

From its founding in 2003, Empower’s team has used custom scripts and queries to pull data from SISs to create exportable files to send to their customers nightly. SIF creates a kind of Rosetta Stone across various education software systems so they can speak the same language.

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Data LMS Company Education 108

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Looking at data from 2003 and 2012 for 448 small private colleges, it found that higher tuition discounts did not correlate with increased low-income or minority student enrollment. Software now uses the data schools have on applicants to help predict how much aid must be distributed in order to achieve enrollment targets.

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Data Report Strategy Study 94

EdTechSandyK

JUNE 14, 2012

The site is a little hard to navigate in my opinion, but worth it when you find the software instructions you are looking for. Resources exist for Office versions back to 2003. The tutorials on this site rival any that I''ve ever paid to watch, and they''ve helped me learn several programs and web tools.

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Resources Microsoft Training Video 81

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

As recently as 1997, only 27 percent of America’s K-12 school had internet access—a number that skyrocketed to 92 percent by 2003. Observing the internet revolution, Marc Andreessen famously wrote “ software is eating the world.” But those that do survive and build successful enterprises could change the world forever.

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Kaplan Technology Education EdTech 160

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

TAL Education Group , which began as a solo tutoring operation in 2003 and has since grown into a publicly-traded empire, boasting $620 million in revenue in 2015 from a network of over 300 brick-and-mortar tutoring centers. An emerging giant in China is the. Yet the company has grander ambitions. Limited Partner, Global Reach.

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Connecting 2 the World

AUGUST 8, 2011

For example, a teacher in a rural area without access to internet service may not have access or use of learning management system (LMS) software. He or she may learn about the software, how to use it by using reading a textbook, or even receive some hands on training away from his or her classroom. The Knowledge Evolution.

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Software LMS Training Handbook 52

Connecting 2 the World

APRIL 11, 2012

This interaction could include communication between coworkers, resources, documentation, the environment, and/or communication tools such as project management software. Helen was able to maintain her social identity within the project group and organization by distancing ownership to the quarterly report (Skitka, 2003).

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Groups Report Accessibility Examples 63

Hack Education

AUGUST 23, 2016

You (likely) do not own the software you use (unless it’s open source); it’s been licensed to you. But Bush made this phrase – “ownership society,” – a cornerstone of his policies circa 2003–4 as he cut taxes. ” How do we resist this?

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Software Data Company Libraries 40

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

After Neil built the platform in 2003, several early studies showed promising results , and then a large randomized control trial (RCT) in Maine, published in 2016, confirmed them. How is it that this rather simple piece of software is succeeding while more sophisticated ed tech has often shown mixed results and failed to gain traction?

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Khan Academy Study Report Software 128

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation gave grants to colleges to buy data tools and software. Renick says he signed a contract with EAB 2011 before it even had a prototype for the software. Since 2003, Georgia State has raised its graduation rates by 23 percentage points, which adds up to more than $60 million.

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Data Dropout Company Report 107

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 11, 2022

(Longtime readers may recall that the research group I founded at Utah State University in 2003, the Open Sustainable Learning Opportunities group, became The Center for Open and Sustainable Learning in 2005, which I directed until I moved to BYU.) The empirical work on the sustainability of open source software (e.g.,

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OER Analysis Software Outcomes 147

Connecting 2 the World

MAY 26, 2011

Relating this to Skitka’s (2003) AIM model of Social Identify Theory (as discussed in Chapter 2), a greater level of ownership may create higher stakes for the individual within a group. 2000; Moreland & Levine, 2001; Skitka, 2003; Whitworth et al., Using social identity theory (McGrath et al., 2001; McGrath et al., In Jonassen, D.

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Study Groups Training Report 63

Connecting 2 the World

JULY 6, 2012

As discussed in previous chapters, knowledge creation in distributed groups are situated in the work patterns and power structures within which distributed groups work (Contu & Willmott, 2003; Foss & Pedersen, 2002; Goodwin, 1994; Laufer et al., 1998; Sternberg & Horvath, 1999). Theories in group communication (Akoyo, et al.,

Groups 61

Groups Knowledge Base Accessibility Study 61

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

Districts have spent thousands of dollars on consultants and software upgrades, and the racial and socioeconomic achievement gaps that the law was supposed to help eliminate remain largely unchanged. In 2003, the Gates Foundation gave RISC $5.8 Related: Documenting Maine’s failure to implement proficiency-based education.

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Learning Report System Case Study 111