Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

Founded in 2008, EverFi offers digital content that tackles “big, intractable social issues” for K-12, higher-ed and adult learners who are often underserved in existing schools and companies, Tammy Wincup, the company’s Chief Operating Officer, tells EdSurge. This marks one of the biggest fundraises for a U.S.-based

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2018

school district was the toast of the ed tech community — acclaimed as a shining example of how laptop computers could improve education. When I reported about a laptop failure in a New Jersey school in 2014, I used Mooresville as a counter-example of an effective laptop program. Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2020

For example, teaching students how to respect social nuances forms empathy and understanding, enabling better relationship building when working with diverse groups of people. Lam & Katerina Schenke (2019): Impact on mathematics self-beliefs from a mastery-based mathematics software, Journal of Research on Technology in Education.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The next big move came when instructional designers, as part of their skillset, turned to digital authoring systems, software introduced to stimulate engagement, encouraging virtual students to interface actively with digital materials, often by tapping at a keyboard or touching the screen as in a video game.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). Or the company will have to start charging for the software.

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100mentors

OCTOBER 15, 2019

For example, we tend to confuse our communication skills with our “social skills” because communication is strongly linked to our interpersonal relationships. We deal with digital natives, so they will probably surprise you with the use of blogs, interactive software, and other forms of instant communication. London: Unbound.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Since 2008, Utah has given its families an alternative to preschool called Upstart. Waterford also gives parents support resources, technical assistance and, if needed, a computer and internet connectivity for accessing the online software. Innovation creates new options. Related: More grandparents are raising grandchildren.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Chadwick said the increase in poverty and the erosion of the middle class, particularly since the 2008 recession, are making it harder to teach reading. For example, students at the top (90th percentile) gained 2 points. Meanwhile, the scores of higher achieving students were flat, statistically unchanged.

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2018

When Clayton Christensen and Michael Horn published “ Disrupting Class ” in 2008, the current wave of education technology was still finding its footing. Project Unicorn , for example, is a collaborative effort of school systems and education nonprofits to pool demand for data interoperability in the market.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

So some examples of that is first our open Spanish textbook, it is customized every semester based on the majors of the students in the course. So that's just some examples of things that faculty wanted to do that they were not able to do before this grant program. Lang: I really think so, yeah. So what's next?

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Military students for example may be serving overseas, or in submarines. The MentorBlog project for example, employed the use of two-person blogs to connect students with their professional mentors, who may never have had the opportunity to meet face to face (Wheeler and Lambert-Heggs, 2008). References Wheeler, S., Yeomans, P.

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Edsurge

MAY 18, 2019

We primarily used Craigslist for all hires except sales and software development. Video worked exceptionally well for us (even dating as far back as 2008) as our employees reported feeling more connected. Eastern and Central time zones, since that worked well for our meetings, sales operations and customer support times for schools.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2021

The proportion of 25- to 34-year-olds with postsecondary credentials nationwide has been rising, up from 38 percent to 45 percent since 2008, according to the Lumina Foundation, which tracks this. Hispanics remain roughly 25 percentage points behind whites, a difference almost unchanged since 2008. But “we need more software engineers.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2017

During visits to two schools in Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS), I was struck by how innovating where the alternative for students is nothing at all is still relevant, years after we wrote about the idea in “ Disrupting Class ” in 2008.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 5, 2017

Founder of www.connectedpe.com & over 100 educational software products & services. JARROD: Yes, so let’s say you’re doing a gymnastics unit and you’ve got a display, some sort of gymnastics presentation of skills, for example. Full Bio As Submitted. Jarrod Robinson. Download the transcript PDF. Recording starts 0:00:00].

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 8, 2014

and provide some examples of current pedagogical practice using the Social Web. The Social Web is comprised of software that enables people to both read from, and write onto web spaces. 2008) Connecting distance learners and their mentors using blogs : The MentorBlog Project, Quarterly Review of Distance Education , 10(4), 3-17.

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Cycles of Learning

MAY 9, 2014

2008) , I have been semi-obsessed with what is ACTUALLY happening, from a cognitive perspective, when a student feels "curious". al''s (2008) call to find a more cost affordable way to directly measure student curiosity can be addressed, and perhaps, the "achievement engine" that Sir Ken Robinson discusses, can be amplified.

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Iterating Toward Openness

OCTOBER 9, 2018

In the case of Waymaker Microeconomics, for example, that means aligning over 2,350 individual assessment items appearing in pre-tests, interactive practice opportunities, self-checks, and end of module quizzes with the appropriate learning outcome. Finally, we align each assessment item with the outcome it is designed to assess.

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100mentors

OCTOBER 15, 2019

We deal with digital natives, so they will probably surprise you with the use of blogs, interactive software and other forms of instant communication. For example, when discussing the solution of a problem in math or science, a Japanese teacher may suggest a diverse course of action due to their student-centered problem-solving approach.

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Learning Strategy Assessment Course 60

Hack Education

APRIL 24, 2020

I don't maintain the learning management system or the library management software. Take Anthony Levandowski, the creator of a self-driving car program and a religion that worships AI, for example: "The only thing that matters is the future," he told a reporter from The New Yorker. The Forrester Wave, for example.

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Edsurge

MAY 11, 2017

That’s why it might come as surprise to hear AspirEDU , an educational analytics company, pitch their Dropout Detective software as an “academic credit score” for students. If it’s bad—and you’re scrambling to find an apartment in a competitive housing market (ahem, Bay Area)—it can feel like a burden, and worse, one you can’t do much about.

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2019

Yeah, I quite disagree,” added Maria Andersen, CEO and co-founder of Coursetune, a company that makes software designed to help colleges redesign their curriculum. Can you give me an example of something that you wish colleges had built but didn’t? One example is with the big OPM movement right now. Oh, I think absolutely.

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Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2019

Last week the company announced that it found its first customer in Holberton School, a two-year program focused on software engineering. With the Holberton ISA, for example, students do not pay back their tuition until they finish their program and start a job earning at least $40,000 a year.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 10, 2017

Because blended learning software provides a steady and immediate flow of data on student performance, teachers can focus more closely on the individual needs of each child. The 2008 economic crisis compounded the situation, as fewer families could afford tuition, said Patrick Haggarty, the superintendent of Seattle’s Catholic schools.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 22, 2017

She authored Toys to Tools: Connecting Student Cell Phones to Education (published by ISTE in 2008), Cell Phones in the Classroom: A Practical Guide for the K-12 Educator (published by ISTE in 2011), Help Your Child Learn With Their Cell Phone and Web 2.0 I mean, I think people forget the greatest software every invented is the human brain.

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Connecting 2 the World

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

CMC consists of both the tools of communication (apps, software, equipment) and the process of communication (sending and receiving of messages). The medium factors describe the possibilities of a tool (app, software, equipment) whereas the situation describes how a tool might be applied. A good example of this is facebook.

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ProfHacker

JANUARY 4, 2018

Some of you may remember Belvedere , the Windows-centric version of Hazel that was written by then-Lifehacker Adam Pash back in 2008. An Example. One aspect of this prep that has arguably the highest ROI behind actually knowing the content you’re teaching is setting up and maintaining a functional organizational plan. Likely not.

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 24, 2012

Social software is software that enables people to both read from, and write onto web spaces. How for example, does this architecture of participation help to scaffold remote learners and how can it promote quality learning outcomes? Retrieved 14 April, 2008 from: [link] Kamel Boulos, M. How much will Web 2.0 Maramba, I.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

At Purdue, for example, students studying for degrees that usually lead to low-paying fields are saddled with the most burdensome repayment terms. Herbert, for example, could have accessed more federal loans her senior year but decided the ISA was a better option because of downside protections like its built-in end date.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 29, 2015

What began in 2008 as a website exclusively for the burgeoning maker community has grown into a robust gateway to 3D printing and 3D design for hundreds of thousands of people worldwide including educators, professional engineers and designers. One example of the collaborations on Thingiverse is the creation of the Robohand.

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Assistive Technology Software Mobility Technology 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

But most kindergarten-readiness and online preschool software is offered by for-profit companies. For example, K12 Inc. In 2008, the state’s legislature provided $2.5 State funding has increased steadily since 2008. Chip Donohue, director of the Technology in Early Childhood Center at the Erikson Institute.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

For an absurd example, if dropouts tended to take classes on Thursdays in their first semester at college, but students who completed their degrees didn’t, then you might worry about current students who are currently taking classes on Thursdays. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation gave grants to colleges to buy data tools and software.

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2018

For example, there’s a drop after the Dot-com bubble burst around 2000. The growth in the faculty, for example, has not at all kept pace with the growth in the number of students. You find things like the peak in 2000 for the NASDAQ corresponds exactly with the peak in enrollment at that time, then they both drop off.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

He’s credited with co-teaching the first MOOC in 2008, introduced the theory of “connectivism”—the idea that knowledge is distributed across digital networks—and spearheaded research projects about the role of data and analytics in education. He points to the learning management system as an example.

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Digital Learning Technology MOOC Learning Analytics 60

Nik Peachey

JULY 29, 2008

Creating audio-visual monologues Back in April 2007 I wrote about a nice bit of free recording and lip syncing software that enables students and teachers to create small animated flash characters like this one. This included a demo tutorial as well as an example site for you to try out.

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Mobility Video Software Examples 40

MindShift

JUNE 5, 2018

When a huge flood devastated Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 2008 the community was faced with a host of problems more commonly seen in big cities, like homelessness. We have a custom-built software system that tracks each kid against the state standards they’re responsible for,” Cornally said. She felt overwhelmed by the task. “At

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

In 2008, the San Diego Unified School District won voter approval for $2.1 million for the Chromebooks, software licenses and the infrastructure needed to maintain them. “In “One of the fundamental ideas behind debt is you want to try and match the life of what you’re purchasing to the life of the debt,” Rubenstein says.

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