Edsurge

MAY 14, 2018

This issue has many implications for student learning, but one that is often overlooked is that a shortage of qualified instructors can have a crippling effect on a school district’s ability to implement technology effectively. While technology can address a variety of education challenges, the misuse of it can be disruptive to learning.

EdTech 90

EdTech Company System Technology 90

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 36 Edition). " Tagged on: September 6, 2017 More Or Less Technology In The Classroom?

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Student Data Privacy Social Media 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 36 Edition). " Tagged on: September 6, 2017 More Or Less Technology In The Classroom?

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Student Data Privacy Social Media 150

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

So states a recent Wall Street Journal report on the tens of billions of dollars that Chinese companies have poured on U.S. To adapt, many companies are investing domestically, particularly in China, where edtech companies raised more than $1.2 edtech startups raised last year. edtech investor, including.

EdTech 101

EdTech Knewton Company Robotics 101

eSchool News

APRIL 12, 2022

During the initial phase of COVID-19 lockdowns, Generation Alpha (born 2010-2024) and Generation Z (born 1995-2009) had to pivot to virtual-only school platforms. While these students were heavy technology users, they were unskilled remote learners, with many never having the experience of online-only learning. Fast forward 18 months.

Online Learning 98

Online Learning Learning EdTech Industry 98

Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

Educational technology (edtech for short) can play a significant role in mitigating and solving this growing dilemma. Many school districts -- including mine in Middletown, NY-- are leveraging the power of technology with adaptive assessments and instructional software.

EdTech 120

EdTech Blended Learning Khan Academy iPad 120

Edsurge

JANUARY 20, 2021

Since 2016, a California company has set out to make Montessori mainstream through building and acquiring a network of schools and technologies, and offering professional development programs to prepare future Montessori teachers and leaders. based company has raised $70 million in venture capital.

Education 160

Education Company Training Industry 160

Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Just when many school districts were starting to feel good about their wireless coverage and internet bandwidth, they face yet another question about technology infrastructure: how good are their defenses against hacking, or what’s more formally known as “cybercrime”? Edtech cannot afford to let the specter of cybercrime dampen enthusiasm.

EdTech 60

EdTech E-rate Symantec Data 60

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2019

Instructure , the publicly traded company best known for its learning management systems (LMS) Canvas and Bridge, has agreed to acquire a fellow Salt Lake City-based education technology company, MasteryConnect , for $42.5 The company claims users in more than 14,000 U.S. The company claims users in more than 14,000 U.S.

LMS 116

LMS Assessment Company Comparison 116

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2016

But when funding dries up and profits remain elusive, companies have to make tough cuts. Back in the driver’s seat is Mick Hewitt, who co-founded the company in 2009 and served as its first CEO. He adds: “As a venture-funded company, there’s been a decision to get to profitability in the next nine to 12 months.”

EdTech 115

EdTech Company Academic Standards Industry 115

Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2018

She emailed the company to learn that it was not. “It A company spokesperson wrote via email that “after a thorough review of TenMarks, we’ve made the difficult decision to no longer offer this service after June 30, 2019.” But the company gave no indication that it would close shop. It had raised about $4.8 education strategy.

Tools 85

Tools Company Instructional Materials Tablets 85

Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

K-12 education system by open educational resources (OER) since 2009, although my first exposure to the ideas and leaders of the movement stretch back to the launch of the MIT OpenCourseWare initiative. K-12 OER Movement appeared first on EdTech Strategies. The post David, Goliath, and the Future of the U.S.

OER 170

OER Instructional Materials Advocacy Meeting 170

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2016

But it boasts a voracious appetite when it comes to ingesting education data and, now, another company. The company has raised $1 million in venture funding since launching in June 2014. In 2013, Schoolzilla spun off as an independent company, and currently serves over 100 school systems across more than 25 states.

Outcomes 130

Outcomes Company Analysis Data 130

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

In 2011, the company launched myON as a digital service with roughly 1,000 digital titles on the platform. Much of the momentum behind myON’s launch was spurred by the popularity of iPads, recalls Todd Brekhus, myON’s President, who joined Capstone in 2009 to expand its digital offerings.

Pearson 66

Pearson Company EdTech Libraries 66

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

My oldest son, who’s 12 now, was born in 2009, and he kind of grew up on it. Duck Duck Moose was the first company that could come up with really compelling apps that were good—arguably good—for kids, in 2009, 2010, 2011. And then in 2015 or 2016, my assistant says, “Hey, this company wants to meet. I’m a big fan.”

Khan Academy 166

Khan Academy Learning Meeting Company 166

Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2020

Since 2009, Omidyar Network has invested $200 million in 100 educational for-profit and nonprofit organizations, according to Klement. The spin out is a positive signal for the greater education technology sector, Klement says. “We In March 2018, Omidyar spun out its emerging technologies portfolio as Spero Ventures.

Khan Academy 85

Khan Academy Education Company Technology 85

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2016

If the views expressed by leading edtech companies are any indication, the race to become the first 'Netflix of Education' is gathering steam. One feature of Netflix in particular seems to have captured the imagination of edtech companies. Science, 331, 772–775. doi:10.1126/science.1199327 1199327 Karpicke, J. Butler, A.

Education 60

Education Udemy EdTech E-rate 60

Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2018

Education technology accelerator programs are often studded with robotic kits or educational games. But the latest cohort at Michelson Runway, an startup accelerator geared towards higher-ed companies, highlights a broader approach to innovation in education. The company is asking for $10 million by October 2018.

Khan Academy 79

Khan Academy Company Adobe Data 79

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

EdSurge recently connected with Ames to talk about the book and about her theory about the dangers of what she calls “charismatic technology.” In your book, you say the project is an example of “charismatic technology.” What is charismatic technology? What makes up a charismatic technology? What does that mean?

Laptops 113

Laptops Chromebook Company Technology 113

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2019

In this still from a Byju's provided video, about 20,000 students pack the country's largest indoor arena for a math lesson from the company's CEO in 2013. The stunt came years before the CEO’s company, Byju’s, launched a learning app that would take the company to 35 million downloads, with 2.7 million) this fiscal year.

Company 96

Company Video Broadband Report 96

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

But there’s another number that also has the company excited. The company has now raised $32 million in total. Founded in 2005, Quizlet is probably best known for its digital flashcards, built by a then-high schooler, Andrew Sutherland, who is still with the company as its chief technology officer. Today, U.S.

Study 83

Study Tools Company Analysis 83

Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2017

While many of the present educators seemed to embrace blended learning as not only inevitable but necessary, an anxiety around technology—and a nagging suspicion that something is missing from the conversation—made itself known. SEL is the core of what companies want.”

Blended Learning 60

Blended Learning Education Conference Learning 60

Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Now, the Salt Lake City-based company is back to growing—this time, on the right track, its current CEO Mick Hewitt insists—with the help of a new funding round. This latest round brings the company’s fundraising total to more than $34 million. The company currently claims more than 2.5 Today, MasteryConnect announced a $4.5

Company 60

Company Assessment EdTech iPad 60

Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2017

What began as a husband-and-wife skunkworks project in rural Wisconsin four years ago has now become absorbed into an education data company that boasts millions of users across 44 states. From there the tool spread via word of mouth, and within six months the pet project became a company, eduCLIMBER , where Matt was CEO.

Data 97

Data Tools Education Company 97

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

In Massachusetts, an emerging partnership between private funders and the state department of education aims to help teachers across the Commonwealth learn, share and spread best practices when it comes to leveraging new instructional models and technologies. You can personalize learning just fine without technology. But it can help.

Personalized Learning 77

Personalized Learning Learning Moodle Secondary 77

Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2017

Founded in 2009, Viridis aims to connect the different points in the employment triangle between students, schools and employers. The company taps into local employer databases and government agencies to find job openings and identify the skills required for these roles. To date, Viridis has raised nearly $7.5 million A round in 2016.)

Software 78

Software Training Data Industry 78

Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2017

That’s the question Top Hat has been hearing from college students and faculty, and why the Toronto company has decided to take on the publishing business. The latest cash infusion is an extension of the company’s $22.5 The company quietly launched the marketplace to a private group of users in fall 2016.

Company 64

Company Industry Course Mobility 64

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

The New York City-based language company, founded in 2011, offers 10 language classes along with courses in interior design, mixing cocktails and French culture. In an interview with EdSurge, Rohrbach explained how he sees the company as a way for people to keep enriching their lives. Last week, education startup Fluent City raised $2.5

Coursera 60

Coursera STEM Blended Learning Company 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

She also holds two Master of Science Degrees in Higher Education minoring in Teaching and Learning and Online Technology from Kaplan University now Purdue University. He authored two regular columns for Library Journal Academic Newswire, "From the Bell Tower" and "Leading From the Library" from 2009 through 2019.

Conference 36

Conference Kaplan Learning Libraries 36

Edsurge

MAY 13, 2020

Unicorns don’t exist, except as an analogy for private companies supposedly worth at least $1 billion. But Glotzbach’s point is that camels are hardy and steady—just as he hopes his company can be. Recent US edtech “unicorns”. But as WeWork’s IPO debacle has shown, sometimes those valuations are imaginary, too. Manage costs.

Udemy 200

Udemy Company Coursera Data 200

Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2018

But that technology won’t be entirely homegrown: Chinese companies, particularly those building products or services laced with the machine learning algorithms, are increasingly playing a role in the tools that we call “AI.” He started a venture capital firm in 2009 based in Beijing called Sinoventures. I would advise, don't.

Khan Academy 146

Khan Academy Company Software EdTech 146

Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2017

Interoperability, defined dryly, is the seamless, secure and controlled exchange of data between different applications and technologies. It allows companies to pay employees via direct deposit, and for you to pay others via mobile apps or online banking services. We’ve been talking about interoperability since the beginning in 2009.

Data 95

Data Education Industry Company 95

Edsurge

AUGUST 8, 2016

Other investors in the New York City-based company include the Lumina Foundation , the Carver Family Office, Serious Change, NVC Investments and angel investors such as Carlos Gutierrez (former CEO of Kellogg and U.S. Viridis Learning was founded in 2009 by Felix Ortiz III, who after finishing his service in the U.S. Skills Passport.

Company 60

Company Training Data Meeting 60

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2016

The teacher evaluation market has grown dramatically over the last few years, driven by the 2009 implementation of. The fit of your company and product for the particular region. K-12 landscape. To illustrate this dynamic, consider the market for teacher evaluation tools.

Policies 60

Policies Academic Standards Common Core Exercises 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

In February 2009 the words of the world were collected and given to the Council of Conscience, a gathering of religious leaders and thinkers, who are now crafting the final document. The Charter was launched in November 2009. Our students are children of technology and the web.

Conference 59

Conference Education Pearson Technology 59

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

In 2009, O’Connor founded iCivics as a way to make the core tenets of civics “relevant and remarkably effective” for middle and high school students through online, interactive games and resources. Most K-12 students are too young to remember the historic tie-breaking votes O’Connor cast on the Supreme Court.

EdTech 141

EdTech Khan Academy System Video 141

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Her passion for smart entertainment has lead her around the world, speaking on the role of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics) programming on television. Since then she has served in various capacities including as a literacy coach, ed tech professional development manager and technology innovation manager.

Learning 48

Learning Conference Social Media Secondary 48