The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2017

Michelle Zimmerman, PhD, has taught all grades from Pre-K through 10th within the past 17 years, with a focus on middle and high school since 2009. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Bayer Award for Excellence in Urban Education.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 10, 2021

PerfectIt is a proofreading solution Daniel Heuman launched in 2009 to help writers and professionals edit academic papers, business reports, and legal documents. Professionals like engineers, proposal managers, technology experts, and researchers using proofreading tools based on their company or profession’s house style sheet.

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Software Microsoft Company Report 64

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

We’re Asking The Wrong Question | Fast Company → Cathy Davidson writes: "Neither technophobia or technophilia is the right solution for our students. What does it reveal about how these companies imagine teaching and learning. "Just every other aspect of your whole life." The real issue is the process of learning."

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

We’re Asking The Wrong Question | Fast Company → Cathy Davidson writes: "Neither technophobia or technophilia is the right solution for our students. What does it reveal about how these companies imagine teaching and learning. "Just every other aspect of your whole life." The real issue is the process of learning."

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EdTech Industry Student Data Privacy Social Media 150

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 9, 2014

February 2009: Bellevue, Washington. For decades, the big textbook publishers had offered up catalog after catalog of new and updated textbooks that were plush and expensive, something akin to Microsoft’s computer-based software. And so, in February 2009 DreamBox was launched. Whereas Dropbox soared, DreamBox sputtered.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Providing hosted services rather than giving districts the software to install on their own servers is better for edtech companies; it makes their products easier and cheaper to deploy and maintain. And perhaps in the future, E-rate can be modified to help districts fund cybersecurity when the current program expires in 2019.

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MindShift

AUGUST 8, 2017

There’s gold in them thar cubes: More than 120 million copies have sold since Minecraft launched in 2009.*. ” *[Note: Minecraft was purchased by Microsoft Corp. The foundation created by Microsoft founder Bill Gates is a financial supporter of NPR and NPR Ed.]. So what’s behind the game’s enduring appeal?

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Microsoft Industry Accessibility Study 53

The Electric Educator

JANUARY 24, 2011

Microsoft announced the deployment of Office Web Apps as a competitor to Google Apps. Media companies are slowly realizing the demand for streaming services and are opening their vaults to services such as Netflix, but at a hefty price. Cloud computing is here to stay. Everyone seems to be jumping on board.

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Trends Broadband Mobility Android 58

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 30, 2011

His experience ranges from spending years working with children at a leading environmental education foundation to serving on boards of universities, of companies, and in the intelligence community. Clark Aldrich is a global education thought leader, labeled a guru by Fortune Magazine. BusinessWeek, U.S. BusinessWeek, U.S.

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Microsoft Analysis Company Twitter 64

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

He then got his Bachelors in Networking and Telecommunication from DeVry University, and while going to school worked for a company that helpe larger organizations relocate and setup new computer systems. He is co-author of the book “Academic Librarianship by Design” and editor of the book “Crucible Moments: Inspiring Library Leadership”.

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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 then went on to work at Apple, Microsoft and Google, where he served as president of Google China.

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Khan Academy Company Software EdTech 148

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

She was a member of the Freedom to Read Foundation Board from 2009-2011. Prior to joining the School as Director, she worked in the Silicon Valley for more than a decade at major technology companies: Hewlett Packard and Microsoft. patents.

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Libraries Conference OER Trends 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

She was a member of the Freedom to Read Foundation Board from 2009-2011. Prior to joining the School as Director, she worked in the Silicon Valley for more than a decade at major technology companies: Hewlett Packard and Microsoft. patents.

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Libraries Conference OER Trends 28

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. In late fall 2008, the first draft of the document was written by the world, via a sharing website.

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Conference Education Pearson Technology 59

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

To date, Stephen’s work has been featured by Forbes, Fast Company, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, FOX, TNT, Disney, Discovery TV, NPR, Teach Middle East, The Gulf National, and countless others. by Philadelphia Business Journal in 2009. She was even on The Daily Show!)

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Learning Conference Social Media Secondary 48

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

“ Apple and Microsoft Now Offer $100 Styluses. “ Can a For-Profit, Venture-Backed Company Keep OER Free – and Be Financially Sustainable? ” Via Edsurge : “Transcription and Accessibility – New Partnerships from Microsoft and Amazon.” The company sells a tablet for use in prison.

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Education Facebook Edmodo OER 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Sometimes they strike a deal.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

“ Facebook Is Not a Technology Company ,” media studies professor Ian Bogost also wrote in August. If that’s what “technology” means, then every company is in the technology business – a useless distinction. …There are companies that are firmly planted in the computing sector.

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