The Hechinger Report

JUNE 3, 2021

It’s an example of the huge demand for talent in industries that include wind power and other alternative energies — and the potential labor shortage facing President Joe Biden’s ambitious plan to upgrade the country’s infrastructure , after a years-long failure to train the kinds of workers needed to do it.

Industry 123

Industry Training Company System 123

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 19, 2014

After Hastings sees DreamBox in action at a Rocketship school, he e-mails his friend Dan Kerns, DreamBox’s chief architect (the two worked together several years earlier; in Silicon Valley, all the best software engineers know one another) to say, nice job. But Danner couldn’t find that software, anywhere. This was 2009.

Software 50

Software Company Education Blackboard 50

Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2017

If students are truly “customers,” as some developers of higher-ed tools services have argued, then it’s no surprise that the biggest customer relationship management (CRM) provider is throwing its hat—and money—into the education industry. To date, Viridis has raised nearly $7.5 million of venture capital (the last coming in a $3.2

Software 73

Software Training Data Industry 73

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Esports, also known as competitive video game playing, have recently boomed into a billion-dollar industry, and college students are some of the biggest players. They are offering courses in marketing, communications and tournament management, all within the esports industry. This story also appeared in The Washington Post.

Industry 145

Industry Video Gamification Course 145

techlearning

MAY 17, 2018

At the competition, teams tested the energy output of their hand-crafted wind turbines in the KidWind Wind Tunnels, presented their designs to wind industry experts who served as judges for the competition, and performed several “Instant Challenges” – problem-solving engineering tasks unknown to each team prior to the event.

Industry 40

Industry Software Elementary Conference 40

Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2018

Founded in 2009, TenMarks developed a web-based, adaptive K-12 math program that included lesson plans, curriculum and exercises. In 2013, TenMarks was acquired by Amazon in a deal that was greeted by the edtech industry as a sign that major technology giants were serious about expanding into education. It had raised about $4.8

Tools 79

Tools Company Instructional Materials Tablets 79

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

It's entertaining, I guess — the dinosaurs and the Neanderthals and the Industrial Revolution, and stuff like that. I talk a lot about the problems of industry when it comes to ed-tech — how venture capital and venture philanthropy have enormous influence on shaping the direction of education policy. We'll never forget, some said.

Blackboard 96

Blackboard Coursera LMS ProctorU 96

Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Students for Fair Admissions, which is suing the university for allegedly discriminating against Asian American applicants, will have access to “academic, extracurricular, demographic and other information” from all undergrads who applied to Harvard between the fall 2009 and spring 2015, omitting names and Social Security numbers.

Data 60

Data Student Data Privacy Company Industry 60

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2023

Students work with hardware like microboards and single-board computers, as well as software, learning coding languages like Java, Python, HTML and CSS, and C++. Some parents say even well-resourced programs backed by titans of the tech industry will only make a limited difference without broader interventions.

Industry 128

Industry STEM Education Survey 128

The Hechinger Report

MAY 4, 2019

Instead, he bounced from one unfulfilling job to the next in the hospitality and restaurant industries. One day, a friend forwarded an email about Resilient Coders, a boot camp that trains people of color for web development and software engineering jobs. billion in revenue last year. requirement from coding jobs?”. Closing the gap.

Company 112

Company Survey Report Training 112

Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Moving to the cloud can be good for both vendors and schools It is in the interests of the edtech industry for educators to feel confident about using technology. According to the Global State of Information Security Survey 2015 , the number of detected incidents has increased at a compound growth rate of 66 percent since 2009.

EdTech 60

EdTech E-rate Symantec Data 60

EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Mini-storage is a multi-billion dollar industry in the US. 48% of GE''s software is developed in India. Schools should be learning organizations, but how can we be learning organizations when we ban the use of the very tool that is creating learning today? (RE: We spend $14 for designer toilet bowl brushes. Can a computer do it faster?

Technology 53

Technology Learning Industry Software 53

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

education industry has not become so dependent (yet). In the past couple of years the company has hired hundreds of software engineers, from the likes of Chinese internet giants Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent, to make that happen. Sinovation Ventures , a venture firm founded in 2009 by Google’s former chief in China. Last month.

EdTech 91

EdTech Knewton Company Robotics 91

The 21st Century Principal

JANUARY 25, 2014

That post, entitled "Common Core Standards Will Help NC Meet Its Challenges," was written by Caroline McCullen, the director of education initiatives at SAS which already has a multi-million dollar contract with North Carolina to provide value-added teacher data analysis software for teacher and principal evaluations.

Common Core 98

Common Core Pearson Analysis Company 98

The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

A BISG (Book Industry Study Group) survey in 2010 stated that “E-book sales grew exponentially in first quarter 2010 jumping from 1.5% of total US book sales in 2009 to 5% of the market in first quarter of 2010.” This is not surprising since more and more people are turning to reading electronic books.

Mobility 81

Mobility Android Report Tablets 81

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

The school, where more than 90 percent of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and 14 percent are counted as homeless, was founded in 2009 to teach skills valued by the booming technology sector. The internships are also part of a larger turnaround effort at ChiTech, centered on project-based learning.

Report 70

Report Study Software Meeting 70

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2011

My signature deal was help-desk software developer Software Artistry, which went public in 1995 and was acquired two years later by IBM for about $200 Million. In 2009, I released a documentary, which opens a window into Chinese capitalism. "A year after Harvard, I landed a position at First Chicago Venture Capital.

Blackboard 49

Blackboard Secondary System Software 49

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

If you look for a definition of “platform” online, you’re likely to get something along the lines of Wikipedia’s – fairly straightforward, although quite technical: A computing platform is the environment in which a piece of software is executed. Subscribe to their blog.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Kathy Schrock

AUGUST 16, 2023

My first review of one of their products was in 2009!) One of the cool things about the Wacom products is that the company uses industry-standard technologies whether the product is intended for a second grader or a CEO of a large company. I have been a Wacom (Wah-kom) user and supporter for a long time.(My They are not in this photo.)

Tablets 86

Tablets Software Industry Company 86

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

James Wiley is a technology analyst with Eduventures, which does consulting work for companies in the predictive analytics industry. Without measurement, there is no pressure for improvement,” he said in a 2009 speech to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Bill Gates called upon colleges to track student progress.

Data 108

Data Dropout Company Report 108

eSchool News

JULY 9, 2021

From educators, IT teams, and school administrators to parents and students, nearly everyone with a stake in the education industry is aware of the promise new digital technologies hold to improve learning outcomes, increase student engagement, and add variety and depth to instruction and assessment.

How To 107

How To Industry Software Outcomes 107

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

“Software is eating the world,” investor Marc Andreessen pronounced in a Wall Street Journal op-ed in 2011. “Over the next 10 years,” he wrote, “I expect many more industries to be disrupted by software, with new world-beating Silicon Valley companies doing the disruption in more cases than not.”

Trends 40

Trends Report iPhone Software 40

Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2017

In education, however, interoperability has lagged behind other industries and services. We’ve been talking about interoperability since the beginning in 2009. As Edtech Industry Grows, So Do Data Conversations “The conversation around interoperability has shifted over the past decade,” Walls notes. It’s a core product feature.

Data 88

Data Education Industry Company 88

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Politics and Policies FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced Connect to Compete , a new non-profit initiative that brings private industry and the non-profit sector together to help expand broadband adoption and promote digital literacy. According to the report, 38% of kids in this age range are playing mobile games, up from 8% in 2009.

Knewton 43

Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

The Electric Educator

JULY 2, 2016

The Chromebook launched in 2009, and it was horrible! Pretty much the entire tech industry thought Google was crazy for developing a new platform. I'm excited to announce the launch of the book and provide readers of my blog an opportunity to download a free excerpt! I was an early user of the first Chromebook, the CR-48.

Chromebook 68

Chromebook Classroom Google iPad 68

TeachThought - Learn better.

JUNE 20, 2015

MakerBot, a global leader in the desktop 3D printing industry, conducted in-depth research this spring to better understand how to help educators incorporate 3D printing in classrooms [2]. This requires educators to teach 3D design and introduce students to the software that enables them to take an idea and turn it into a 3D printable design.

Handbook 40

Handbook Classroom Industry Learning 40

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

We’re demystifying the pro A/V industry by making customers aware of our complete, factory-built, pre-programmed solutions that are reliable and repeatable across rooms, buildings or campuses,” Reinhart says. up time with all software system updates occurring seamlessly online.

System 42

System Classroom Company Training 42

ViewSonic Education

JUNE 20, 2019

It’s popular across the gamut of professions, industries and home uses. Interactive projectors were introduced in 2009. Interactive software, which varies by manufacturer, lets multiple users interact at the same time. Education Projectors for Classrooms. Today’s education projectors include many different styles.

Education 150

Education Video Laptops Classroom 150

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Trying to break into the field, she got an internship at M5 industries with Jamie Hyneman. She is also the 2002 California Teacher of the Year; a 2009 MacArthur Foundation Research Fellow; former Chair of Creative Commons, Founder of GlobalMoonshotsinEducation, co-founder of TractLearning. by Philadelphia Business Journal in 2009.

Learning 48

Learning Conference Social Media Secondary 48

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Bush and Obama administrations, with initiatives such as No Child Left Behind (2001) and Race to the Top (2009), spurred what’s been called a “ nationalization of education politics ” and, many teachers say, a relentless cycle of shiny fads promising to revolutionize the field. The George W.

Personalized Learning 102

Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 102

Hack Education

MAY 18, 2018

Speaking of unaccredited programs that seem to get lauded in the press, here’s The Chronicle of Higher Education on Runchero University , an unaccredited “utopian community based on cooperative living and practical skills”: “This Software Millionaire Is Building the Low-Tech College of His Dreams.” million total.

Education 49

Education Company MOOC Report 49

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Again and again, the media told stories — wildly popular stories , apparently — about how technology industry executives refuse to allow their own children to use the very products they were selling to the rest of us. And “free” doesn’t last. 3D Printing. I know, I know.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2016

When I included for-profit higher ed as one of last year’s “ Top Ed-Tech Trends ,” I suggested that, despite predictions that “ the for-profit-education bubble is deflating ” and despite events like the closure of Corinthian Colleges, it was unclear to me that we were really witnessing a collapse of the industry.

Education 40

Education Technology Company Industry 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 16, 2016

I’ve written extensively about “ the Silicon Valley narrative ” and the ideological underpinnings of the technology and education technology industries. Knewton (adaptive teaching software). Declara (adaptive teaching software). AltSchool (private school that relies heavily on data surveillance and software).

Technology 40

Technology Education Knewton Company 40

Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2017

The FCC plays a particularly important role in regulating the telecommunications industry, and as such, it has provided oversight for the various technologies long touted as “revolutionizing” education – radio, television , the Internet. ” Among them: an $8.71

E-rate 49

E-rate Digital Divide Broadband Libraries 49

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

It treats “ed-tech” as the result of markets and industry and “innovation,” and not as the result of policy or history. There is No Technology Industry (There is Only Ideology). “ There is no ‘technology industry’ ,” technology writer and entrepreneur Anil Dash wrote in August.

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40