Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Are any education technologies, for that matter? I’d love to provide a link but Andreessen deleted his blog in 2009. Andreessen’s definition does begin to get at some of the reasons why platforms have been so appealing to investors – ideologically as much as technologically. What is a “Platform”?

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

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. So, what can be done? So how do you choose?

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There is no box

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

As I’ve been an advocate for 1:1 in schools since 2009, I immediately drafted a response, one that I uncharacteristically then let sit for several months so I could stew on it a bit more. Funding is a real issue for us in CA, since we have no dedicated funding source for technology and priorities are set by individual districts.

Blended Learning 79

Blended Learning Accessibility Robotics Assessment 79

EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Notes from a TCEA 2011 Concurrent Session Dr. Stephen Waddell Superintendent of Schools Birdville ISD Kelli Montgomery Coordinator of Instructional Technology Birdville ISD "OMG, I CNT BLIEVE WE R REALLY GTTNG 2 TXT WILE WE LRN!" Robots in warehouses now move the shelves and racks. How is technology impacting you?

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Technology Learning Industry Software 53

Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2018

Education technology accelerator programs are often studded with robotic kits or educational games. Founded in 2009, the company gathers and shares data from student transcripts and uses predictive modeling to “correlate this transcript data to future performance,” the company describes.

Khan Academy 79

Khan Academy Company Adobe Data 79

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

It suggests policymakers take a community-informed approach and help schools conduct parent surveys, provide teacher training and hire technology experts to increase the quality and quantity of school-parent communications. -based Center for American Progress calls for more frequent and consistent communication between schools and home.

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There is no box

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

As I’ve been an advocate for 1:1 in schools since 2009, I immediately drafted a response, one that I uncharacteristically then let sit for several months so I could stew on it a bit more. Funding is a real issue for us in CA, since we have no dedicated funding source for technology and priorities are set by individual districts.

Blended Learning 58

Blended Learning Accessibility Robotics Assessment 58

Fractus Learning

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Two moms launched Little Passports in 2009, and since then, the company has become an international brand with exciting choices to keep kids entertained and engaged. Adventures include discovering galaxies, alien encounters, roving robots, and of course, the ultimate blast-off!

Comparison 52

Comparison STEM Education Robotics 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2016

Key to that success, Johnstone says, was that the district had already started teaching math differently back in 2009. It made sense that with the move to the new tests, some schools would need more technology,” said Smith. It made sense that with the move to the new tests, some schools would need more technology. Tom Johnstone.

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Common Core Elementary Groups Robotics 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

I pick ten trends and themes in order to closely at the recent past, the near-term history of education technology. Of course, if you look for those education technology writers who are independent from venture capital, corporate or institutional backing, or philanthropic funding, there is pretty much only me.).

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EdNews Daily

JULY 25, 2017

After selling a very successful business, I decided in 2009 to pursue my passion by earning another degree in Elementary Education, with an emphasis in English. I also specialized in project-based learning and technology in the classroom. I have a dual certification in elementary and middle school ages. Click to tweet.

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Education Learning Elementary Robotics 257

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2023

Some students have started businesses, while others have designed apps or built robots. In the last seven years, the program has helped thousands of students feel more at home exploring science, technology, engineering and math. Fruitvale is also the scene of some of Oakland’s most painful recent memories.

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Industry STEM Education Survey 141

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.

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Khan Academy Company Software EdTech 148

ProfHacker

DECEMBER 9, 2015

And if for some reason you need more ideas than what’s here—or if you’re just feeling nostalgic, as is befitting this time of year—take a look at our lists from 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , and 2009. Technology. There have been several technologies that made my life better through this big change. Board Games.

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Bryan Alexander

MAY 4, 2015

I’ve been studying the mobile technology world for a while, ever since helping do some research for Howard Rheingold’s Smartmobs (2002). A swarm of mobile devices **in 2009**. Not to mention robots, which we can’t carry, but are portable on their own terms. But let me back up a bit to set the stage, first.

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Tablets Laptops Mobility Education 40

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.

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Conference Education Pearson Technology 59

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

This year, the Horizon Report’s Higher Education Edition does include graphics with some historical data, demonstrating how some technologies and topics appear and reappear and how some simply disappear altogether from the horizon. Adaptive Learning Technologies. Click for full-size. Mobile Learning. Two to Three Years.

Learning Analytics 68

Learning Analytics LMS Robotics Trends 68

The Innovative Educator

DECEMBER 23, 2018

College and career readiness was popularized in 2009 under the Obama administration's Race-to-the-Top initiative and it is what fuels the Common Core Standards. There students make things that matter using tools like laser engravers, 3D printers, robotics, and more.

Digital Badges 95

Digital Badges Common Core Industry Robotics 95

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Anxiety over the influence of technology in schools, as in our lives, is an old story — but one made painfully acute by the glowing smartphone on which you may be reading this article. Gist: Our goal is to be the first state to fully blend technology into all schools. The George W.

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Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 98

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Via MIT Technology Review : “ DNA tests for IQ are coming, but it might not be smart to take one.” ” Via Campus Technology : “ NYC Data Science Academy Launches Online Bootcamp.”

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Education Facebook Edmodo OER 44

Hack Education

MAY 18, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via Campus Technology : “ University of Washington Continuum College Launches Coding Boot Camp.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Campus Technology : “ Carnegie Mellon to Offer Undergrad AI Degrees.”

Education 49

Education Company MOOC Report 49

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. Um, they do.)

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

TULSA, Oklahoma — On a fall morning in 2018, veteran technology teacher Abraham Kamara was working with his robotics team at Memorial Junior High School when Tulsa school superintendent Deborah Gist entered the classroom with a TV news crew. Amadou Diallo for The Hechinger Report.

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Common Core Data Report Blended Learning 94

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

This is part one of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Last year, I started this series – my annual review of the year in education technology – with an article on wishful thinking. Why was so much ed-tech “fake news”? It’s a crisis of knowledge and expertise and science. (It’s

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Technology Education Facebook Social Media 71