Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. I define education technology as any tool that supports learning, digital or not. I define education technology as any tool that supports learning, digital or not. An abacus is an educational technology, as is the slide rule.

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eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2017

Across the country, educators and policy makers are searching for ways to develop and implement innovative assessment programs to address accountability requirements and to reform instruction. As both local and state educators consider new assessment models, they find themselves coming up against many issues of time.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. Department of Education’s national educational technology plans.).

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Last summer, when I was working for ThinkCERCA, which helps students develop critical thinking skills through reading and writing, the edtech startup was facing a big decision: should it try and break into the lucrative Chinese market? Here’s a handy guide for anyone in edtech looking to cross the Pacific.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Learning , a leader in artificial intelligence for K-12 education and formative assessment, announced today it has been selected for the GSV (Global Silicon Valley) 150, a list of the world’s most transformative private companies in education. Not only do we embrace change, we create it. About Carnegie Learning, Inc.

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100mentors

MARCH 16, 2020

It is now time to break down the last stage of this process: evaluating projects and assessing students. While project evaluation can be an interesting – even pleasant – process for educators, student assessment can be quite tricky. How do we respond to this challenge by assessing innovatively?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. They bought other companies to try to blend assessment and curriculum as they also continued publishing. Here’s a look at some of edtech’s notable successes and failures that might shed light on the decade to come.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2024

. “At Savvas, we are committed to developing innovative learning solutions that are powered by the most advanced technology to help educators meet the needs of all students,” said Bethlam Forsa, CEO of Savvas Learning Company. ” Visit GSV 150 for the full list of 2024 winners.

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Edsurge

JULY 6, 2016

Investors have plowed over $2 billion since 2010 into startups addressing the US K-12 edtech market. Learn more about the flow of dollars and deals in Chapter 2 of our State of Edtech Report. We’re exploring how real educators are using technology in their classrooms. The report was sponsored by AT&T Aspire.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Learning , a leader in artificial intelligence for K-12 education and formative assessment, announced today it has been selected for the GSV (Global Silicon Valley) 150, a list of the world’s most transformative private companies in education. Not only do we embrace change, we create it. About Carnegie Learning, Inc.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Augmented reality, virtual reality, mixed reality—can immersive technology really benefit students and their learning, or are these just tech fads? First, Donally and Luhtala started by distinguishing the three types of immersive technology. 360 environments are our future. We don’t live in this little box, we live in a 360 world.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

As schools and districts strive to meet their existing technology needs and prepare for the future, access to federal and state funding, along with other grants, is making a major difference in whether students engage in 21 st century learning or are left behind. Accessing the E-Rate and Matching State Funds. Sheryl Abshire, Ph.D.,

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Tech Helpful

MAY 9, 2019

According to wikipedia, the first iPad was released on April 3, 2010 ( [link] ). Most recently, our upper school teachers have been held accountable for the following: All mechanically scorable assessment items must be completed in Canvas. Simon Sinek originally published his book Start with the Why in 2009. This is our why.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Its core offerings include formative assessment products such as Socrative (a startup acquired in June 2014), grading tools and reporting services. MasteryConnect was one of hundreds of edtech companies that capitalized on investors’ enthusiasm and optimism for the industry in recent years. billion in U.S.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The Hiring Process Has Become More Technology-Driven A key factor I’ve been studying is how employers are thinking about talent and changes in the hiring process, including shifts in their perceptions of college and university and other credentials. "The College enrollment has been on the decline, dropping 7 percent between 2010 and 2018.

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techieMusings

MAY 7, 2017

When I first began flipping my math classroom in 2010, the ability to screencast, upload to the web, and have students be able to watch lectures at their own pace was exciting and innovative. Not only does the interactivity engage students, it forces them to think more critically, and understand areas where they need to focus questions.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2018

And for the education technology industry, it’s a reminder of that the “freemium” business model presents plenty of challenges—even when the product becomes very popular. For Laurie York, who’s created 82 padlets since first using the tool in 2010, the initial response was “disappointment.” But we are also big believers in equity.

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Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2016

Five edtech companies emerged recently from Boston's LearnLaunch accelerator, tackling issues that include learning to code, hiring and collecting social emotional data. Zulama - The Pittsburgh-based company offers game design curriculum developed by faculty from Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

The collection of edtech companies aimed at prepping educated, but still underprepared workers represents a virtual stampede of unicorns. These workers recovered only 80,000, or 1 percent, of those job losses between 2010 and 2016. This dichotomy is not lost on investors. And this is just online.

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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2018

In the education technology business, Larry Berger is considered—if not the smartest guy in the room, then certainly one of the wiser ones. In 2000 he co-founded Wireless Generation, which pioneered the use of data, digital diagnostics and assessments to support students. Edtech” certainly wasn’t a thing.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

How can educators, technologists and academic researchers—three groups that don’t often convene—shape new ways to assess teachers and students? That was one of many questions posed at CRESST CON , an annual conference for those working at the intersection of education, technology and research. More investors are trying to fill the gap.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

While the emergence of “edtech” and the growing tide of investment towards this industry has led to a seemingly endless proliferation of new startups claiming to be in service of education, the perception of many educators, including some of my professors at Penn, is often one of skepticism.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 16, 2016

In its 2016 National Education Technology Plan, the Department of Education emphasizes model approaches to digital learning. The new plan lays out model ways of using educational technology in the nation’s classrooms, with a focus on equity and active use. The most obvious addition to the plan is its focus on the “digital-use divide.”

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

based developer of instructional and assessment materials has acquired San Francisco startup Motion Math , which offers a suite of nine educational games focused on math and problem-solving. That summer, Klein and his co-founder, Gabriel Adauto, had finished Stanford University’s Learning, Design and Technology program.

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techlearning

MAY 18, 2018

Walters currently serves as Advisory Director of Investcorp, which assumed ownership of Impero Software through its technology-focused private equity Fund, Investcorp Technology Partners, in August 2017. Impero’s sophisticated online safety functionality uses keyword detection technology to help schools safeguard students online.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 5, 2017

eci834 #scichat #edtech [link]. — ” In reality, are you looking at what the gentleman in the video is creating, or are you assessing his knowledge? 2] The concept of literacy is expanding in OECD countries to include skills to access knowledge through technology and ability to assess complex contexts. [2]

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Doug Levin

JANUARY 15, 2016

The Layers of ESSA: Educational Technology in Title IV – 21st Century Schools, Part A. While most people surely love a good layer cake, the layers of provisions governing the new educational technology program in Title IV, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) are nothing if not overly complicated.

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EdTechSandyK

OCTOBER 5, 2012

It was the first time I had ever been contacted by a parent via my blog, the first time I could not put a comment out of my mind until I had addressed it, and the first time I ever thought about the impact a school''s 1:1 take-home technology initiative could have on a family. I wasn''t able to make the iPad meeting at school.

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eSchool News

JULY 13, 2023

Since 2010, FEV Tutor’s targeted high-impact tutoring intervention has focused on accelerating learning outcomes for the hardest to reach low-performing students. It has also been recognized as EdTech Digest’s 2021 Cool Tool for Best Tutoring Solution and as the 2021 Best Tutoring/Test Prep App or Tool by Tech Edvocate.

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2019

At the time, Wireless Generation was expanding from its roots in K-3 reading assessment into new areas: intervention, professional development, and data systems. acquired Wireless Generation in 2010, then made ambitious bets on devices, curriculum, and games. I’d recently moved to Washington, D.C. Sometimes very hard.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Plus: printers, smart speakers and privacy (oh my!) — all in this Edtech Reports Recap. So declares the newest forward-looking publication from the higher-ed information technology association EDUCAUSE, “ 2021 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report: Information Security Edition.” EDUCAUSE: “ 2021 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report: Information Security Edition.”

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2017

Interoperability, defined dryly, is the seamless, secure and controlled exchange of data between different applications and technologies. It all started back in 2010 when we spent time and money on an initiative that we thought would help customers,” said the Vice President of Product Development at. Lexia Learning.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

EdSurge got started because we wanted to bridge conversations—to connect the people building technology with educators, administrators and ultimately students. We aimed to cut the hyperbole and empty rhetoric, and have an elbows-on-the-table discussion about when and how technology could help learners. Look for tee-shirts soon!)

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Edsurge

JULY 4, 2017

EdSurge sat down with Jungegard to talk about his views on the future of the job search process, and about how being an edtech entrepreneur in Europe differs from being one in the U.S. Jungegard: I actually started the company back in 2010, and bridging education and jobs together wasn't really something that people worked on in Sweden.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Since 2010, Weld North Education’s CEO and co-founder, Jonathan Grayer, has been scooping up online educational assets and fusing them together in an effort to create “the largest provider of digital curriculum serving preK-12 schools,” as he tells EdSurge in an interview.

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ViewSonic Education

JUNE 20, 2019

Understanding the key technologies and specifications can help you find your best-fit education projector. First, taking the time to assess your needs and installation conditions will help you pick an education projector you’ll be satisfied with. Assess lighting conditions and ability to control ambient light. Resolution.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

One of the lines in the sand that I have drawn from the very beginning is that this is not an edtech tool. shows that implementing technology is only part of the struggle for public schools seeking to make the switch to personalized learning models. The technologies enable students to go through content at their own pace.

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