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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

Securly

In December 2010, The Journal –“t he leading Technology based education publication for K-12 and higher education”– published an article with a 5-prong prediction for the following year. But, how does the 2010 vision for edTech match what’s actually happening today? This is a bonanza for the tech industry and other vendors.

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Funding Edtech with the E-Rate Program and Grants

edWeb.net

During a recent edWebinar , edtech experts provided an overview of the E-Rate program, state matching funds, and ways to obtain grants for technological development. Accessing the E-Rate and Matching State Funds. In 2010 the FCC appointed her to the USAC board representing the nation’s schools and libraries on ERATE.

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Walmart Chooses Three Colleges Where Its Employees Can Study For $1 a Day

Edsurge

Employees pay $1 a day to participate, and the company covers “tuition, books and fees,” according to an explanation of the program on the retail giant’s website. Gallagher says that past studies show that about five percent of employees take advantage of tuition benefits by companies. The retail chain employs more than 1.4

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“Tired of fighting that fight”: School districts’ uphill battle to get good deals on ed tech

The Hechinger Report

When administrators in Ohio’s Mentor Public Schools were buying MacBooks during the 2015-16 school year, the local Best Buy was offering a lower price than Apple, even after the company’s standard discount for school districts. When buying specific software, administrators may have to purchase directly from one company. classrooms.

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Why the Education Expenses are Rising and How to Deal with it?

Evelyn Learning

According to the Education Data Initiative , enrollment peaked in the year 2010 at 21.02 Bill Gates dropped out of college at the age of 20 and made a revolutionizing company, “Microsoft”. A classroom has become an e-classroom, with tablets on each and every desk. million students. Now, the time has changed. Dr. Danny Barnes.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning. And “free” doesn’t last. 3D Printing.

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The Business of Education Technology

Hack Education

But it appears that the massive growth that the sector has experienced since 2010 stopped this year. You might read the signals of the health of ed-tech startups in the departure of their founders – both from leadership positions and from their companies altogether. Funding has shrunk. Daphne Koller left Coursera this year.