EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Like bacteria in a hospital, chronic absenteeism can wreak havoc long before it is discovered,” notes a report by the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University. MORE FROM EDTECH : Analytics and data can have a major impact on student outcomes. Technology can vastly scale these interventions.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Like bacteria in a hospital, chronic absenteeism can wreak havoc long before it is discovered,” notes a report by the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University. MORE FROM EDTECH : Analytics and data can have a major impact on student outcomes. Technology can vastly scale these interventions.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Like bacteria in a hospital, chronic absenteeism can wreak havoc long before it is discovered,” notes a report by the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University. MORE FROM EDTECH : Analytics and data can have a major impact on student outcomes. Technology can vastly scale these interventions.

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Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2020

What was once the premier, must-go conference in the education technology industry is now going away. Last week, the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced that its education technology group will no longer operate as its own division beginning July 1. As part of the change, the Washington, D.C.-based

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Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2019

Some of the conclusions may not come as a surprise in the Omidyar Network’s report on what works in scaling education technology in different regions worldwide. By many measures, the country’s education technology ecosystem is small. Take Chile, for instance. And yet, Chilean education expenditure as a percent of GDP (5.35

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2022

But recent reports have speculated that the company could “bootstrap an online course ecosystem.” That MOOC space includes online learning platform and edtech “unicorn” Coursera, which went public last year , and edX, which lost its nonprofit status when it was bought by the for-profit company 2U last year.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Edtech startup incubators? That’s so 2010. That’s the conclusion reached by Barbara (“Bobbi”) Kurshan, a long-time veteran of the education technology world. I think this reflects an evolution of the edtech entrepreneurial ecosystem.” She knows that early stage-stage innovators need support. She earned an Ed.D.

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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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Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

There is much that’s wrong with the educational technology (“edtech”) market. It would be an interesting thought exercise to re-examine the traditional seven virtues (prudence, justice, temperance, courage, faith, hope, and charity) and decide what each of their edtech replacements would be.

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100mentors

MARCH 16, 2020

It goes without saying that we should assess both students and these outcomes in an equally “authentic” way (Bell, 2010). Therefore, their peer-assessment rubric should examine “how well they contributed, negotiated, listened, and welcomed other group members’ ideas” (Bell, 2010). Stage 3: Evaluating PBL. Well, there’s good news!

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Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2018

The most valuable thing it learned may have come from a report offering a blunt answer: no. The summary towards the end of the 526-page report suggests these efforts struck out in all regards: Overall, the initiative did not achieve its stated goals for students, particularly LIM [low-income minority] students.

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Securly

APRIL 26, 2016

Technology is so heavily integrated into the development of today’s youth that scientists find it necessary to examine its impact on child behavior. Research (especially from 2010-2013) has linked rising numbers of childhood obesity, disrupted sleep patterns, and under-developed motor/cognitive function to device usage.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2020

peaked at the end of the last recession in 2010 , and has been declining ever since. A national working group that I was recently a part of—led by non-profit Opportunity America—recently produced a report that aptly characterized the community college as “ the indispensable institution.” Community college enrollment in the U.S.

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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

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. The report was sponsored by AT&T Aspire. We’re exploring how real educators are using technology in their classrooms.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2020

He pointed to a recent report from Ashford University’s accreditor as proof that Ashford’s practices already met industry best practices. Their time has passed, and the market long ago swung to favor traditional, campus-based institutions’ online offerings—and the opportunity for edtech companies to support the offering.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Private equity’s pursuit to acquire puzzle pieces to build comprehensive educational technology platforms shows no sign of slowing down. Expect Carnegie Learning to add more edtech tools to its portfolio. Snapping up edtech assets has become a familiar pattern for private-equity firms in education.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

We’ve tried to make this event much more broader just another ‘edtech conference’ and to encompass learning and talent development,” says Li Jiang, Vice President of GSV Asset Management. The survey question raises eyebrows, as publishers and technology companies offer overlapping, but fundamentally different services. edtech industry.

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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. College enrollment has been on the decline, dropping 7 percent between 2010 and 2018.

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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

businesses reported difficulty finding appropriately trained workers, up from 32 percent reported in 2015. The collection of edtech companies aimed at prepping educated, but still underprepared workers represents a virtual stampede of unicorns. According to Manpower’s annual labor shortage survey , 45 percent of U.S.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Founded in 2010, Yogome began as a general web development company before pivoting to build education products a couple years later. The company’s shutdown, first reported by Forbes Mexico , is tied to allegations that Yogome’s co-founder and CEO, Manolo Diaz, had been committing fraud and mismanaging funds. were also let go.

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Edsurge

MAY 31, 2017

Yet a recently settled legal complaint between two education technology startups offers a glimpse at the numbers and terms involved in the negotiation process—and what happens when a deal goes awry. But the story is a window into the complex—and increasingly frequent—role that mergers and acquisitions play in the edtech industry.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2017

One of the newer players to step into that online program manager (OPM) space, Noodle Partners , got a boost this week: $14 million in Series A funding led by edtech venture capital firm Owl Ventures. On average, OPM providers get a 60 percent revenue share for around a decade, according to the Eduventures report.

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2018

. — The “Netflix for education” analogy has become somewhat of a cliché for edtech companies using student data to recommend anything from courses to textbooks. That idea relies on a technology known as predictive analytics, a statistical model that analyzes past data to make estimations about some future event or trend. percent to 33.8

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Texarkana College adopted new enterprise software and other edtech tools like an early-alert system, but technology was only one aspect of the school’s effort. And in fact, some officials attribute poor technology purchasing decisions as one of the roots of their troubles. We let technology leave us in the dust.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Fuller formerly served as an operating executive at Investcorp Technology Partners, which assumed ownership of Impero in August 2017. It also provides anonymous reporting features and tools to help schools and IT departments manage multiple devices. “I’m thrilled to be taking on this new challenge,” said Fuller of his new role.

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Securly

JANUARY 29, 2016

” Communication Plan = How can students report cyberbullying? . ” Communication Plan = How can students report cyberbullying? Students should feel safe reporting instances of cyberbullying, and schools should provide avenues of seeking help – hotlines, guidance counselors, etc. North Carolina : N.C. 115C-407.15(a)

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

Follow education technology-reform projects, and you’ll find mixed academic outcomes and expensive consultants. If you are giving a school a technology that they cannot use—or it is not really going to make a difference in reading scores or school performance—then it is not the right input, not the right system.

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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. It also provides anonymous reporting features and tools to help schools and IT departments manage multiple devices.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

There was also plenty of rain in the education technology industry, where venture capitalists and private-equity investors unleashed a deluge of cash. education technology companies raised $1.45 edtech startups in 2017. For edtech companies able to show consistent growth and revenue, that should be welcome news.

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 17, 2010

It brought back some memories and has caused me some reflection on my early use of technology in teaching. It would be nice (and easy) to look back and say "I knew what an amazing phenomenon the Internet was going to become and so I was on the cutting edge of integrating technology into education." They were a tool to enhance learning.

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The Web20Classroom

JULY 26, 2011

Wool (@louisnwool) – Superintendent of Schools of the Harrison Central School District (and the 2010 NYS Superintendent of the Year). Founder: #Edchat, The EDU PLN Ning, Linkedin group Technology-Using Professors et al. Educational innovator. Edchat coordinator. Tom Whitby (@tomwhitby) – Prof of Education. . –

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition). No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition). No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2017

The oldest of the Noodle Companies, Noodle.com , founded in 2010, is a search directory for local schools, classes, counselors and educational services. Each of the four Noodle companies aims to connect human and technology services with schools and learners—in very different markets—in simpler, cost-effective ways.

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