eSchool News

MARCH 23, 2022

Smith previously served as Director of Public Relations and Brand Partnerships for MGA Entertainment, one of the world’s largest privately-owned toy companies, where she created publicity campaigns for top collectible doll and toy brands including the bestselling L.O.L. About Osmo from BYJU’S. million homes and 50,000 classrooms.

Company 52

Company Mobility EdTech Personalized Learning 52

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Until today, Kahoot’s website and mobile app, which feature nearly 60 million multiple-choice quizzes, have been completely free for students and teachers. Nothing about that will change or go away, Asmund Furuseth, the company’s CEO, emphasized in an interview. The play could be about more than just meeting a user demand.

Game-Based Learning 107

Game-Based Learning Company EdTech Survey 107

eSchool News

MAY 29, 2023

The 2023 3M Young Scientist Challenge Alumni Grants Program recipients across three funding areas are as follows: Braeden Benedict is a 26-year-old from Missouri and a 2011 finalist. Reshma received $1,000 for the project Eco Quest: An environmental conservation board game that teaches students about climate change.

Education 89

Education STEM EdTech Resources 89

Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

Thousands of teachers have taken to Twitter this week to blast the telecommunications company and defend Remind , a school communication platform used for everything from announcing homework assignments to contacting parents when a student is sick. In the latter case, the company pays a small fee for each text sent. Of its U.S.

Accessibility 85

Accessibility Company Smartphone Mobility 85

EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Notes from TCEA 2011 Panel. Melanie Pritchett - Compass Learning, Austin, TX Dr. Frances McArthur - Superintendent, Lexington, TX We are on the cusp of exciting times in Texas, using digital content in the classroom. Much smaller than the in-person mobilization to register the same number of people. came about as a result.

Advocacy 49

Advocacy Mobility Assessment Social Media 49

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

“It’s an important moment for Osmo to capitalize on the explosive breakthroughs in computer vision technology driven by advances in deep learning in recent years,” says Tan, a father of two school-aged children who is passionate about kids’ at-home learning utilizing game-based play. About Osmo From BYJU’S. About BYJU’S.

Robotics 61

Robotics Epson Learning Software 61

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

From bigwig financiers to bankers, along with heads of private and publicly-traded education technology companies, the gathering attracted around 900 attendees last week to share the opportunities and challenges in the industry this year. Based Education Technology Companies (2011-2016). billion in venture funding.)

EdTech 119

EdTech Edmentum Industry Company 119

MindShift

JULY 19, 2018

Kids up to 8 years old spent almost an hour a day on mobile devices, Common Sense Media reported last year. On average, 13- to 18-year-olds spend about nine hours a day on entertainment media, much of which is on tablets and smart phones. But mobile devices don’t have to be a distraction.

Classroom 35

Classroom Mobility Tablets Google 35

EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

And this means that more classroom solutions are entering the market than ever before. Does it make sense for you to purchase robots and drones for your school when you already have interactive displays in your classrooms and laptops for each student? Or they might be fresh out of college and using all kinds of tech in the classroom.

Trends 100

Trends Symantec EdTech Robotics 100

Edsurge

MAY 6, 2017

Founded in 2011, Citelighter offers a browser-based tool that aims to increase students’ writing competency. Only one customer support staff will join Sylvan; the company is still in talks with Citelighter’s overseas software development team about bringing them onboard. At one point the company boasted more than 40 employees.

Technology 61

Technology Learning Company EdTech 61

Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2019

No, these are not scattered arrangements of alphabet blocks from an especially precocious early learning classroom. They’re abbreviations for major conferences for companies in the education industry. K-12 classrooms as a 1:1 mobile device. Five years later, these developments didn’t just upend the classroom.

Industry 91

Industry Conference EdTech Company 91

techlearning

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

8, 2018 – CDI Computer Dealers announced today it has partnered with littleBits to offer STEAM Coding Starter Kits for classrooms, makerspaces and libraries. littleBits kits are comprised of multiple electronic building blocks, or “Bits,” that snap together to create inventions and teach students about coding, circuits, music and more.

Industry 40

Industry Common Core Chromebook Tablets 40

EdNews Daily

MAY 23, 2017

What’s all the hype nowadays in elementary and secondary school classrooms? Various types of seating and accommodations are now used frequently in classrooms to help children who may require more movement than others and who have ADD/ADHD. Maybe the companies have marketed them irresponsibly? Written by Kim Tinari-Shore, M.Ed.

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Elementary Facebook Groups Secondary 193

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare. Another notable area of growth: the size of the report itself, which has expanded from 66 slides in 2011 to 355 this year , with the number of slides almost doubling in the last year alone. “Why is there a slide about Peloton?

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 1, 2011

For all its hype, e-learning will never be successful without a supportive climate for learning, strong management support, a defensible business case and a training organization that isn''t reticent about learning online. link] FREE TECHNOLOGY FOR TEACHERS (CLASSROOM 2.0 Richard Byrne will join the Classroom 2.0

Libraries 44

Libraries Strategy Personal Learning Network Training 44

Veative

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

A VR-based learning environment allows students to exercise their own imagination, involves them more fully in the learning process, and when properly integrated into the classroom under the tutelage of their teachers, holds the potential to revolutionize educational practices. Enhancing a teacher’s ability in the classroom.

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Training Technology System Study 80

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

It’s an intense research project that usually tops out at about 75,000 words, written over the course of four to six weeks. The stories that I write about the “Top Ed-Tech Trends” are the antithesis of most articles you’ll see about education technology that invoke “top” and “trends.”

Trends 40

Trends Report iPhone Software 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The 2011 Global Education Conference is also fast approaching: November 14 - 18. We''ll be talking about Mozilla''s Open Badges project , the issues around recognizing skills and achievements that happen outside of traditional learning institutions, and the HASTAC Badges Competition: Badges For Lifelong Learning. The Classroom 2.0

Knewton 43

Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 19, 2017

BOSTON — In 1963, Greg Farrell, an assistant dean of admissions at Princeton University, learned that an organization rooted in the teachings of a German educator was about to launch a wilderness training school in Colorado. “I Today, EL Education says, the schools in its K-12 network serve about 50,000 students. Photo: EL Education.

Common Core 40

Common Core Elementary Meeting Course 40

Edsurge

JULY 1, 2020

To many educators, Casap may be best known as a marquee headliner at education events, delivering rousing speeches about the future of learning and the role of technology. Nor was there much thought about an education business. More than 100 million use Classroom, its online collaboration and learning management platform.

Google 118

Google Chromebook Education Company 118

Educator Innovator

AUGUST 6, 2014

Schools are under increasing pressure to design classrooms, curricula, and learning experiences that help students develop the kinds of design, engineering, and creative skills that are a better fit for innovation economies. IBM was the inaugural partner of the Brooklyn P-TECH pilot in 2011. Tomorrow’s Opportunities.

Education 29

Education STEM Outcomes Robotics 29

TeacherCast

MAY 8, 2019

In 2010, I had the opportunity to listen to my first podcast while taking a trip with my wife and from that moment, my life and my career would forever take an amazing turn that has given me the opportunity to connect with thousands of educators and hundreds of companies and make a pretty nice life for my family in the process.

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Video Social Media Google Conference 68

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2022

Wesley Lynch was about 150 miles from Mount Holyoke College, and about eight credits away from earning a bachelor’s degree, though she hadn’t been enrolled in school full time in seven years. Lynch had left school just before Christmas in 2011, when she was 22, in the middle of a major depressive episode. “I It resonated.

Course 92

Course Report Strategy System 92

Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2017

Perhaps we’ve grown too accustomed to paying for purchases with a mobile app, or booking reservations online, or using Google to plan our daily commutes. Data about a student’s background, their benchmark test results, or their school schedule sometimes remain fragmented across different systems. Julian Miller, CEO, Learnmetrics.

Report 63

Report Khan Academy Data LMS 63

There is no box

OCTOBER 3, 2015

Prior to my arrival, they had been contracting with a local tech services company for their onsite break/fix tech needs. While local IT services companies may do an ok job of break/fix, contracting with them is a ticket to status quo at best and sometimes serious frustration at worst. So what’s our secret sauce?

EdTech 40

EdTech E-rate Google Company 40

Edthena

MAY 20, 2022

Host Steve Miletto and Adam talked about why coaching is integral to improvement in teaching, the four-phase self-reflective coaching cycle , and how teachers can use the AI Coach platform to support their growth and collaboration with their in-person coaches. Want to learn more about the AI Coach by Edthena? Louis, Missouri.

Learning 52

Learning Professional Learning Chromebook Video 52

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

I’ve called this “the Top Ed-Tech Trends,” but this has never been an SEO-optimized list of products that the ed-tech industry wants schools or parents or companies to buy (or that it claims schools and parents and companies are buying). No, fidget spinners were not a “top ed-tech trend” this year.

Technology 58

Technology MOOC Trends Khan Academy 58

Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2016

But to reach kids on today’s mobile and digital devices, the creators behind Sesame Street are looking for help—from startups. Sesame Workshop has launched a venture arm—Sesame Ventures—that will invest in companies focused on providing educational, health and social welfare services for children. Imagine K12 Merges With Y Combinator.

EdTech 65

EdTech Khan Academy Company Common Core 65

TeacherCast

MAY 27, 2019

Since 2011, ScreenFlow has been the Screencasting Application of choice for the TeacherCast Educational Network and today we will look at key features that set Screenflow apart in the video production category. About Telestream. The company is privately held. Price / Financials. How Does ScreenFlow Fit Into The Curriculum?

iPhone 68

iPhone Flipped Classroom Video iPad 68

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Ozelle Stephen, Rev/Director of Education, Miridians Elementary School, Centre of Enabling Support Foundation, Uganda Access to Quality education Opportunities, Good Health + Well-being for all. TESOL Instructor and Practicum Supervisor at Touro College, Founder and Managing Director at Virtual Exchange 4 Change | Cristina Zaccarini, Ph.D.,

Conference 72

Conference Education STEM Secondary 72

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Pokémon Go, a free augmented reality game developed by Niantic (a company spun out of Google in 2015), became the most popular mobile game in US history this year. ” But these wild proclamations – wishful thinking , no doubt – tended to overlook the realities of mobile technology and education. .”

Data 40

Data Technology Education Software 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

In wealthy school districts around the country, parents and teachers talk often about keeping computer use to a minimum. Their worry is about excessive time spent online, about 
the distractions of the virtual world replacing interaction with the real world. The national average is about $12,000 per student.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 31, 2011

The 2011 Global Education Conference is also fast approaching: November 14 - 18. EVENTS The Future of Education interview series will be on short hiatus during the two virtual conferences, but then will return on Tuesday, November 22nd, when my guest will be Scott Nine from IDEA to talk about democratic education. The Classroom 2.0

Android 39

Android Education Conference Facebook 39

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Oh yes, I’m sure you can come up with some rousing successes and some triumphant moments that made you thrilled about the 2010s and that give you hope for “the future of education.” Without revenue the company will go away.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

” (“What do we really know about the value of prekindergarten?” And I hardly noticed any freak out about these scores this week like there usually is about math scores. It’s almost as though the narrative about “failing schools” doesn’t care much about students’ creativity.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

I’m feeling quite tentative about whether or not the insights that I might be able to glean about the year will have much relevance for the business and politics of education technology under Trump. I also gather articles that I read about the same topics for a newsletter that I send out each Saturday.) Mobile Learning.

Trends 40

Trends MOOC Khan Academy Maker Movement 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2017

.” Apparently the FAFSA will soon be available on mobile devices. Wayne Johnson, the head of the department’s financial aid division and a former executive at a student loan company , says that those “non-traditional” servicers could include companies like Visa , Amazon , or Goldman Sachs.

Knewton 46

Knewton Education Company MOOC 46