The Electric Educator

JANUARY 17, 2011

Note: This is the first of my series "5 things to watch in 2011" Future installments will include: Five people to follow in 2011 Five trends to watch in 2011 Five technologies to watch in 2011 Five blogs to read in 2011 The folks over at Prezi continue to make their presentation product more and more compelling.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 7, 2022

Children who grew up learning at least two languages have an easier time picking up a third language down the road. In 2011, a team of scholars tested two groups of students who were taking English as a foreign language in school. Easier Time Picking Up New Languages. Opportunities to Build Social Bonds.

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2019

That group of colleges, companies and nonprofits is working to build an openly licensed Open Badges platform for digital certificates that professionals and students can use to show they’ve mastered certain skills (either academic or so-called “soft skills,” like collaboration or problem solving).

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2023

Cabin John MD – Early learning leader, Learning Without Tears, today affirmed that equity and access are at the core of Phonics, Reading, and Me —its K–3 supplemental literacy program designed to help students learn the skills they need to become proficient readers.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

There are a growing number of ways to help students push their technology interests further by earning industry-recognized certifications or using their digital schools for community service projects. Administrators should learn more about original equipment manufacturers’ certifications and self-maintainer policies.

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Digital Learning Digital Citizenship Mobility Learning 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are a growing number of ways to help students push their technology interests further by earning industry-recognized certifications or using their digital schools for community service projects. Administrators should learn more about original equipment manufacturers’ certifications and self-maintainer policies.

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Digital Learning Digital Citizenship Mobility Learning 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 27, 2019

There are a growing number of ways to help students push their technology interests further by earning industry-recognized certifications or using their digital schools for community service projects. Administrators should learn more about original equipment manufacturers’ certifications and self-maintainer policies.

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Digital Learning Digital Citizenship Mobility Learning 150

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Founded in 2011, the New York-based company has built a hugely popular training platform that has helped millions of students learn to code over the last decade. But the New York-based company had already served 45 million students in more than 190 countries before the pandemic hit. “We A sample project in Codecademy.

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Chegg Company EdTech Education 146

Edsurge

MAY 22, 2019

For venture-backed education companies, the path to sustainability—and profitability—can be full of difficult twists and turns. EdSurge has learned that LearnZillion , a Washington, D.C.-based This is the second round of layoffs for the company in as many years. He adds that the company may not even need to raise more capital.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Two of the fastest growing and most highly valued education technology companies are going down the alphabet as they raise subsequent rounds at higher and higher valuations. This latest investment gives the Pittsburgh-based company a valuation of $2.4 To date, the company has raised $183 million in outside capital.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

The world’s biggest private nonprofit test maker is dipping its toes into the world of education technology investments. Each company received $75,000 from Village Capital and $50,000 from ETS. It bought Edusoft, an English language-learning tool, in 2011 and purchased assessment provider Questar for $127.5

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Technology EdTech Education Assessment 105

Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. The quiz seems deceptively easy: The past decade has seen literally hundreds of technologies and ideas emerge, many aimed at engaging or involving K-12 students and supporting student learning. So have students learned more?

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Learning Mobility Digital Citizenship Industry 102

The Jose Vilson

MARCH 13, 2024

As Ron Reed mentioned before introducing scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw as the opening speaker, the conference has grown significantly since 2011. Whereas in the beginning, it felt more focused on digital learning and ed-tech, this year felt more like it was a hub for relevant education conversations.

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

And with that type of model in mind, it leads us to wonder what effect annual student influx has on technology adoption in the classroom and the cultural effect on the ability to experiment and personalize. Let’s explore what makes K-12 unique and how to best leverage technology to drive the experience.

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Symantec How To EdTech Learning 127

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2021

Department of Education, called the Institute for Education Sciences, commissioned a report to wade through all the studies on education technology that can be used at home in order to find which ones were proven to work. These tough requirements whittled down an initial list of more than 900 studies to just three remote learning programs.

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Study Software Learning Analysis 133

eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Santa Barbara, CA — ParentSquare , the award-winning unified school-home engagement platform for K12 education, has acquired Remind , a popular platform for communication and learning. Millions of educators, students, parents and caregivers utilize the Remind platform to connect with the people and resources that help them teach and learn.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2020

Last week, Pearson announced it paid $25 million to acquire Smart Sparrow’s technology, in a move that the publisher says will bolster the digital infrastructure that will soon support all its future higher-education offerings. The following year, Knewton was bought in a deal that has become a poster child for education technology hype.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

employees working from home and interacting with colleagues and customers remotely at the peak of the pandemic, many companies began to invest in digital transformation initiatives to address gaps in cloud adoption and cybersecurity. Surveys suggest that employees stay longer at companies that offer formal training pathways.

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Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2023

For the technically inclined, pivoting to a job in the education technology industry seems like a natural fit. Our recent analysis of teacher representation in edtech leadership revealed that former educators held a variety of top roles in the companies we sampled, heading teams that handled pedagogy, curriculum, product, marketing and sales.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

It’s a pairing as natural as letters and numbers, writing and coding, the founders of Carnegie Learning and Globaloria would say. Today, Carnegie Learning announced that it has acquired Globaloria, a New York-based provider of computer science curriculum and professional development for K-12 schools and districts.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

It’s my honor to announce the 2022 Excellence in Equity Award winners and spotlight the stories of these companies and leaders improving student and educator outcomes in schools everywhere.”. “We To learn more about the winners in all categories, visit www.ace-ed.org/awards. Learn more at www.ace-ed.org/awards.

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Industry Outcomes Company Report 126

Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2020

That’s the industry lingo for companies valued at $10 billion or more. It’s an ultra-exclusive club of two dozen companies across the world, according to CB Insights. Byju’s is the newest member—thanks to an investment from technology investment firm Bond, which values the company at $10.5

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 7, 2019

Rachel Eells's (2011) meta-analysis of studies related to collective efficacy and achievement in education demonstrated that the beliefs teachers hold about the ability of the school as a whole are "strongly and positively associated with student achievement across subject areas and in multiple locations" (p. Freeman and Company.

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Outcomes Analysis Strategy Professional Learning 308

Edsurge

MAY 6, 2017

Sylvan Learning, the Hunt Valley, Md.-based based operator of a nationwide franchise of tutoring centers, has acquired education technology startup, Citelighter. Founded in 2011, Citelighter offers a browser-based tool that aims to increase students’ writing competency. At one point the company boasted more than 40 employees.

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Technology Learning Company EdTech 62

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

In the heartland of America, one company is raising big bucks in a bid to capture this lucrative market. This week, Varsity Tutors raised $50 million in a Series C round led by Learn Capital, an education-focused venture firm. Other investors include the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and existing backer Technology Crossover Ventures.

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Company Chegg Industry Mobility 69

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Private equity firm Francisco Partners quietly announced last week that it led an investment round in Civitas Learning, an Austin, Texas-based education company best known for its predictive analytics software used in higher-ed institutions. But as the company raised new money, it also cut staff.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Given students’ interest in technology, educational technology tools are a promising way to motivate them to learn. Research shows there are four elements that help students become naturally motivated to learn: challenge , goals , feedback , and curiosity. a consulting company for product designers. Curiosity.

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Technology How To Education Outcomes 120

The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 2, 2012

Just my feelings from what I have been reading and seeing and what I believe will take a great hold in educational technology. We are seeing more and more teachers, conferences, and companies embrace QR as another way to engage students, audiences and customers. So, how did I do last year? That I believe to be true. 57,000 students.

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Hapara

JANUARY 28, 2022

para has provided learning technologies to Alberta school divisions since 2011. para has become an international edtech company that supports learner equity and learning excellence. para to enable and deliver rich learning experiences with equity at the centre, where learners are seen and valued for who they are.

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eSchool News

MAY 22, 2023

The ParentSquare Advisory Council is an invitation-only group, comprised of K-12 communications, technology, and administrative leaders who use ParentSquare. New and returning members include: ● Jason Borgen, Chief Technology Officer for Santa Cruz County Office of Education (Calif.) ● Brian C.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 20, 2018

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, and Special Education Educator, Lauren Pittman to discuss how technology can be used in the classroom to assist in teaching our exceptional learners. The post How Can We Use Technology To Raise The Bar in Special Education classrooms? About Microsoft Education.

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Microsoft Technology Classroom Software 68

Edsurge

JULY 28, 2021

billion—which is a good moment to reflect on how mobile learning has entered classrooms and how the company has expanded from just an app. In 2011, Pittsburgh-based Duolingo was founded by Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker. According to Urdan, language learning in the U.S. billion, making its total valuation more than $4.7

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Palo Alto, CA–Feb 10, 2022– Award-winning STEAM brand, Osmo from BYJU’S, announces Kar-Han Tan’s appointment as Head of Computer Vision and Machine Learning, effective immediately. When combined with advances in neural engines and discoveries of new algorithms for devices, it offers a realm of new capabilities for all devices.

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Robotics Epson Learning Software 62

TeacherCast

JULY 18, 2022

As the legend goes … It was the middle of the night on July 11, 2011. From Episodes 1-5, I had the opportunity to be introduced to Educational Technology Giants such as Angela Maiers, Eric Sheninger , Tom Whitby, and Steven Anderson. The other day, I was having a planning meeting with a company about a future project.

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Edcamps Learning EdTech Microsoft 147

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2017

Golding: I joined Lynda.com in 2011. Our focus was always helping people learn. You learn because you want to learn and the results of that learning will help with jobs or whatever opportunities are out there for you. You try to get a broad base in your learning. No, I don’t see us competing with colleges.

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lynda.com Company Libraries Video 81

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

Over the last year, he’s helped Khan Academy manage a three-fold user increase, has grown and developed an online program geared toward early learners, and launched a new peer-to-peer tutoring platform to keep students connected and learning during the pandemic. Everyone used to ask me, “What about early learning?”

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

From the very start of digital education, the big question has always been: ”How can students learn effectively, if they’re not face-to-face with their instructors?” Most authoring software also integrates assessment tools, testing learning outcomes. million students. million students. The LMS market today is valued at $9.2

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