The Electric Educator

JANUARY 24, 2011

Media companies are slowly realizing the demand for streaming services and are opening their vaults to services such as Netflix, but at a hefty price. Mobile Devices and applications are quickly becoming the dominant form of connectivity in society. Both Apple and Android report strong sales/downloads of applications to mobile devices.

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Trends Broadband Mobility Android 58

Neo LMS

DECEMBER 14, 2017

When it comes to innovation and developing economies there are a lot of reports and studies that conclude with a large amounts of “shoulds” and “coulds”. What researchers have found is that mobile technology is widespread and heavily utilized, although the majority of mobiles are still non-smart phones with basic features.

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E-rate Blended Learning Case Study Mobility 150

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2016

But when funding dries up and profits remain elusive, companies have to make tough cuts. The layoffs ranged from junior-level employees to the very top: Cory Reid, who joined in April 2011 and was named CEO in June 2014, is out. Back in the driver’s seat is Mick Hewitt, who co-founded the company in 2009 and served as its first CEO.

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EdTech Company Academic Standards Industry 113

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2020

Mobile’s two public community colleges had very low graduation rates, and those students who transferred to the local public university lost many of their credits. Photo: Fred Salinas for The Hechinger Report. MOBILE, Ala. Mobile did more than just bemoan its grim statistics. The pitches worked. Fourteen percent?

System 63

System Groups Mobility Education 63

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.)

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Frontline Education , a leading provider of administration software purpose-built for educators in K-12, today released a comprehensive year-to-date innovation summary that underscores the company’s commitment to anticipating and meeting the evolving needs of school districts across the country.

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Software Education Data Report 52

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

In 2011, the company launched myON as a digital service with roughly 1,000 digital titles on the platform. Teachers can also assign reading materials and see reports on metrics such as how much students have read, or how well they performed on quizzes. Brekhus adds that the company is cashflow positive.

Pearson 64

Pearson Company EdTech Libraries 64

Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2017

Since its launch in 2011, the company’s communication app has amassed more than 20 million users—none of whom had to pay a dime. Patience and money burn quickly in this business, but now the company has something serious to sell. The company would take a 5 percent cut of all transactions. ClassDojo mobile app screenshots.

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Company Mobility Strategy Microsoft 87

Edsurge

AUGUST 25, 2016

San Mateo, CA-based marketing software company Marketo announced today a growth of 44 education customers who have signed on, renewed or expanded their agreements from January to July 2016. And increasingly, colleges are shifting to digital marketing strategies, social media outreach and mobile platforms.

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Social Media Adobe Software Survey 60

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 62

Technology Learning Company EdTech 62

100mentors

AUGUST 16, 2018

Educating a new generation of citizens of the world means rethinking the process of value, attitude, and behavioral acquisition (Wells, 2011), and this is no small feat. Choose 100mentors to be the educational technology tool for your IB students, and connect them with 4,000+ mentors at 500+ companies and 300+ universities.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2017

Photo: Meredith Kolodner/The Hechinger Report. Nearly all of the college dropouts interviewed by The Hechinger Report were either working for low-paying hourly jobs or had started their own businesses. In 2011, Georgia launched an effort to tackle this issue called Complete College Georgia. In 2016 it was 79 percent.

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Dropout Study Report System 88

EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

It could be argued that both ridesharing app companies are popular not only because of the technology that drives them, but because they were launched at the right time. Without mobile phones, a gig economy and increasing concerns over automobile carbon emissions on the climate, ridesharing would have likely flopped.

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Trends Symantec EdTech Robotics 100

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 13, 2018

Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. Editor’s note: This story is part of Map to the Middle Class , a Hechinger Report series examining how schools can prepare students for the good middle-class jobs of the future. Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. LITTLE SILVER, N.J. — Sign up for our newsletter.

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STEM Report System Survey 106

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

This is part eleven of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In May, venture capitalist and former securities analyst Mary Meeker released her annual “Internet Trends” report. Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare.

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Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2016

Google Cloud launched in 2011, but has caught up to competitors to. Of course we’d be thrilled to see innovative ideas and even companies emerge from this, but the goal for the grants program is to help students and faculty discover our cloud and do incredible things,” Bout says. work with Best Buy, Kaplan and Khan Academy.

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Microsoft Accessibility Google Khan Academy 60

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 30, 2018

Photo: Alex Tran for The Hechinger Report. It’s a typical day at GSoft, a technology company whose meteoric rise from its founding in 2006 has required a constant supply of workers — and the over-the-top amenities increasingly needed to recruit and keep them. Photo: Alex Tran for The Hechinger Report. “We

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Industry Report Study Survey 65

Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Venture capital deals in the ed-tech market dominated the news over the past week, with companies such as Knewton, SchoolMint, and NuuEd announcing the completion of funding rounds as well as ed-tech accelerator Imagine K12 merging with the Y Combinator fund. million PreK-12 students.

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Knewton Edmentum Company Professional Learning 40

EdNews Daily

MAY 23, 2017

As defined in 2011, Fidget Toys are self-regulation tools to help with focus, attention, calming & active listening. So, the pieces that fell to the floor were quickly retrieved and everyone rapidly scrambled to get their belongings to report to the court assignment for their upcoming game. Or is that the point?

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Elementary Facebook Groups Secondary 193

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. But mobile devices don’t have to be a distraction. . Cloud-based, or web-based, programs work on desktops and laptops, while cross-platform apps function on mobile devices.

Classroom 35

Classroom Mobility Tablets Google 35

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

In 2011, the analyst firm Gartner predicted that annual tablet shipments would exceed 300 million units by 2015. .” The very next day, Apple shares hit $97.80, an all-time high for the company. So here is the consensus from the past twelve years of the Horizon Report for higher education. How do you do that?

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Trends Report iPhone Software 40

MindShift

MAY 24, 2017

” The National Center for Education Statistics reports that in 2015, 88 percent of seniors – nearly 3 million students – graduated high school. . “And that isn’t just white students. It’s also for black and Latinos. You’re seeing that increase for everybody.”

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Policies Data Outcomes Report 49

Veative

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

One example of this is by using analytics and referring to reports of student data from within the VR environment, teachers can track a student’s understanding of the topics being taught, and bring about changes in pedagogical methodology accordingly. Norton & Company, 2018. Dalgarno, Barney; Mark J. Eilam, Billie.

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Training Technology System Study 80

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The 2011 Global Education Conference is also fast approaching: November 14 - 18. The recordings of recent FutureofEducation.com shows are posted: David Loertscher on Library 2.0 , Gina Bianchini on Mightybell , Tim Wilson on Redirect , Peter Cookson on a Children''s Education Bill of Rights , and an iPads in the Classroom report.

Knewton 43

Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 19, 2017

After World War II broke out, Lawrence Holt, the father of one of Hahn’s students and a partner in a shipping company, noticed that many young sailors were dying after their ships were torpedoed, while older seamen were able to hang on. In 1933, Hahn fled Nazi Germany and opened a boarding school in an old estate near the Scottish coast.

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Common Core Elementary Meeting Course 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Join the 4,000 others who have already registered to participate or watch the recordings now and we'll also send you our curated resource conference reading packet: 11 downloadable reports and tool-kits, 18 articles, 10 websites, and a YouTube video playlist --all focused on key ideas and trends for libraries of the future. public libraries.

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Libraries Conference OER Trends 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

PLUS we'll immediately send you our curated resource conference reading packet: 10 websites, 11 downloadable reports and tool-kits, 18 articles, and a YouTube video playlist --all focused on key ideas and trends for libraries of the future. She was a member of the Freedom to Read Foundation Board from 2009-2011. public libraries.

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Libraries Conference OER Trends 28

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. Schools and districts needed a way to standardize data about their students’ backgrounds and achievement levels to meet state and federal reporting requirements. Reports to Insights.

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Report Khan Academy Data LMS 66

Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2017

It allows companies to pay employees via direct deposit, and for you to pay others via mobile apps or online banking services. Over the next month, the EdSurge Research team will be profiling companies about how they think, plan, and guide their product development process to address these needs. “We million students.

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Data Education Industry Company 86

Educator Innovator

AUGUST 6, 2014

IBM was the inaugural partner of the Brooklyn P-TECH pilot in 2011. This is also consistent with a Brookings Institute report that finds that a wide number of sub-bachelor’s STEM jobs are available in many large metropolitan areas. Since then, other corporate partners in other cities include Cisco, Motorola, and Verizon.

Education 29

Education STEM Outcomes Robotics 29

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2022

Lynch had left school just before Christmas in 2011, when she was 22, in the middle of a major depressive episode. “I Credit: Yunen Bonaparte for The Hechinger Report. The Lumina Foundation is among the numerous funders of The Hechinger Report.). Credit: Yunen Bonaparte for The Hechinger Report. It resonated.

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Course Report Strategy System 88

MindShift

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

As one of the biggest, most successful tech companies, Google can hire pretty much anyone it wants. Accordingly, the company tends to favor Ph.D.s Bootcamps are designed to teach cutting-edge technical skills like being a web developer or a mobile-app developer. from Stanford and MIT. What are they getting out of this?

Android 28

Android Industry Education Company 28

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. .”

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Data Technology Education Software 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 31, 2011

The 2011 Global Education Conference is also fast approaching: November 14 - 18. The Obama Administration also announced its support of a new program, conjunction with the Young Entrepreneur Council , to create a new startup incubator program and investment company: Gen Y Capital Partners.

Android 39

Android Education Conference Facebook 39

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

But many students live in threadbare mobile homes and modest, low-slung dwellings on the edge of town. The district has already spent more than $3 million since 2011 on tablets, laptops, software programs, fiber optic wiring, and engineers to oversee all the instructional technology. But computers are expensive.

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Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. Without revenue the company will go away.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

.” In other Department of Education bureaucratic nightmares, “Dozens of Colleges’ Upward Bound Applications Are Denied for Failing to Dot Every I,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. Testing, Testing… “Nation’s Report Card Finds Mixed Grades For U.S. ” Immigration and Education.

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Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47