Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 23, 2023

million downloads and recognition as the Best Education App in 2011, it’s widely praised for its simplicity and effectiveness. Its user-friendly interface, combined with the ability to work without WiFi or a data signal, makes it a great companion for outdoor adventures, offering a window to the universe in the palm of your hand.

iPhone 59

iPhone Android Skyward Mobility 59

Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2018

According to both Apple and App Annie , a website that tracks the popularity of mobile apps by number of new downloads, Remind , a school communications platform, took the #1 spot on the chart of free iOS apps. The company’s launch in 2011 coincided with the start of a period that saw smartphone adoption among U.S.

Facebook 117

Facebook Company Education Smartphone 117

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

It’s a big deal for a startup that was founded in 2011 on the bet that as internet connectivity and mobile devices became more affordable and accessible in classrooms, teachers and students would need a way to create and share digital content and resources.

IXL Learning 180

IXL Learning Learning Company Assessment 180

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2020

That and other factors combined to rank Stony Brook third nationally on the researchers’ “social mobility” index. But access to institutions that are flipping that narrative and boosting social mobility, like 26,814-student Stony Brook, has declined. For Stony Brook students born in 1991, who would have turned 20 in 2011, only 10.5

Mobility 100

Mobility Report Accessibility Policies 100

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Prior to this role, he served as Vice President of Financial Systems and Programs Manager at Risk Management Solutions, a private subsidiary of Daily Mail Group Trust (DGMT), which develops global catastrophe data models used by insurance companies to predict financial risk. About BYJU’S.

Company 60

Company Strategy Analysis Report 60

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The Hiring Initiation Page has also been expanded with options to add critical employment related data such as offer accepted date, start date and Staff ID which then translates into onboarding forms and packets. Additionally, over the past two back-to-school months, 418K jobs were filled via the Mobile App.

Software 52

Software Education Data Report 52

The Web20Classroom

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Even worse, no idea if they have good contact data on each and every of their students or not. It must be something that is constantly evaluated and refined to meet the ever-changing needs of a more mobile society. The goal is to collect demographic data on every student. But how do we know if that data is good?

Data 170

Data Smartphone Social Media Mobility 170

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 22, 2014

” To help increase digital literacy awareness in underserved communities, Broadband Rhode Island , a partner with RIFLI, created a curriculum in 2011 for adult education teachers to promote digital literacy among adult learners. Without an affordable data plan, a tablet has limited usefulness. As a result, Ms.

Assessment 209

Assessment Accessibility Tablets Digital Badges 209

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Don''t get me wrong, the summer months are invaluable to me as I spend my time immersed in the flow of information that my social networks provide, developing action plans, analyzing data, and hiring staff. The data that I will collect and share with them will serve as a catalyst for their improvement in the areas of teaching and learning.

Poll Everywhere 198

Poll Everywhere Schoology iPad Mobility 198

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

This change remained in appropriations language from FY 2007 through FY 2011. million from the regular 2009 appropriation reflects the significant amount of funds available under the Recovery Act , which provided $650 million for Educational Technology State Grants, that will be available for use through the 2010-2011 school year.

Policies 150

Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Founded in 2011, Civitas claims its analytics software can help higher-ed institutions gather and analyze student data to make predictions about when students might need nudges or notify advisors if they should intervene when students show early signs of struggle. It also acquired college advising platform AdviseStream.

Software 86

Software Company Learning Industry 86

Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2017

The newest wave of the Common Sense Census: Media Use by Kids Age Zero to Eight (also conducted in 2011 and 2013) shines a spotlight on the increasing presence that devices and media have in young kids’ lives. For educators, the rise of mobile media in homes presents us with an important role to play for kids and families.

Mobility 40

Mobility Digital Divide Digital Citizenship Mobile Learning 40

ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Text/data entry via floating on-screen keyboard. In 2011, large-format interactive flat-panel displays (IFPDs) displays became a new alternative. An optional trolley stand offers added flexibility for mobile resource sharing and height adjustment. The ability to collaborate on text documents, spreadsheets, design projects, etc.

Technology 256

Technology Classroom EdTech Training 256

Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 20, 2015

This way, they can be mobile and still have access to their data, information, and resources and be able to communicate more effectively and efficiently with staff, students, and parents. Administrators can use this to stay up-to-date with new resources, educational projects, laws and regulations and more.

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Education Social Media Google Smartphone 100

Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

Founded in 2011, Remind now claims 31 million monthly active users, 30 million of whom reside in the U.S. Messages on Remind can be sent through the company’s mobile app or directly to users’ phones as SMS messages. has a smartphone that supports apps, or a data plan that allows them to use the app all the time. Of its U.S.

Accessibility 105

Accessibility Company Smartphone Mobility 105

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

But data released from the statistics division of the U.S. Department of Education earlier this month points out that a college education can still be a lever of social mobility. It’s unclear from the current data if the dropout rates for first-generation students are improving or worsening.

Dropout 93

Dropout Report Analysis Survey 93

Edsurge

AUGUST 25, 2016

And increasingly, colleges are shifting to digital marketing strategies, social media outreach and mobile platforms. According to the report, the number of organizations using marketing automation from 2011 to 2014 grew 11-fold.

Social Media 60

Social Media Adobe Software Survey 60

The 21st Century Principal

MAY 21, 2011

According to the 2011 K-12 Horizon Report cloud computing and mobiles are on what it calls the “near term horizon” which means these technologies are likely to see mainstream adoption in the next 12 months. Our adoption of this cloud-based service has impacted more and more of how we carry out our business as educators.

Google 75

Google Report Software Examples 75

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

To alleviate some of their worries, he’s trying to meet students where they’re at—online and on mobile devices—and upgrade the entire student financial aid process while doing so. based company back in 2011, Scoresby’s been driving towards this goal in a number of ways. Since founding the Gilbert, Ariz.-based

Company 69

Company Mobility System Tools 69

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2017

Repayment rates for loans are lower for students who withdraw from college, like Bowie, compared to those who graduate, according to federal data. If Georgia’s universities can’t supply those workers, businesses might look to hire people from out of state, meaning upward mobility for Georgia’s low-income residents will stagnate.

Dropout 90

Dropout Study Report System 90

The Web20Classroom

MAY 19, 2015

Understanding How Learning Works (Or Doesn't) -With the proliferation of tablets, mobile devices and laptops, students can be more connected to their learning than ever before. Photo Credit: Learning Neighbourhood 2011 via photopin (license). The use of these devices makes its easy know what students know, the moment they know it.

Classroom 80

Classroom Laptops BYOD Assessment 80

Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2016

Google Cloud launched in 2011, but has caught up to competitors to. Students can use the credits toward developing mobile apps on Google App Engine or experimenting with machine learning using Vision API and Translate API, among the other data and system administration tools available on the platform.

Microsoft 60

Microsoft Accessibility Google Khan Academy 60

Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2018

P-TECH partnered with IBM back in 2011 to design a six-year high school where students receive associate's degrees in STEM majors and sometimes job offers from IBM by the time they graduate. According to data from the Texas Education Agency , the graduating class of 2016 started with 326 ninth-graders, but only graduated 243 students or 74.5

Dropout 85

Dropout STEM Data Study 85

Bryan Alexander

JULY 17, 2015

Here are two visualizations, nicely reformatted from the original article by Josh Zumbrun : Looking at data from 1960 to 2011, Blom et al find that, generally and unsurprisingly, “graduates pursue more technical, more career-oriented, and more remunerative fields of study in response to temporary periods of weak labor demand.”

STEM 40

STEM Mobility Study Data 40

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

According to a recent Common Sense Media’s study , the percentage of children ages eight and under who’ve used a mobile device nearly doubled from 2011 to 2013, from 38 percent to 72 percent. And about two in five children under the age of two have used a mobile device.

Digital Citizenship 40

Digital Citizenship Mobility Social Media Accessibility 40

EdNews Daily

JUNE 29, 2017

Mobile phones are in the hands of young people everywhere, so it is quite natural that teaching and learning opportunities are progressing towards the mobile domain. The Local Enterprise App is likely to be a key reason for high student satisfaction in Business and Society as it links the course with the mindset of “Generation Mobile”.

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Mobile Learning Mobility Gamification Learning 0

EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Notes from a TCEA 2011 Concurrent Session Dr. Stephen Waddell Superintendent of Schools Birdville ISD Kelli Montgomery Coordinator of Instructional Technology Birdville ISD "OMG, I CNT BLIEVE WE R REALLY GTTNG 2 TXT WILE WE LRN!" Art, entertainment, and mobile sculpture. 21st century learning tcea tcea 2011 web 2.0'

Technology 53

Technology Learning Industry Software 53

Edsurge

MAY 29, 2018

In 2011, it had only five full-time faculty members. As online learning experiences become more and more realistic with technology like mobile devices, augmented reality and faster computers, we get better programs and better quality content. Ashford was one of the leading schools in that area.

MOOC 101

MOOC Coursera Online Learning Course 101

Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Innovative Interactive Presentation Tools to Bring Your Classroom to Life by Bryan Miller Interactive response systems have evolved from the formal clickers, to now operating on mobile devices. Bryan gives you a head to head comparison of all of the popular interactive response systems that work on your classroom''s mobile devices.

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Resources iPad Mobility eBook 91

Perry Hewitt

OCTOBER 30, 2015

adults now own a smartphone — double the number who did back in mid-2011. Spruce up your digital self with Halloween icons from the Noun Project , and check your actual costume’s popularity using Google search data. 68% of U.S.

Smartphone 60

Smartphone Adobe iPhone Trends 60

EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Notes from a TCEA 2011 Google Academy breakout session. Monica Martinez TCEA Director of Professional Development Google Certified Administrator mmartinez@tcea.org Bing TV Commercials - Information Overload- [link] Web 3.0 - This will be about semantic web (or the meaning of data), personalization (e.g.

Google 40

Google Digital Citizenship Education Mobility 40

ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Text/data entry via floating on-screen keyboard. In 2011, large-format interactive flat panel (IFP) displays became a new alternative. An optional trolley stand offers added flexibility for mobile resource sharing and height adjustment. The ability to collaborate on text documents, spreadsheets, design projects, etc.

Technology 157

Technology Classroom Training Software 157

The Thinking Stick

JANUARY 9, 2015

2010: The Year of the Mobile Web (iPad, Android, iPhone do I need to say more?). 2011: The Year of the QR Code (These little buggers start showing up everywhere). 2012: Mobile and Integration (Chromebooks, iPads, laptops, tablets, phablets, phones…yeah the list goes on and on). Here’s my other predictions….I’ll 2013: Opps….forgot

Exercises 40

Exercises Data iPad iPhone 40

Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Through resources made available by connections — resources that can be mobilized through ties in the networks. Data from the Adolescent Health and Academic Achievement Study , for example, showed that female students are more likely to take advanced courses when surrounded by other female peers with higher level math coursework experience.

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Survey Software Analysis Study 200

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2020

It’s the first time this kind of data has been compiled and analyzed nationally, and some of the spending gaps are extreme. Hechinger’s analysis of state and local spending by school included nearly 700 districts (those with 15 or more schools) from 40 states that made the data available. But he’s not surprised. That’s a problem.

Data 145

Data Elementary Trends Analysis 145

Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2017

Interoperability, defined dryly, is the seamless, secure and controlled exchange of data between different applications and technologies. It allows companies to pay employees via direct deposit, and for you to pay others via mobile apps or online banking services. We’ll build out whatever data set you want.” million students.

Data 92

Data Education Industry Company 92

Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2019

K-12 classrooms as a 1:1 mobile device. But it’s grown from its birth in 2011, and gotten a little, well, more festive, as befits its family ties. MDR, the marketing data and services company which ran it, moved to a new format in 2018. Five years later, these developments didn’t just upend the classroom.

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Industry Conference EdTech Company 108