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. MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn how industry-specific technology is helping schools prep students for future jobs. In 2011, Bethlehem (N.Y.)

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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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Neo LMS

JANUARY 17, 2019

In 2011, the journal Child Development published a meta-analysis of over 213 evidence-based SEL studies, and found that: participants demonstrated significantly improved social and emotional skills, attitudes, behavior, and academic performance that reflected an 11-percentile-point gain in achievement. On Social Emotional Learning.

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The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

To check out an online version of the Horizon Report 2011, see here. What does the report have to say to our current circumstances in educational technology? An interesting place to start is to look at what the report calls “Key Drivers or Technological Trends” affecting teaching and learning specifically, and education in general.

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The Electric Educator

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

2011 iNACOL Virtual School Symposium This week I attended the 2011 Virtual School Symposium in Indianapolis, Indiana. Hardware and Software vendors are not working together. Online learning resources are being developed using Java and Flash technologies. Apple and Google, are resistant to support of these products.

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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. Ten K-12 School Technologies Created Since 2010.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Teachers’ options include checking for plagiarism manually or using time-saving software designed for this very purpose. Plagiarism-detection software can address the most pressing needs of classroom educators faced with assessing students’ written work. Google Classroom integration. But time isn’t the only challenge.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2019

Google Cardboard now sells for about $15. parents live with a VR-enabled device, 60 percent say they’re somewhat concerned about negative health effects from the technology on their children. MEL was not an easy sell at first for TMT Investments, which supports mostly software companies, says partner Igor Shoifot.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Naseath arrives at Osmo from Google Cloud, where he served as Cloud Value Advisor Senior Principal, and assisted the office of Google Cloud CFO to define the financial opportunity of cloud digital transformation. In 2013, he was promoted to Director of Global FP&A and Leader for Data Insight & Reporting Center of Excellence.

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Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

But it wasn’t until Serial, a true-crime podcast debuting in 2011, that skyrocketed the listening audience. Technology. Listeners can always answer questions in a Google Form or share during a discussion to demonstrate evidence of learning. Use a Google Form to submit evidence and reflection. True Crime. TV & Movies.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2016

Google in June announced an. Amazon and Microsoft’s cloud services both offer education programs, and now Google Cloud wants a part in shaping future computer scientists — and probably whatever they come up with using the tool. Google Cloud launched in 2011, but has caught up to competitors to. Google breaking in? .

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Edsurge

JULY 28, 2021

In 2011, Pittsburgh-based Duolingo was founded by Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker. But the real change came when Rosetta Stone’s computer-assisted language software became available for download as one of the first edtech products to become a household name within the U.S. billion, making its total valuation more than $4.7

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The 21st Century Principal

JUNE 12, 2011

applications, but once I started examining my list of Google Apps, I knew I could devote one entire post to those apps alone. Google offers so many useful applications to school administrators, I would find it hard to live without those apps now. Here is my most useful Google Apps list.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Is education technology investing back on track? edtech investments in 2011. Yet at 126 deals, the number of fundraises in 2017 is also at its lowest since 2011. educational technology companies whose primary purpose is to improve outcomes for teachers and learners across K-12 and higher education. Source: EdSurge.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

How do you teach students to be resilient in their technology use, especially in the face of web resources tools, which change all the time? Date : Thursday, December 1st, 2011 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern / 12am (next day) GMT ( international times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2011

Meet the ATLAST Explore participants and start networking using Google+. Session will also include a brief how-to on Google+ and a brainstorming activity of ways to implement Google+ with students. In general, references management software is expensive.

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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. How has our adoption of Google Apps, a cloud computing solution, transformed our district and my school?

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

JUNE 9, 2012

It''s new and in beta and there doesn''t seem to be too much in the news about it, other than its launching at EDUCAUSE in October, 2011. OpenClass is totally free and integrates with Google Apps For Education which we have at our school, so the system is definitely worth a look for our institution! Or does it?

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Five-year-old Mykell Robinson practices his reading on the Lexia software while a small group of classmates work with a teacher. Though personalized learning doesn’t have to include technology, many New Orleans charters have put computers at the center of their personalized learning efforts. Photo: Sharon Lurye/The Hechinger Report.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

For years we have embraced the effective integration of technology to enhance the teaching and learning process. They then had to create a Prezi , PowerPoint or Google Doc presentation to be shared at a later time on what they found/learned to the class. Students calculated travel expenses, such as hotels, gas, attractions, etc.

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EdTechTeam

MARCH 27, 2017

What to do when your school or your students do not have appropriate access to technology In my travels as a national presenter and G Suite trainer, I have met many teachers from around the U.S. Do not assume that your students don’t have access to technology at home. A great place to start is Donors Choose.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

When I started graduate-level work with machine learning tools at UC Berkeley in 2011, few people outside academia were discussing artificial intelligence. When I co-founded WriteLab in early 2014, a few prominent labs were visibly but cautiously putting together startups powered by that technology. How can we trust it?

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Edsurge

JULY 31, 2018

The book is called Rewiring Education: How Technology Can Unlock Every Student's Potential. So we probably had more education software in the early, early days of the PC than anyone else. The second part of it was that we knew that the technology was continuing to grow. And that's what technology can do.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

leave those kids alone" and then be reassured that, in the future, magically, technology will make everything happier. And while my criticism of exploitative "personalized learning" technology was booed, their predictions were cheered. It's influential internally, within the field of education and education technology.

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

I spent the week of February 7-11 attending the 2011 TCEA Convention and Exposition in Austin, Texas. Google Apps for Education is one very logical way to do this. At a time when the budget crisis in Texas is promising severe cutbacks in public education funding, using a suite of free tools such as Google Apps is even more appealing.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2016

Exposure may be one factor: A Google-sponsored Gallup report ( PDF ) that found that female students are less aware of online and local opportunities to learn computer science. Gender is just one part of the diversity problem confronting many technology companies today. I absolutely think that technology should be taught in K-12.

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Doug Levin

MAY 6, 2017

Earlier this week, an unknown person or persons launched a short-lived, but clever cyber attack against Google Docs’ users. Here is Google’s description of the incident and their response: “ Protecting you against phishing.” Comment from discussion New Google Docs phishing scam, almost undetectable.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

I pick ten trends and themes in order to closely at the recent past, the near-term history of education technology. Of course, if you look for those education technology writers who are independent from venture capital, corporate or institutional backing, or philanthropic funding, there is pretty much only me.).

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2016

That’s why he’s launching Rooted School, a high school that plans to train students to enter jobs in fields like 3D printing, software development and programming right after graduation. In 2011, blacks made up 11 percent of the nation’s workforce but just 6 percent of Americans working in STEM, up from 2 percent in 1970.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Teachers and the Future of Education" (the importance of teacher voice in education discussions, "Hack Your Education" (thinking about self-directed learning--Audrey''s in this proposal), and "Technology, Pedagogy, and the Silver Bullet" (addressing the myopia of some ed tech business ventures).

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

“Why is it that when young people use technology on adult terms, they are praised as 21st century learners, but when they use technology on their OWN terms, they are castigated as deviant rule-breakers?” The students from the Hudson Valley and Aurora displayed an interest in technology, access, and fairness.

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techlearning

MARCH 29, 2018

– Boxlight Corporation (Nasdaq: BOXL) (“Boxlight”), and K-12 science technology pioneer Globisens have released a new version of the GlobiLab analytical software for the Labdisc portable STEM lab. GlobiLab software communicates wirelessly with the Labdisc multi-sensor compact devices, allowing for full setup and control of the devices.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The 2011 Global Education Conference is also fast approaching: November 14 - 18. Audrey is a writer for the NPR education technology blog MindShift , for the data section of O’Reilly Radar , and for the Edutopia blog. Can Google Challenge Over-Zealous Web Filtering at Schools? We have attendees signed up from 133 countries!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 11, 2011

Matthew Peskay of KIPP LA Schools will discuss what students in his schools have experienced with the Google Cr-48 pilot program. link] "MINI-GEEK FEST" MONTHLY ONLINE CONVERSATION JUNE, 2011 (AzTEA 2.0 Do you get excited and energized by talking with other educators about technology tools and resources?

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Learning in Hand

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

AirPlay is Apple’s technology that will stream a live view of whatever is on an iOS device''s screen. If you are missing some of the options I mention in this post, your Apple TV might need a software update. Software Updates to get the latest update. This is why Apple TV is so popular. Go to Settings ? with a 7 day free trial.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2020

peaked in 2011 and is currently declining. Since these non-degree credentials are being provided by a wide range of universities, technology firms, online education companies and professional associations, there is opportunity for partnership across this ecosystem in ways that link shorter-form learning to degree pathways.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Adaptive learning technology is the new go-to for personalized learning. Diagnostic products and software systems that target specific areas of learning for improvement can help students find success, freeing educators to help every learner reach their personal best within one classroom. Google Classroom ? Google Classroom ?

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