Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

For some districts, the best way to attain massive amounts of money to pay for edtech purchases or initiatives is through bonds. Take Milpitas Unified School District in the San Francisco Bay Area, which proposed a bond measure to pay for technology remodeling school spaces back in 2012. It eventually passed —a total of $95 million.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

In the conversation around digital learning, there’s a sobering statistic that often goes overlooked: 74. Others, like Learning Equality , have taken a different route. aims to make digital learning content available to students whether or not they have web access.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Mention edtech, and the first thought that usually comes to mind is collecting data to evaluate students’ progress. By asking three key questions, leaders can get a better sense of their K-12 edtech ecosystem. Thus, while a school may think it has 20 official edtech tools in the classroom, the unofficial list could be over 200.

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Editor’s note: This is one in a series of profiles about the men and women who are creating today’s EdTech companies. Jay Goyal, the CEO and Co-Founder of Actively Learn, began his journey to EdTech after graduating from Duke University with a B.S. In October 2018, Achieve3000 acquired Actively Learn.

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Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2022

As the graph below, prepared by the insightful edtech consultant Phil Hill, shows, enrollments—when counting fully online college students in the mix—fell 1.5 million from fall 2012 to fall 2020. But excluding online students, the present downturn in higher ed enrollment plunged significantly more—to nearly 7.5 million.

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Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2020

In Germany, there’s #OERcamp , a series of informal meetups for educators that’s been running since 2012. the Open Pedagogy Incubator at North Carolina State University brings together a cohort of instructors for a semester of learning about OER practices. In the U.S.,

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2019

But the idea reminded me of an interview I did with Bill Gates back in 2012 for The Chronicle of Higher Education, when he lamented the lack of clear benchmarks for evaluating colleges. “If What did Gates suggest should go into such a metric back in 2012? Equity will be at the center of the commission’s work.”

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2019

But today, edtech is commonly understood to mean digital technology. So with these guidelines in mind, I’ve chosen six areas where edtech has made an impact this decade: Learning Management Systems. Digital badges. Adaptive learning systems. The Filmstrips of Edtech Like a filmstrip. underwhelming.

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ExcelinEd

AUGUST 5, 2015

A lot has happened in the world of digital learning since ExcelinEd’s Digital Learning Now initiative and Getting Smart released the first Smart Series paper in August 2012. Today, we’re sharing a blog post from Getting Smart highlighting the updated Smart Series paper “Smart Series Guide to EdTech Procurement.”.

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Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2021

million from 2012 to 2019. The graph above, depicting federal data shrewdly reshuffled by edtech trend-spotter Phil Hill, reveals a steady on-campus decay while online races ahead. How will faculty learn how to deliver effective courses virtually—not just their old lectures via Zoom?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2016

How do you know whether an edtech product is effective in delivering its intended outcomes? As the number of edtech products has ballooned in the past five years, educators—and parents—seek information to help them make the best decision. Is your edtech efficacy study up to par? To help, Digital Promise launched on Aug.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2020

Ruiz-Healy started GradGuru in 2012 as a nonprofit. Beyond 12 will now be part of an elite club, an edtech organization led by two women of color. “The idea that they could wait in line to see a counselor just wasn’t a reality,” she says. “So The stories we hear from our students every day solidified our decision,” Bernadotte says. “We

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 29, 2020

It was the institutions that had existing digital education investments and strategies that were truly ahead of the game. In fact, HolonIQ recently reported there are now 700 universities working with 200 partners to deliver high-quality online learning to students. That’s only going to grow.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 18, 2018

million between 2012 and 2016, says Jeff Seaman, co-director of the Babson Survey Research Group, who has been tracking the country’s virtual education lifeline for 15 years. Without digital, higher ed would be in far worse shape than it is now,” he adds. One reason is that digital education at U.S.

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Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

MARCH 4, 2019

Before we even got started, a team of us designed two Board Authority Authorized (BAA) courses for the school: Foundations of Inquiry and Digital Learning (digital literacy). Foundations of Inquiry 11 – BAA Course (2012). Applications of Digital Learning 10 – BAA Course (2012).

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2021

It was 2012, and online learning was suddenly booming. It [can] create this cycle that naturally leads to the winner-takes-all,” says Phil Hill, a longtime edtech consultant. Courses at Stanford and at MIT were opened for free online to the masses, and the masses signed up—with some courses attracting more than 160,000 each.

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Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2017

First the numbers: In the past year, we have published more than 300 articles about the shifting trends in higher ed, education technology and digital learning. Discovering MOOCs in 2012 lit a fire under me. I left my position running university internships abroad and went head first into the edtech world.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

” FY 2012 $0. 2012 and 2012 (ARRA case studies). K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role appeared first on EdTech Strategies. FY 2013 $0. FY 2014 $0. FY 2015 $0. ” How would the program operate? 2010 and 2010 ( American Recovery and Reinvesment Act [ARRA]). The post U.S.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 30, 2018

Named 2012 Washington State Teacher of the Year and an NSBA “20 to Watch” in 2015, he developed and led digital learning, professional development, and innovative librarian programs. Digital Promise was created with the mission to accelerate innovation in education to improve opportunities to learn.

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ExcelinEd

AUGUST 10, 2015

A lot has happened in the world of digital learning since ExcelinEd’s Digital Learning Now initiative and Getting Smart released the first Smart Series paper in August 2012. Originally published October 2012, updated and re-released Summer 2015. SmartSeries Refresh | Smart Series Guide to EdTech Procurement.

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ExcelinEd

AUGUST 12, 2015

A lot has happened in the world of digital learning since ExcelinEd’s Digital Learning Now initiative and Getting Smart released the first Smart Series paper in August 2012. In partnership with: Digital Learning Now , Foundation for Excellence in Education , Public Impact.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

Now, some educators—and consultants—are calling for edtech consulting firms to be held accountable for whether or not their million-dollar advice translates into improved, measurable learning outcomes. One of the major components of this reform was enacted in 2012 when the district received $19.3

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Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2018

Dubbed “Clever Goals,” the tool lets educators, students and parents see how long a pupil spent on different digital learning programs, along with their “progress,” which is defined differently depending on the kind of edtech software. (It It could be books read, quizzes finished, activities completed.)

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

MARCH 9, 2015

Congrats to our good friend @plemmonsa on being named in the '20 to Watch' #edtech leaders by @NSBAComm #innovation pic.twitter.com/TfPgVHFK7s. He sets the highest standard, but what is most impressive is how he seamlessly blends innovative digital learning environments with ensuring he has a personal relationship with each child.”.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2021

The publicly traded, game-based learning company announced Thursday that it was acquiring Clever, a digital learning platform used widely among K-12 schools in the U.S. Clever, a private, California-based company founded in 2012, claims to have served half of all U.S. Kahoot, it seems, is just heating up.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Of all the learners that ever registered on a MOOC platform, one third did so in 2020 , making 2020 MOOCs’ most consequential year since 2012, which has been dubbed “ Year of the MOOC ”. 2012, the “ Year of the MOOC ” was characterized by media hype. In one day we received more traffic than the entire month of February.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The district also holds several events inviting staff to learn about technology tools and strategies for the classroom. Arlington Independent School District is an edtech integration leader both districtwide and in the classroom, and other districts can look to AISD for inspiration. We are nominating Dr.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 7, 2012

Notes from panel discussion/concurrent session at SXSWedu 2012 Geoff Wurzel, TechNet Wurzel was one of the influencers on Senate Bill 6 and the creation of the Instructional Materials Allotment in Texas. It brings a library of over 18,000 purpose-built, digital learning objects to teachers, learners, and parents.

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ExcelinEd

AUGUST 7, 2015

A lot has happened in the world of digital learning since ExcelinEd’s Digital Learning Now initiative and Getting Smart released the first Smart Series paper in August 2012. In partnership with: Digital Learning Now , Foundation for Excellence in Education. Infographic (Busting Myths).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Jaime serves on the Science Foundation Arizona Board of Directors, on the Board of Directors for New Global Citizens, is a member of the Digital Learning Council, and a member of the South by Southwest EDU advisory Board. She teaches ICT from grade 3 through to year 12 at Hawkesdale P12 College, a small rural prep to year 12 school.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

To get a glimpse into what the next 12 months will hold for everything from professional development to digital learning, and from communication to virtual reality, 15 ed tech luminaries looked back on 2016 edtech trends to help predict what’s in store for 2017. With every new year comes new ideas.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

“Digital learning systems now charge students for access codes needed to complete coursework, take quizzes, and turn in homework,” Buzzfeed – which consistently does some of the best education journalism – reports. .” Via The New York Times : “ SpaceX Rocket Explodes at Launchpad in Cape Canaveral.”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

Tuesday, June 17th at 10am PDT in San Anselmo, CA Common Sense Media at iTeach2014: Four Skills To Help You Discover, Use, and Share Great Digital Tools for Learning , Your classroom is ready for digital learning, but how do you find quality apps, games, and websites for students and integrate them into your teaching?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 9, 2014

Thursday, July 10th in Nashville, TN Common Sense Media - Identifying Quality Apps, Websites, and Games for Learning , As technology is being integrated into classrooms, teachers are searching for quality apps, websites, and games for student learning. Highlighted Recordings Marc Prensky from the Learning 2.0

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

“After Gayle Manchin took over the National Association of State Boards of Education in 2012, she spearheaded an unprecedented effort that encouraged states to require schools to purchase medical devices that fight life-threatening allergic reactions,” writes USA Today. .” Education Politics.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. 3D printing, The Economist pronounced in 2012 , was poised to bring about the third industrial revolution. (I It was an elaborate scam, dating back to 2012, but one that gave out many online signals that the school was “real.”

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