Edsurge

JULY 24, 2019

In 2012, First Book , a nonprofit that provides affordable learning materials to kids in need, approached the publishers of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and asked: Can you make a bilingual version of the popular children’s book? In 2012, the Center received a $1.5

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EdTechTeacher

JANUARY 9, 2019

Source: (Chappuis, Stiggins, Chappuis, & Arter, 2012) Learn more in BWRSD’s Lens on Teaching and Learning. As educators across the nation have adopted these high impact assessment strategies, there has been considerable advancement in educational technologies that help amplify the effectiveness of these practices.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 2, 2012

For the past few years ( here and here ) I started a tradition (if we can call it that) where I look back at the year in #edtech and try to make predictions as to what''s going to take hold in the coming year. Just my feelings from what I have been reading and seeing and what I believe will take a great hold in educational technology.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. Department of Education’s national educational technology plans.).

Policies 150

Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Biometrics — technology that captures physical and behavioral data — is being used by several universities to collect data on students’ attention. It’s the natural next step in the move toward personalized learning , in which technology tailors information and lessons to fit students’ knowledge and abilities. meghan.bogardu….

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EdTech4Beginners

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Advancements in VR Technology. VR technology is increasing at a rapid pace, and with each new app, there is endless learning potential. The system is comprised of a peripheral camera originating from 2003, motion controllers first released in 2010, and a headset that emerged from a personal 3D theater in 2012.

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Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2020

So says the new Educause Horizon report , which identifies technologies and trends that are changing higher education. OER was one of six “emerging technologies and practices” the panelists highlighted as most likely to significantly influence postsecondary teaching and learning in the future. “It In the U.S.,

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eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2023

Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. These learning opportunities for teachers help school systems recognize the full return on their edtech investment.

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eSchool News

JULY 21, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Students across Indiana’s Vigo County School Corporation (VCSC) will add new, high-quality learning resources to their digital book bags this Fall thanks to a new partnership with worldwide edtech leader Discovery Education. We are excited to be a part of this important work.”

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2018

These meetings, she says, inform how they interact with entrepreneurs. based firm has established itself as a familiar name within the education technology industry. Earlier in 2018, Pluralsight, which provides online classes for technology and business professionals, went public. These maps are publicly shared.)

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ViewSonic Education

MAY 7, 2019

Quick Take: Interactive displays are a big investment in edtech. The use of interactive display and collaborative technology in the classroom has become a baseline requirement for increasing student’s participation and education success in the 21st century. Learn everything you need to know before jumping in: ?

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2017

That’s where one can glean some information about the team’s personality and attitude. That’s the first thing Jamila Amarshi did when she saw a job post at Clever in December 2012. “I That’s how EdSurge hired its first engineer, who emailed us in 2012: Straight to the point. It began: SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.

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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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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2020

GradGuru’s chief technology officer, Kioma Valenzuela Aldecoa, and a team of five engineers based in the Philippines will also continue to work with Beyond 12. So we thought: ‘Why not use the power of mobile devices to push the right information to them at the right time?’” Ruiz-Healy started GradGuru in 2012 as a nonprofit.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Paying for technology shouldn’t have to come solely out of a school or district’s already-strapped budget. For some districts, the best way to attain massive amounts of money to pay for edtech purchases or initiatives is through bonds. It eventually passed —a total of $95 million. There’s money to be found on that site.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education , a global edtech company backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. Back in 2012, I began to experiment with integrating interactive video into my classroom practice. ® The firm’s core target sectors are technology, industrials, and consumer. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

Education 57

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Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2019

One of his latest investments is his first foray in education technology, PenPal Schools. How Crowdinvesting Works Crowdinvesting—which also goes by equity crowdfunding and investment crowdfunding—became legal on paper with the Jobs Act signed by President Barack Obama in 2012.

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100mentors

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Within educational contexts, inquiry-oriented instruction involves both teachers and students “asking questions that do not necessarily have known answers” (Shore, Chichekian, Syer, Aulls, & Frederiksen, 2012). Question generation and formulation: An indication of information need. This job challenges our research skills, too.

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Learning Assessment Outcomes Guidelines 133

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

That tool is data, and it marks the focus of Microsoft’s first edtech acquisition of 2019: DataSense , a data management platform developed by Brightbytes. It also offers a rostering solution that expedites how student and educator accounts for third-party edtech applications are created and managed.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

There has always been technology in the classroom, even if it hasn’t always been welcome. Take a brief look at the history of technology’s uneasy relationship with education. Then you won’t want to miss the advantages (and disadvantages) to modern EdTech. There has always been technology in the classroom.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2018

One of the most prominent legal issues in the edtech space revolves around the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a law passed in 1974 to protect the privacy rights of students. Today, the law repeatedly comes up as new technology products, many of which ask for students’ personal information, make their way into classrooms.

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Policies Blackboard Education EdTech 98

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

This case study was featured in Chapter 4 of EdSurge's "State of Edtech" report. Several Yuma students with pieces of technology. While these were stepping stones, it had become clear to Sheppard by 2012 that the district needed to take a bigger step and convert to a one-to-one model. “We Out of the portion of the bond ($4.5

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Elementary EdTech Case Study iPad 82

TeacherCast

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Hugely informed and supportive of teachers. June 19, 2015 by Chopstick Sensei from United States I don’t know how Jeff makes the time for this empire of his, but he’s putting together amazing information to help teachers out. Information from A to Z on EdTech and teaching, it should you your go-to resource. Great stuff!

Pearson 68

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Founded in 2012, ThinkCERCA offers a set of digital tools and lesson plans to help educators teach critical thinking skills across a variety of subjects, including English language arts (ELA), math, social studies and science. This framework informs how ThinkCERCA designs its literacy instructional materials and lessons.

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Instructional Materials Academic Standards Company Industry 244

100mentors

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Within educational contexts, inquiry-oriented instruction involves both teachers and students “asking questions that do not necessarily have known answers” (Shore, Chichekian, Syer, Aulls, & Frederiksen, 2012). Question generation and formulation: An indication of information need. This job challenges our research skills, too.

Learning 78

Learning Assessment Outcomes Guidelines 78

TeacherCast

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

The TechEducator Podcast is a weekly round table discussion about current topics in educational technology. For more information, please visit www.techeducatorpodcast.com. Hugely informed and supportive of teachers. Information from A to Z on EdTech and teaching, it should you your go-to resource. Great stuff!

Google 68

Google Education Digital Citizenship Video 68

edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

Along with a 1:1 goal, comes the deluge of edtech tools, software, and applications into classrooms. Data empowers school districts to make informed technology decisions that impact student success, Draper explains. This obstacle leads to funds used sub-optimally, which further compounds the problem of underfunded districts.”

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Data Student Data Privacy EdTech Software 46

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

APRIL 10, 2019

Today, the publisher announced the launch of Pearson Ventures, a $50 million fund earmarked for education technology startups raising Series A and B rounds. Over the past few years, Pearson has already let go of several flagship educational offerings, including a widely-used student information system in PowerSchool , and its U.S.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 24, 2022

Immersive technology is constantly changing and Jamie loves to keep educators updated on how they can best serve their students with it. Now that the Expeditions app has been discontinued and the technology of individual headsets has evolved teachers are a little lost as to what’s next. The Buzz on AR and VR in Schools.

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Learning Resources Course Technology 91

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

DECEMBER 2, 2012

As a 14 year veteran of teaching 9th grade, there have been times when I get caught up in the curriculum and keeping pace with standardized testing, but Stephen Davis , the Featured Teacher for the November 17, 2012 Classroom 2.0 assignments connecting with students edtech happiness teaching'

Technology 60

Technology Classroom Meeting EdTech 60

Waterford

OCTOBER 21, 2020

4] Principals should be in the loop on things like access to the curriculum for special education, need for assistive technologies, and other accommodations. Some of these might include captioning or building in additional “wait time” to let the child process information.[10]. Strategies for When Special Education Moves Online.

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Online Learning Learning Education Meeting 246

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2017

In 2012 I took a job as a general education language arts teacher, working with at-risk youths. In 2012, I transferred to McClarin Success Academy in Fulton County School District. Image Credit: Farhat Ahmad The Evolution of Technology. In 2012, the way I was teaching didn’t have a name.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

based company now touts itself as a provider of adaptive-learning technologies for educational content providers. Kidaptive first entered the edtech market in 2012 with Leo’s Pad, a game-based learning app that offered mini-games and puzzles to assess cognitive skills in young children. We’re entirely invisible,” he adds. “If

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Adaptive Learning Knewton Pearson Company 71

Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2018

That’s why we’ve also highlighted a few here that we don’t want you to miss, from complicated community college turnarounds to where IKEA and edtech overlap. But after cutting assets ranging from the company’s stake in The Economist to PowerSchool, a student information system, Pearson finally reported a profit again in 2017.

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ViewSonic Education

MAY 31, 2019

Teachers often report that increased attentiveness and engagement are the top benefits of teaching with interactive display technology. Note that many researchers still use the term “interactive whiteboard” or IW for all similar technology.) EdTech provides abundant ways to create effective feedback.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2017

Flocks of educators and entrepreneurs have made their way down to San Antonio this week for the mecca of edtech conferences, hosted by the International Society for Technology in Education—better known as ISTE. Educators at a school can also set up their own channels and video conferences.

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