Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

The “cultivation of students’ entrepreneurship and innovation capabilities and practical skills” was a priority in China’s 5-Year Plan for 2016-2020. billion in 2016, according to Goldman Sachs. million (A) 2016 Sinovation Ventures EnglishCentral $1.3 million (N/A) 2016 Kirihara Shoten K.K. 380 million tally in 2014.

EdTech 86

EdTech Knewton Company Robotics 86

The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2022

The Google campus in Mountain View, California. Businesses like Google, IBM, and Accenture have also made high-profile moves to boost skills-based hiring and remove bachelor’s degree requirements. In February, Google announced a $100 million partnership with Social Finance to help as many as 20,000 workers earn IT certificates.

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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. What’s different about the trend today is that educational technology companies are eagerly marketing software under the “personalized learning” label. Photo: Sharon Lurye/The Hechinger Report.

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Personalized Learning Software Data Report 95

EdNews Daily

MARCH 22, 2019

In 2013-2014, the real beginning of the digital transformation, schools mostly stumbled about as they either considered or implemented a widespread acquisition of computing devices. They often say, “We let the teachers make all the choices as to what and how they will use various technologies including the software elements.”

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

One of the first to try it was Lynn University , in Boca Raton, Florida, which launched its own iPad initiative in 2013. Apple was the only solution that had hardware, software and technical support,” he says. Starting in 2016, Lynn supplied an iPad Pro to each undergraduate, seeing the new devices as replacements for laptops.

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Reading By Example

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Google Classroom , Schoology and Edmodo fall into this category. Facebook Helps Develop Software That Puts Students in Charge of Their Lesson Plans. As an example, no longer do they have to collect papers, lug them home and grade them by hand. Now, students can submit their work electronically through the LMS. References. Gutiérrez, K.,

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Reading By Example

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Google Classroom , Schoology and Edmodo fall into this category. Facebook Helps Develop Software That Puts Students in Charge of Their Lesson Plans. As an example, no longer do they have to collect papers, lug them home and grade them by hand. Now, students can submit their work electronically through the LMS. References. Gutiérrez, K.,

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System LMS Schoology Edmodo 28

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

A student in New York uses Google Docs on her classroom iPad to discuss themes in the class’s latest book with her group. Miller is one of many vocal critics of the wide disparities in education technology pricing, which he and others contend is becoming an increasingly pressing problem as more devices and software enter U.S.

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iPad Broadband Software Company 79

The Principal of Change

MAY 27, 2016

The employees had all taken a computer proficiency test, which assessed their knowledge of keyboard shortcuts, software programs, and hardware, as well as a timed test of their typing speed. Grant, 2016). The obvious answer was that they’re more tech savvy, so I asked Housman if he could explore that.

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The Principal of Change

AUGUST 15, 2016

There are different software programs that will make “portfolios” easy to share, yet do we truly embrace the power that a digital portfolio can bring into our schools? Does the portfolio help in this endeavour when every student we work with now will be googled for jobs, university, or a myriad of other things.

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Software Google Professional Learning Learning 28

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

If you look for a definition of “platform” online, you’re likely to get something along the lines of Wikipedia’s – fairly straightforward, although quite technical: A computing platform is the environment in which a piece of software is executed. Education’s Proto-Platforms. If so, what are they?

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Formed in December 2016 by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (MESE) and the. Among the survey’s findings: Google Classroom is by far the most popular learning management platform, used in more than 80 percent of districts. Last week, MAPLE released its first report: a.

Personalized Learning 69

Personalized Learning Learning Moodle Secondary 69

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. Rooted was supposed to open in the fall of 2016. Running a high school like the Google campus can be tricky, though.

STEM 40

STEM Industry Company Report 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

This is the last public talk I’ll deliver in 2016, and I confess I am relieved (I am exhausted!) ” – that’s Sebastian Thrun, best known perhaps for his work at Google on the self-driving car and as a co-founder of the MOOC (massive open online course) startup Udacity. Either way. as well as honored to be here.

Trends 40

Trends Report iPhone Software 40

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2016

His 2010 book was called What Technology Wants , as though technology is a living being with desires and drives; the title of his 2016 book, The Inevitable. Buying hardware and buying software does not make you or your students or your institutions forward-thinking. We humans, in this framework, have no agency, no choice.

Technology 40

Technology Learning Data Libraries 40

edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

Strategic planning for edtech is an endless journey—and not just because of constantly evolving hardware and software. Most educators look at the cost of their device and software, but what they need to understand is that the total cost includes PD, tech support, sustainability. Department of Education Secretary in October 2016.

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EdTech Digital Badges Software Outcomes 59

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

“I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link]. " Tagged on: March 19, 2017 Technology switch leaves some upset | Columbia Daily Tribune → Battle High School students and teachers have had iPads since the school opened in 2013.

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edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

the national movement to redefine what it means for students to be college, career and life ready while serving as the 2015-2016 president of AASA, The School Superintendents Association. She started her career as a software engineer at NASA supporting Space Shuttle and Station Operations. Frankie Jackson.

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Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 91

Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2018

Back in September 2016, I applied Gartner’s Hype Cycle theory to predict the coming year in the coding bootcamp industry. That’s what we saw towards the end of 2017, as many of the first-wave bootcamps that started between 2011 and 2013 have been acquired or are in the process.

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Industry Outcomes Company Software 73

Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2018

The Connecticut law outlines terms around the way identifiable student information can be used by vendors—anyone from yearbook publishers to niche apps to Google. I get an email a day from district tech directors asking about Google. Still, it has been an uphill battle to get edtech behemoths like Google to even bother. “I

Technology 81

Technology Education Data Policies 81

edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2019

But, they also saw a large number of resources being recommitted to just this one aspect of education: space for server farms, money for hardware and software upgrades, overworked personnel, etc. In the fall of 2016 Ann co-authored and published Life Lessons in Leadership: The Way of the Wallaby. Join the Community.

EdTech 41

EdTech PowerMyLearning Software BYOD 41

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Cabrera was named Superintendent at El Paso Independent School District in Texas in 2013. He is a former teacher but spent 20 years away from the classroom working as a technology attorney and software executive. In the fall of 2016 Ann co-authored and published Life Lessons in Leadership: The Way of the Wallaby.

PowerMyLearning 40

PowerMyLearning Data BYOD Training 40

edWeb.net

JULY 31, 2019

Software and services hosted in the cloud: First and foremost, by using cloud-based programs, schools don’t need to worry about having the staff and skills to maintain the programs. She started her career as a software engineer at NASA supporting Space Shuttle and Station Operations. About the Presenters. Join the Community.

BYOD 45

BYOD Data Software Training 45

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Steve Steve Hargadon steve@learningrevolution.com [link] @stevehargadon CURRENT SESSION LIST: Abigail Ekangouo Awanga : Emoji grading a fascinating effect on low proficiency learners AERO : Yong Zhao Keynote at the 2016 AERO Conference AERO : Peter Gray: Self Directed Education. What Is It, How Does It Work?

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Conference Learning OER Blended Learning 34

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

LeMya is one of 156 4-year-olds in Mississippi who participated in UPSTART’s 2016-17 school year pilot program. In 2013, the program’s developer, the nonprofit Waterford Institute, received an $11.5 But most kindergarten-readiness and online preschool software is offered by for-profit companies. Waterford’s UPSTART is free.

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Laptops Accessibility Online Learning Company 155

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

He received, among many global awards, the million-dollar TED Prize in 2013. In September 2013, Chris opened Science Leadership Academy @ Beeber campus, the second campus in the SLA model, and in September 2016, Chris opened Science Leadership Academy Middle School, SLA’s first middle school. Founder of CoffeeEDU.

Learning 48

Learning Conference Social Media Secondary 48

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. I’ll look more closely at discrimination by design – in software and in algorithms – in the final article in this series.) “ Seen ” cheating.).

Data 40

Data Technology Education Software 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

on Election Day 2016, closed at post-election high of $17.85 ” The new software is supposed to get students ready for “the Salesforce economy,” whatever the hell that means. Google had a big media to-do this week. “ Mattel and Google : a double standard for AI toys?” Shares closed at $13.46

Education 49

Education Robotics Company MOOC 49

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. The startup was later sold to Valore Education in 2015 , which was in turn acquired by Follett in 2016 , which in turn shut down the Boundless site in 2017.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

The 2013 “Superintendent of the Year” Mark Edwards will join Discovery Education. “Heard, Overheard and Announced at ISTE 2016 ” by Edsurge (which mislabels ISTE as the biggest ed-tech conference in the world). DOo11lof2f pic.twitter.com/NTi1mCbPOn — CB Insights (@CBinsights) June 30, 2016.

MOOC 48

MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 10, 2017

This is part five of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” As in previous years, it would be quite easy to fill a whole article in this series on “ data insecurity ,” on the data breaches and cyberattacks that continue to plague education – both schools and software.

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Data Education Software Social Media 78

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

While it’s banned in 28 states, “more than 110,000 students across the country were subjected to corporal punishments in 2013–14, according to the latest version of the Department’s Civil Rights Data Collection.” C8xzJTP2yQ — The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) November 21, 2016. ” More via CHE.

Education 40

Education Pearson Common Core Report 40

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

He was an instructor in one of several high-profile Coursera failures back in 2013. ” CSS pic.twitter.com/JYyabJDAS3 — Owen Williams ⚡️ (@ow) June 6, 2016. ” CSS pic.twitter.com/JYyabJDAS3 — Owen Williams ⚡️ (@ow) June 6, 2016. ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”).

Education 48

Education MOOC Company Report 48

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

” Google announces it is “Funding 75,000 Udacity scholarships to bridge the digital skills gap.” For Online College Programs, Google Is Kingmaker.” “This Machine Learning-Powered Software Teaches Kids To Be Better Writers,” Fast Company claims. No, actually. I bet it doesn’t.

Education 45

Education Broadband Company Data 45

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “Frank Brogan, the chancellor of the Pennsylvania State University System from 2013 until retiring this year, has joined the Department of Education in the Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development – likely ahead of a nomination to a separate position.” More via Politico. ” 90.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

From Course Report : “the 2016 Coding Bootcamp Market Size Study.” ” Among the findings: “In 2016, the sheer number of bootcamp providers has grown to 91, compared to 67 last year.” ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Second Former Vanderbilt Athlete Is Found Guilty in 2013 Campus Rape.”

Coursera 60

Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Marc Andreessen famously said that “software is eating the world,” but it’s far more accurate to say that the neoliberal values of software tycoons are eating the world. Every industry uses computers, software, and internet services. Facebook, like Google, is an advertising company.

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40