Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

For higher education, with smaller potential audiences and student outcomes at stake, companies are debating whether return on investment is there for game-based learning experiences. Triseum is a private company that spun out of Texas A&M University’s Live Lab in late 2014. Norton & Company. Enter Textbook Publishers.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

In 2013, a realization washed over Ratnam and his wife. Venkat Ratnam So Ratnam left his 23-year career as a professional services leader for software companies to create a solution that would help his children and others. Venkat Ratnam developed WhizRead , a multisensory reading support program, out of pure fatherly love.

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Educational Technology Guy

AUGUST 16, 2013

now lets teacher manage, edit, share and sync up their students’ behavior reports from their mobile devices SAN FRANCISCO – August 15th, 2013 - Today, ClassDojo, the free behavior development platform for teachers, students , and parents, is launching a major update - version 2.0 of its Popular iOS and Android Apps ClassDojo 2.0

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Android Mobility Smartphone Laptops 172

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

When Apple released its first iPad seven years ago, the company thought one area it would revolutionize was education. So when Hiram College announced last month that it would provide every student and professor an iPad starting this fall, it made us wonder what the state of Apple’s sector-creating tablet on campuses is these days.

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iPad Tablets Mobility Software 60

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Since President Obama’s ConnectED announcement in 2013 in Mooresville, NC , there has been more than $10 billion committed as part of the five-year program to transform American education. The VILS program provided 806 students and 54 teachers at the Vista Innovation & Design Academy with tablets and data plans.

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Adobe Education Tablets iPad 120

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

MAY 30, 2013

UPDATE AS OF 1/15/14: The company Gobstopper has changed its name to Curriculet, but this update hasn''t changed how I use Curriculet with my students. The stories and information in the below post still hold true despite the change in company name. edmodocon On @Gobstopper students can read on a tablet, smartphone or laptop.

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Common Core Digital Citizenship Analysis Assessment 162

Marketplace K-12

JUNE 15, 2016

The three major operating systems—Google’s Chrome, Apple’s Mac OS and iOS, and Microsoft’s Windows—are battling for dominance in sales, says Futuresource Consulting , the London-based research company that completed the study released earlier this month. Tablet Sales Growing in U.S., Tablet Market, Researcher Says.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2017

After three years of utilizing a BYOD (bring your own device) policy with my classes at Nassau Community College, I have seen how tools like tablets and laptops can lead to better academic engagement. But companies might not be attuned enough to how the user experience shifts from one device to another.

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Mobility OER Technology BYOD 86

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 21, 2013

Where we stand today is that the New Milford High School native mobile application is now in use by the students, faculty, staff, and parents at New Milford High School on iOS (iPhone and iPad) and Android devices (smart phones and tablets). The company has graciously agreed. This offer stands through the end of 2013.

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Mobility Social Media Android Mobile Learning 280

Marketplace K-12

JULY 15, 2016

Preliminary results from Gartner , a Connecticut-based technology research and advisory company, estimated a 1.4 Global Shipments of Tablets See First-Ever Decline, Report Finds. percent increase in U.S. shipments in the 2nd quarter of 2016, compared to the same period last year. percent decline. In the first quarter of 2016, the U.S.

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Lenovo Chromebook Tablets Company 40

Kathy Schrock

APRIL 3, 2019

If you follow this blog, you know I regularly review items from Brenthaven , a great company with an awesome focus on the educational market! Below is a video I created in 2013 illustrating this transformation of a student backpack because of smaller and more powerful technology tools and apps.

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Laptops Tablets iPad Accessibility 40

My Paperless Classroom

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

: A Great Day at EdSurge #SVSUMMIT13 Storify by Sam Patterson Sun, Nov 03 2013 08:22:44 A Great Day at EdSurge #SVSUMMIT13 Yesterday was an amazing day of learning and PLN building. There are some great companies out there looking to connect with teachers. Edsurge got a great group together for this event. KatrinaStevens1 t.co/9S1iynFkt6

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Kathy Schrock

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

This post originally appeared on the Discovery Educator blog network in December of 2013 in my blog "Kathy''s Katch" at this URL: [link]. He told me he knew nothing about the content we were discussing and his company did this same type of visual notetaking for any content area or company. I was then TRULY amazed!

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Classroom Groups Tablets Company 72

eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Another computer company, Lenovo, also had charged the district for Pearson curriculum. The deal with Apple, reached in June 2013, was part of a bold initiative — and an exclusive deal with the company — to use school bonds to pay for industry-leading tablets. Under the agreement, Apple will pay the district $4.2

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Pearson Software Lenovo iPad 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5 Okay, okay.

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2015

Pearson was a subcontractor to Apple under a contract approved by the Board of Education in June 2013. students would benefit if the district stayed the course with the company’s product. Unified clearly designated funds for technology, but did not mention tablets. Unified acknowledged meeting with an agency attorney.

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iPad Pearson Tablets Guidelines 40

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 18, 2016

So, this fall, the company added three new features, dubbed the “Classroom Conversation Toolset,” to let teachers pause the app classroom-wide, snap every computer to a particular screen, and cloak student identity to anonymously share answers with the entire class. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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Blended Learning Robotics Laptops Tablets 40

Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Through our cloud-based Learning Content Management System (LCMS), educators can source and control the delivery of quality and validated educational content from their own tablet, laptop or desktop. When a teacher selects an application from their tablet, laptop or desktop it is presented on the presentation display (IWB, TV or projector).

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Learning Analytics Gamification Assessment Industry 40

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

What’s different about the trend today is that educational technology companies are eagerly marketing software under the “personalized learning” label. It also invested in software like ST Math and the reading program Lexia, created by the Rosetta Stone company. Related: Laptops, Chromebooks or tablets? DeVonté Trask, 11.

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Personalized Learning Software Data Report 99

Graphite Blog

MARCH 1, 2016

Whether kids use a device specifically designed for reading or download a reading app on their tablet or phone, a library of reading material is always within reach. Schneps and colleagues in 2013 that found ereaders could improve reading comprehension and fluency for individuals with dyslexia. Use ereaders to make reading more fun.

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Video Tablets Report Tools 40

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2016

The Internet did become more privatized, more commercialized around that date – 1991 – and thanks to companies like AOL, a version of it became more accessible to more people. Our Internet service providers today are likely telephone and TV companies. So we can reorganize the bar graph. But it’s still got problems.

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Technology Learning Data Libraries 40

Edsurge

JULY 15, 2019

He attached an equally small wheel to one of the blocks, and with some taps on a tablet computer, the block became a working motor and the wheel whirred to life. It was a simple demonstration of products sold through his company, SAM Labs , which sells kits to teach hands-on lessons around designing, building and tweaking programs.

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Company Tablets Outcomes Technology 98

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

And from 2013, by Harvard Business School professor, author of the book The Innovator’s Dilemma , and popularizer of the phrase “disruptive innovation,” Clayton Christensen: “In fifteen years from now, half of US universities may be in bankruptcy. The quotation is from 2012. So we can reorganize the bar graph.

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Trends Report iPhone Software 40

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

The books can be read on any device, including smart phones and tablets—and they are helping to immerse young children in the English language before they come to school. That’s virtually unchanged from 2013, when 35 percent of fourth graders were proficient in reading. That’s where Weil’s company comes in.

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ProfHacker

DECEMBER 12, 2016

For more ideas, check out the previous guides: 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , and 2009 — or share your favorite gifts with us in the comments! For those who enjoy listening to music or to internet radio on their phone, tablet, or computer, a good bluetooth speaker might be a good choice.

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Tablets iPad Mobility Company 40

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

On the homepage of the health technology company Akili Interactive , there sits an intriguing line of copy: “Time to Play Your Medicine.” Such was the case in a study that Gazzaley co-authored in 2013, which made the cover of international science journal, Nature. Instead of driving a car, players now control a more human-like avatar.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

million new students have been connected to high-speed access since 2013, and 98 percent of school districts now meet the Federal Communications Commission’s 100 kpbs/student goal for internet access, there remain 2.3 million more students have access to high-speed internet than did in 2013, for a total of 44.7 In October 2018, 40.7

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Analysis Trends Chromebook EdTech 154

edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

Partnering with local cable companies, internet providers, and community organizations, they expanded broadband to the school parking lots and community centers. Ann served as Executive Director for Educational Technology in Klein ISD, near Houston, Texas until September 2013, when she and her family moved to Los Angeles, California.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Do you know that feeling when you are told your questions about student privacy are unfounded by a representative of a company that earns 86% of its total revenue from advertising? The thread on this tweet has the details. “I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link].

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EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Manheim Central School District (PA) Superintendent Dr. Peter Aiken said they partnered with a company to educate their staff about email threats. The company periodically sends phishing tests to staff; those that get caught clicking on the emails are given remedial lessons.

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Strategy Student Data Privacy Data Policies 53

edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

It’s also looking at the potential changes, said Dr. Gabe Soumakian, CEO and Founder, Sup Du Jour Consulting Group, like what happens when a software or hardware company goes out of business. Accessible from any computer, tablet or smartphone, ClassLink is ideal for 1to1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives.

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EdTech Digital Badges Software Outcomes 51

ProfHacker

DECEMBER 9, 2015

And if for some reason you need more ideas than what’s here—or if you’re just feeling nostalgic, as is befitting this time of year—take a look at our lists from 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , and 2009. I am also much more satisfied with their customer service than I was with the other company. Board Games.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2019

District IT offices were taking on the same tasks as Fortune 500 companies without the ability to implement them as effectively. Accessible from any computer, tablet or smartphone, ClassLink is ideal for 1to1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives. ClassLink Analytics gives decision makers the usage data they need.

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EdTech PowerMyLearning Software BYOD 40

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

based company continued its streak of education announcements with the launch of the Surface Go , a version of the hybrid tablet that Microsoft aims to sell to schools. That same month, Google announced that it was working with Acer to create an education tablet made for Chrome OS, which starts at $329. Today, the Redmond, Wash.-based

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Microsoft Tablets Chromebook iPad 76

The Innovative Educator

MAY 3, 2015

Only 8 percent of high school students were interested in fully online learning in 2013. Nearly 40 percent of students with assigned tablets report watching teacher created videos, compared to just 21 percent of students without. Interest among students continues to grow. The report can be found online at: [link].

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Mobility Blended Learning STEM Survey 40

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Nevertheless, the challenge presents an opportunity to companies that aim to offer tools and services at the intersection of education and social rehabilitation. It lets users access music, movies and other entertainment on their tablets as an incentive to view an equivalent amount of self-improvement programming.

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Tablets EdTech Company Outcomes 117

MindShift

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

There are two other STEAM labs in this school for third, fourth and fifth graders, which South Fayette opened in 2013. An after-school club of middle school girls assembled and programmed these printers with grant-purchased kits from the Ohio-based education technology company INVENTORCloud.

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Robotics Elementary Technology STEM 28