EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Like bacteria in a hospital, chronic absenteeism can wreak havoc long before it is discovered,” notes a report by the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University. MORE FROM EDTECH : Analytics and data can have a major impact on student outcomes. Technology can vastly scale these interventions.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

A new report from the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) aims to clear up the murky waters surrounding the adoption of digital learning materials, a process that varies wildly between states. Occasionally the state will also partner with companies to provide materials or services to districts free of charge.

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Tom Murray

JUNE 27, 2016

Over the past decade, most school budgets have remained stagnant, yet spending in educational technology has climbed to record levels, with no sign of slowing in the near future. 3) the right blend of teachers and technology. 3) the right blend of teachers and technology. For our at-risk students, the stakes are even higher.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 15, 2019

Six years ago, mixed reality game designer Jane McGonigal ’s keynote at the 2013 ISTE conference focused on how video games can boost resilience in real life. In a recent study from educational nonprofit Project Tomorrow , nearly 62 percent of teachers reported using video games in their classrooms. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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EdNews Daily

MARCH 26, 2019

The SaaS subscription revenue model that works for many online education products, coupled with the large market sizes these technologies can serve, has driven interest from venture capitalists and private equity firms for decades. EdTech is not unique in this trend of bigger, but less frequent, deals. compared to $76.4B

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Doug Levin

APRIL 27, 2017

Absent an ethical framework to guide our decisions, I am increasingly of the mind that the answers to the important questions about educational technology are ‘turtles all the way down.’ A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 17 Edition). STAT → Is this the future of edtech? What do I mean?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Edtech startup incubators? That’s the conclusion reached by Barbara (“Bobbi”) Kurshan, a long-time veteran of the education technology world. Kurshan, a Senior Fellow and Innovation Advisor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, has spent decades building edtech enterprises—both for-profit and nonprofit ones.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2019

In response to schools’ data privacy woes, legislators in over 40 states have passed more than 120 student privacy laws since 2013. SUBSCRIBE: Become an insider and get access to exclusive whitepapers, videos and articles on the latest in education technology. Marquita Brown is the managing editor of EdTech: Focus on K-12.

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Data EdTech Twitter Report 188

Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2017

Can edtech improve the quality and usefulness of educational research? We may be biased (as colleagues at a large and scrutinized edtech company), but we aren’t naïve. The last few years has seen a movement of companies seeking to research and report on the efficacy of educational products. It’s not been easy!)

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Educational Technology Guy

AUGUST 16, 2013

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

So states a recent Wall Street Journal report on the tens of billions of dollars that Chinese companies have poured on U.S. To adapt, many companies are investing domestically, particularly in China, where edtech companies raised more than $1.2 edtech startups raised last year. edtech investor, including. Based Company.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

The story behind the latest Horizon Report —which ranks tech trends in higher education—is easily more dramatic than the document’s actual conclusions. Then, as the report neared completion, the New Media Consortium abruptly shut down amid mysterious financial troubles, and it was unclear whether the work would ever reach the public.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2023

This certification was awarded by Digital Promise , a non-profit established by the US Congress in 2011 to develop research, practice, and technologies to drive education equity, in partnership with the EdTech Equity Project.

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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.).

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Philly Teacher

DECEMBER 31, 2013

As 2013 comes to a close, it is time to reflect on the past year. 2013 proved to be quite a transformative one. Spring 2013. 2013 began with the honor of being named PAECT ‘s Teacher of the Year in February. End of the School Year/Summer 2013. Winter 2013. Here are some of my thoughts on the past year.

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Edcamps Conference Digital Citizenship Company 53

Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2018

In 2013, Ariel Norling, then an entrepreneur with an edtech startup, experienced sexual assault at the annual June ISTE conference. But since then, the education and edtech reporting worlds have been largely quiet on matters of sexual harassment and assault. I have no idea why it happened,” she reports.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Newsela , founded in 2013, is best known for its leveled reading tool that lets students read content licensed from publishing partners at different Lexile levels. Last March, when Newsela raised $50 million in Series C funding , it reported 20 million students and 1.8 K-12 edtech industry. million teachers using its platform.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MARCH 10, 2015

For the next week, I will be participating in many events to support gender and cultural diversity in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields. The Center for Talent Innovation reported the female quit rate was 45% in the US, 29% in Brazil, and 50% in China. 100% of the women interviewed reported gender bias.

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Philly Teacher

DECEMBER 31, 2013

As 2013 comes to a close, it is time to reflect on the past year. 2013 proved to be quite a transformative one. Spring 2013. 2013 began with the honor of being named PAECT ‘s Teacher of the Year in February. End of the School Year/Summer 2013. Winter 2013. Here are some of my thoughts on the past year.

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Edcamps Conference Digital Citizenship Company 40

Teacher Reboot Camp

MARCH 10, 2015

For the next week, I will be participating in many events to support gender and cultural diversity in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields. The Center for Talent Innovation reported the female quit rate was 45% in the US, 29% in Brazil, and 50% in China. 100% of the women interviewed reported gender bias.

STEM 150

STEM Adobe EdTech eBook 150

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Behind the scenes, there’s accreditation reporting, tracking and organizing work around tenure, plus managing and supporting students while staying on top of new technologies and instructional practices. The first centralizes faculty data for activity reporting, which administrators gather for accreditation. Washington D.C.-based

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Securly

APRIL 26, 2016

Technology is so heavily integrated into the development of today’s youth that scientists find it necessary to examine its impact on child behavior. Research (especially from 2010-2013) has linked rising numbers of childhood obesity, disrupted sleep patterns, and under-developed motor/cognitive function to device usage.

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Doug Levin

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Really good in-depth reporting and happy to see that Evan Marwell at EducationSuperHighway is continuing to shine a light on and advocate for affordable connectivity solutions for schools. The post Ensuring Access to Robust Broadband for ALL Students appeared first on EdTech Strategies.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2016

Check out the new Common Sense K­12 Edtech Privacy Evaluation Platform. Bill Fitzgerald, Director of Privacy Review Program, Common Sense When schools and districts choose edtech software, the process of evaluating products for their privacy policies and practices can be time-consuming or downright confusing.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2016

In an article last week , EdSurge shared a 2013 study by University of California, Berkeley economists Ross Levine and Rona Rubenstein, who analyzed the common traits of entrepreneurs and found that most entrepreneurs were white and male. Edtech companies aren’t the only ones creating inclusion surveys.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 6, 2017

Want to hear another episode on technology tools? Jon is a Google Certified Innovator (#GTAWA 2011), has been a Lead Learner for a Google Teacher Academy (#GTAMTV2), is also an Apple Distinguished Educator and has facilitated over 10 Executive Briefings and led sessions in Final Cut Pro for the 2013 Apple Institute.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

More than two decades ago, when I was hired at Stevens Institute of Technology, as dean of web-based distance learning—a quaint title for what is now known as online learning—few tools were available to help faculty migrate their on-campus courses online. Online learning is not just another edtech product, but an innovative teaching practice."

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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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Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2018

over low salaries, one edtech startup, VIPKID, is trying to get teachers to supplement their income by virtually tutoring students in China. Founded in 2013, VIPKID connects North American English teachers to Chinese students via a live video tutoring platform. Edtech companies raised more than $1.2

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EdTech Company Report Video 70

Edsurge

JULY 6, 2016

Investors have plowed over $2 billion since 2010 into startups addressing the US K-12 edtech market. Learn more about the flow of dollars and deals in Chapter 2 of our State of Edtech Report. The report was sponsored by AT&T Aspire. We’re exploring how real educators are using technology in their classrooms.

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Assessment EdTech Study Survey 82

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

He advised on matters ranging from developing and implementing cash strategies, to overseeing global accounting, financial reporting, tax, compliance and regulatory teams. The time is ripe for Osmo to widely disseminate its unique phygital technology that will further drive resounding changes in the entire learning sector.”.

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Company Strategy Analysis Report 62

Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

Well I missed out on writing a review for 2013 so I thought I’d get in reasonably early and write some predictions for what might happen in 2014. Many of these are merely extensions of what we’ve seen in 2013 but there are some new things that we’ll see. The MOOC backlash started in earnest in 2013. Introduction.

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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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Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2018

In 2013, TenMarks was acquired by Amazon in a deal that was greeted by the edtech industry as a sign that major technology giants were serious about expanding into education. That project almost immediately hit a snag when reports surfaced that users could share copyrighted content without permission. education strategy.

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Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2019

One in 3 parents surveyed in a 2018 PDK Poll say they feared for their students’ safety—nearly three times the percentage in 2013. And a few have started adding facial recognition technology to security cameras. Such a system raises concerns and questions for Doug Levin, founder of EdTech Strategies.

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Software Data Digital Citizenship Company 147

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2019

Founded in 2013, their company, Platzi , offers Spanish- and Portugese-language live-streamed classes for courses that include programming, marketing, design and business. A McKinsey report states that 40 to 50 percent of Latin American employers say most entry-level job vacancies are due to candidates’ lack of skills. For the U.S.

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Chegg Company Comparison Training 165

Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2016

The ISTE conference isn’t the biggest edtech conference in the world by sheer luck. It brings together K-12 educators, companies, reporters, university professors, and students to talk about product announcements, implementation strategies and edtech trends. And then, there’s Amazon. pic.twitter.com/4ZIax3aDBA.

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