Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 23, 2017

I had used badges for my online learning conferences, but hadn’t quite used badges with students, yet. Noah began his teaching career in 2001 and has worked as a Spanish Teacher, English Teacher, Technology Teacher, EdTech Coach, and Blended Learning Coach.

Digital Badges 201

Digital Badges Blended Learning EdTech Digital Learning 201

Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

Look out for rhizomatic learning. 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. Introduction. The MOOC backlash.

MOOC 89

MOOC Technology Education Online Learning 89

eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2022

. “Implementing TutorMe gives our students access to a vetted education professional tutor anytime they need help, in any subject, at their fingertips,” said Neal Kellogg, director of educational technology services. “Students will easily be able to access this resource through our online learning management tool.

Outcomes 111

Outcomes Accessibility Study Elementary 111

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2023

Even as doors reopened to brick-and-mortar schools, administrators here saw the continued need for a virtual option in response to lingering concerns about Covid and to feedback from some parents that their children had thrived in online learning. The district assigned 10 full-time teachers to provide live, online classes via Zoom.

Elementary 91

Elementary Online Learning Report Personalized Learning 91

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2019

The number of K-12 students enrolling in full-time virtual and blended learning schools continues to grow, despite research suggesting that students in these programs do not perform as well as their peers in traditional settings. It could also be because virtual learning programs demand lower operating costs than a traditional school.

Blended Learning 167

Blended Learning Trends Policies Online Learning 167

edWeb.net

MAY 11, 2020

Organized by SETDA, the State Education Technology Directors Association, the edWebinar included a 2 nd grade teacher who had previously taught online only during inclement weather and never expected to be teaching remotely for an extended period.

Education 54

Education Secondary Policies Elementary 54

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

We’ve been cashflow positive for more than 18 months at this point … I think that's a rarity in the world of technology startups and in the world of fast-growth, education-technology startups.” Chegg went public in 2013. Over the past ten years, Codecademy has amassed millions of users while spacing out its investment rounds.

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Chegg Company EdTech Education 149

The Principal of Change

MAY 24, 2020

.” Some even sharing a sense of surprise in others that are now using technology. Perhaps for many, there was never a direct resistance to using technology but more of an uncertainty of how the use of technology would benefit students positively? A few things I have been thinking about: 1.

Online Learning 95

Online Learning Technology Learning Education 95

eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Located in downtown Providence, Rhode Island, 225 students along with the faculty and staff of the Village Green Virtual Charter High School (VGV) have been pioneering the school of the future—advancing individualized education and family choice by maximizing technology, creating community, reshaping teaching, and redefining school.

Blended Learning 83

Blended Learning E-rate Learning Course 83

User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

From Obstacle to Opportunity: Using Government-mandated Curriculum Change as a Springboard for Changes in Learning and Teaching: Jon Andrews. Applying Heutagogy in Online Learning: The SIDE Model: Eric Belt. was often the best choice given the resources and technologies of that time in history. Learning Environment.

Education 268

Education Learning Resources Tools 268

The Hechinger Report

JULY 2, 2019

Makenzie believes that since the world is constantly changing, she needs to know how to fix things, like cars with advanced electronic technology. The field of computer and information technology is expected to grow by 13 percent from 2016 to 2026, among the fastest of any occupation, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

How To 92

How To Robotics Elementary Report 92

Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

Look out for rhizomatic learning. 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. Introduction. The MOOC backlash.

MOOC 32

MOOC Technology Education Online Learning 32

Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2018

A new $5 million investment fund launched this month to support startups building tools to scale online learning. In 2016, ASU created an accelerator that provides product development and testing assistance (but not investment capital) to education technology entrepreneurs.

Company 105

Company EdTech Industry Course 105

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Are any education technologies, for that matter? 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.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Cycles of Learning

MARCH 23, 2020

Today I spent sometime reflecting on the tools I want to leverage when designing my online learning infrastructure. In doing so, I went back and revisited a 2013 opening keynote presentation I gave at the Fall CUE Conference in which I challenge teachers, and myself, to develop an "Ed Tech Mission Statement".

Google 59

Google Conference Online Learning Tools 59

ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Digital-based learning benefits students. Blended learning and flipped classrooms. When teachers leverage technology, learning outcomes improve. From virtual labs and games to digital textbooks and online curriculum, digital classrooms rely on video. More motivated to learn. 1:1 student-to-device ratios.

Video 229

Video Classroom Flipped Classroom Blended Learning 229

Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2020

One name floated by company watchers is Ray Henderson, the former chief products officer at ANGEL Learning. After ANGEL was acquired by Instructure rival Blackboard, Henderson served as president of learning platforms for Blackboard until 2013. Instructure could buy a company that helps with international expansion.

LMS 96

LMS Blackboard Company Moodle 96

The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2020

School closures in all 50 states have sent educators and parents alike scrambling to find online learning resources to keep kids busy and productive at home. Website traffic to the homepage for IXL, a popular tool that lets students practice skills across five subjects through online quizzes, spiked in March.

Company 145

Company Pearson E-rate Software 145

Fractus Learning

MAY 11, 2015

There is a growing need for today’s pre-service teachers to be equipped with skills and competencies for blended, online, and technology-rich teaching and learning environments. These courses include blended methods and technologies for blended learning environments. 2013; Kennedy & Archambault, 2012a ).

Blended Learning 40

Blended Learning Secondary Online Learning Elementary 40

Digital Promise

MARCH 19, 2018

We’ve been waiting for evidence that online education can fulfill its promise to reach underserved students and expand opportunity. A working paper from Harvard University and Georgia Institute of Technology highlights one effective pathway to that goal.

Study 171

Study Digital Learning Data Outcomes 171

Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2019

Right before the start of the Fall semester in 2002, Robertson learned that the 400-seat movie theater that held his Principles of Marketing class at San Francisco State University would no longer be available. The only way to overcome the seating limitation was to turn to technology. Consider that version 2.0. What is Course Hero?

Exercises 121

Exercises Classroom Gamification Course 121

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2019

The Indira Gandhi Stadium, India’s largest indoor arena with the capacity to seat about 20,000 people, played host to an event in 2013 much different than its usual lineup of concerts and badminton competitions. This makes Byju’s one of the rare unicorns in education technology and the fourth most valuable privately held company in India.

Company 91

Company Video Broadband Report 91

Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2018

New York residents can also complete online degree programs through the State Univeristy of New York’s Open SUNY program, which allows learners to take courses from more than 470 degree programs within the SUNY system. It’s also not the first online learning initiative introduced by Gov.

Course 113

Course Trends Study Report 113

Nik Peachey

JULY 31, 2014

Moodle is a magnificent free product and has the potential to enable schools and teachers to build wonderfully unique interactive online learning courses in which learner interaction can be tracked, measured and responded to. Given the state of many of these courses, it’s no wonder that drop out rates for online learning are so high.

Moodle 94

Moodle Course VLE Online Learning 94

Doug Levin

JULY 12, 2017

In the subsequent six years [2013-2019], the technology’s market share will grow from 5 percent to 50 percent. Key to this interpretation is the “substitution” of teacher in-person labor by digital learning software (not teacher-directed technology use, not technology-enhanced teaching, not technology integration).

Blended Learning 150

Blended Learning Course Software Technology 150

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2017

For instance, at last year’s conference, only 3 percent of the 350 panels explicitly addressed the role that technology plays in widening or closing the opportunity gap. Andrew Joseph, Agarwal's cofounder, went on to join the Amazon Education team as VP of Strategic Relations after TenMarks got acquired in 2013. at a later date.

Tools 69

Tools Student Data Privacy Data Policies 69

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2020

In moving from classroom-based instruction to online instruction, the role of the faculty member changes from the content presenter to the facilitator of online learning. This session will look at what it takes to create an online learning community that is safe, supportive, interactive, and engaging.

Conference 41

Conference Kaplan Learning Libraries 41

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2020

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools across the country struggle to move their brick-and-mortar classrooms to remote online learning environments. Renaud now focuses on supporting the development of organizational skills through Studyo, a student project management and planning platform he founded in 2013. About the Host.

Schoology 53

Schoology Advocacy LMS Strategy 53

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Here’s why it matters: A technology snafu creates a situation where precious class time can be lost. Some say technology can help teachers create lessons that are tailored to fit each child. (Is Is technology necessary to personalize learning?

Blended Learning 79

Blended Learning Broadband Report Tablets 79

EdTechSandyK

AUGUST 30, 2013

The Background Photo Used Under a Creative Commons License In the Spring of 2013, my school district committed to issuing an iPad to every classroom teacher. iPad mobile learning mobile technology online learning professional development' Time was of the essence. Unported License.

iPad 110

iPad Training Educreations Mobility 110

Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

The ambitions for New York City’s Innovation Zone (or iZone) were sweeping: By 2014, city leaders hoped it would be the catalyst for technologically enhanced personalized learning models throughout the district, encompassing 400 schools. In 2013 the Gotham Gazette reported that the iZone had a budget of $47 million.

iLearn 63

iLearn Policies Blended Learning Schoology 63

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2018

It receives funding from the state of Utah to provide online learning to rural children and has launched pilot programs in several states across the country, including Mississippi. In 2013, the Waterford Institute received an $11.5 million federal grant to expand the program to rural children in Utah.

Advocacy 111

Advocacy Data Report Groups 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Ramos knew there were many kids like her, eager to keep up with school but lacking the technology to do so. Though only about 40 miles north of Silicon Valley, home to technology giants such as Google and Apple, Oakland was deeply underconnected when the pandemic shuttered its schools. To her, it was “heartbreaking.”.

Digital Divide 109

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 109

Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

VIPKID , a digital learning platform that teaches English to Chinese youngsters, will receive a $100 million investment from Bryant Stibel, the company that Bryant created with entrepreneur Jeff Stibel in 2013. The company offers one-on-one English language instruction with curricula based on the Common Core State Standards. .”

Common Core 40

Common Core Flipped Classroom Company Learning 40

EdTechSandyK

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

Photo Used Under Creative Commons License My last post was on the plan the educational technology team in my school district came up with for iPad Basic Training for Teachers. According to Pew Internet, approximately 56% of American adults own smart phones (data from April-May 2013). She took time to email myself and my boss.

iPad 74

iPad Training Tablets Mobility 74

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

In 2011, Rubin and Kern co-authored and released, Designing The Future of Learning, a white paper focused on the transformation taking place in the educational system. Since 2012, all of 2Rev’s offerings provide a blended experience, including face-to-face sessions as well as online learning opportunities.

Competency Based Learning 60

Competency Based Learning Company Learning Blended Learning 60

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

The only thing though is that this day was just like any other typical day at my school as digital learning has become an embedded component of our school''s culture. For years we have embraced the effective integration of technology to enhance the teaching and learning process.

Edmodo 250

Edmodo Poll Everywhere Educreations Digital Learning 250