Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

In 2013, after watching her three-year-old daughter work through phonics exercises on an iPad, it struck Scanlon that the apps at the time often did poorly measuring oral fluency. The software giant is piloting the technology in 20 schools in Ireland and Britain.)

Exercises 63

Exercises Company Data Assessment 63

TeacherCast

JUNE 4, 2015

Vikas from WonderWorkshop first got me thinking about you music could help teach programming last year when I heard him speak about why Dash, one of their robots, plays the xylophone. The trinket team has been working towards this vision since 2013. He spoke about the power of music to help kids understand sequence.

Chromebook 68

Chromebook Robotics iPad Industry 68

My Paperless Classroom

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

Vikas from WonderWorkshop first got me thinking about you music could help teach programming last year when I heard him speak about why Dash, one of their robots, plays the xylophone. The trinket team has been working towards this vision since 2013. He spoke about the power of music to help kids understand sequence.

Robotics 88

Robotics iPad Industry Software 88

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Exactly how many remote workers live in Burlington “is hard to gauge because we all are sort of like hermit crabs in our own little shells and under our own little rocks,” said Tyler Littwin, art director at the marketing software developer HubSpot, who moved here from HubSpot’s headquarters outside Boston and started telecommuting in 2013.

Company 127

Company Trends Report Survey 127

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

million (Seed) 2015 Sinovation Ventures Ready4 $8 million (A) 2016 TAL Education, Yongjin Group, ZhenFund Securly $3 million (Seed) 2013 Sinovation Ventures, ZhenFund Swing Education $7.8 Sinovation also funds companies in other technology sectors including robotics and Big Data.) million (A) 2016 Sinovation Ventures Volley Labs $2.3

EdTech 91

EdTech Knewton Company Robotics 91

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.

Personalized Learning 97

Personalized Learning Software Data Report 97

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 3, 2014

"If you can imagine it, you can invent it" - unknown I recall Nicky Hockley''s keynote for the Reform Symposium 2013. She showed several images of recent movies such as Ellysium, I, Robot and Avatar to emphasise her point. Technology of the future is already here - we just haven''t seen it released on the general public yet.

Learning 59

Learning E-rate Digital Divide Microsoft 59

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Teaching will be one of the last jobs taken away by the robots, because software will never be the same as a human who is thinking about what you’re thinking and can use that understanding to say, `here, let me unlock this for you.’ ”. Andrew Rowland, co-founder and CEO of Classkick. Photo: Chris Berdik.

Blended Learning 40

Blended Learning Robotics Laptops Tablets 40

Edsurge

JULY 30, 2019

For Lee, it began with a pair of glasses—or rather, the ones he forgot to bring to an urban planning conference in 2013. Using drones and Picterra, an AI object detection software, she wants to locate trash hotspots in beaches, parks and other public spaces. (Photo Credit: Tony Wan) MANY STARTUPS HAVE A FOUNDING LORE.

Training 104

Training Sony Company Industry 104

Hack Education

JUNE 15, 2017

But now “software is eating the world,” as venture capitalist Marc Andreessen wants to us all to believe. The robot, or rather a seemingly living automaton in “The Sandman,” veers towards “das unheimlich.” Maybe they’ll change how we think about robots. We will be raised by robots.

Robotics 67

Robotics Company Technology System 67

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

” – Thomas Friedman, 2013. The ones who promise you that their adaptive teaching software can “semi-read your mind” and that “we literally know everything about what you know and how you learn best, everything.” ” Robots are coming for our jobs. The show men. The snake-oil salesmen.

Technology 0

Technology Education Robotics System 0

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. 2013 – the apps on the phones too big for their pockets.

Trends 40

Trends Report iPhone Software 40

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. Instead, they’ve re-branded as job training sites.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Educator Innovator

AUGUST 6, 2014

Referring to P-TECH in his 2013 State of the Union address , Obama proclaimed: “We need to give every American student opportunities like this.”. P-TECH students and advocates of the model should keep this assertion from Wired Magazine’s Jim Kelly in mind: “You’ll be paid in the future based on how well you work with robots.”.

Education 29

Education STEM Outcomes Robotics 29

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

Not quite enough time for our robot overlords to overtake us, but both distant and soon enough to make us wonder. 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

Analysis 151

Analysis Trends Chromebook EdTech 151

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 14, 2017

Skye Morishita working on the robot she programmed at a recent CoderDojo session in Boston. On a recent Saturday, a squad of Lego robots fitted with markers limped, hopped and spun dizzily across the table. The pair launched the first CoderDojo in June 2011, hosted by the National Software Centre in Cork. Photo: Chris Berdik.

Robotics 62

Robotics Blended Learning Laptops Software 62

Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2017

In 2013, among B.A. In 2013, among B.A. and 2 times more likely to attend school with a robotics club. Few incentives currently drive teachers to commit to teaching software engineering, as schools and districts generally don’t prioritize this coursework. White and Asian learners, for instance, are between 1.3

Industry 60

Industry STEM Software Course 60

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2016

Buying hardware and buying software does not make you or your students or your institutions forward-thinking. According to a 2013 study, half of the links cited in US Supreme Court decisions – and this is certainly the sort of thing we’d want to preserve and learn from for centuries to come – are already dead.

Technology 40

Technology Learning Data Libraries 40

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. Our family’s budget software of choice is YNAB (You Need A Budget). Board Games.

Exercises 40

Exercises System Software Comparison 40

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

." 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. But the iPads will be discontinued next year in favor of the Dell Latitude Education Series (3160) touchscreen laptop computer.

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

User Generated Education

JULY 7, 2016

New tools that enable hands-on learning — 3D printers, robotics, microprocessors, wearable computers, e-textiles, “smart” materials and new programming languages — are giving individuals the power to invent. ( Dougherty, The Maker Mindset, 2013 ). The maker movement: A learning revolution ). Open Source Resources.

Maker Movement 150

Maker Movement Education STEM Software 150

User Generated Education

OCTOBER 16, 2015

New tools that enable hands-on learning — 3D printers, robotics, microprocessors, wearable computers, e-textiles, “smart” materials and new programming languages — are giving individuals the power to invent. ( Dougherty, The Maker Mindset, 2013 ). The maker movement: A learning revolution ). Open Source Resources.

Maker Movement 120

Maker Movement STEM Education Software 120

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Kristen Danusis, a former school psychologist who became the principal in 2013, tells me that many of her students live “off the grid,” in households that earn little regular income. apps and software, with some classes much more tech-reliant than others. Yet, inside Isaac Paine, tech abounds.

Personalized Learning 96

Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 96

Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. The discussion forum software maker has raised $2.4 ” Via WBEZ : “Study: 2013 Chicago School Closings Failed To Help Students.” Inside Higher Ed on the closure of MissionU : “Self-Proclaimed Alternative to College Closes After a Year.”

Education 46

Education MOOC Social Media Report 46

Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

“The Vastmanland court ruled Tuesday the Malardalen University ’s two-year program ‘Analytical Finance’ that Connie Askenback attended from 2011 to 2013 ‘had no practical value.’” ” Via the Hechinger Report : “Can a wall-climbing robot teach your kid to code?”

Education 49

Education Coursera Microsoft Company 49

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

She uses a software program popular among architects and designers. The students learn how to use industry-approved software programs and are often granted paid internships at local design firms and research labs, and Greeley’s planning and development departments. They also take field trips to area manufacturing firms.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

” The new software is supposed to get students ready for “the Salesforce economy,” whatever the hell that means. “‘Eton for all’: will robot teachers mean everyone gets an elite education? Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. classrooms: An army of robots to help autistic students learn social skills.”

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. In 2013, 3D printer manufacturer MakerBot launched its MakerBot Academy with a goal “to put a MakerBot Desktop 3D Printer in every school in America.” billion by 2025.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

“ Robots won’t replace teachers because they can’t inspire us.” The 2013 “Superintendent of the Year” Mark Edwards will join Discovery Education. From the edX blog : “How to be a Better Learner: Determine Your Learning Style.” Updates from ISTE.

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.

Data 78

Data Education Software Social Media 78

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” Via Education Week : “The Ohio education department could seek repayment of more than $80 million from nine full-time online schools , based on audits of software-login records that led state officials to determine the schools had overstated their student enrollment.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “This Machine Learning-Powered Software Teaches Kids To Be Better Writers,” Fast Company claims. ” From the Udacity blog : “ Your Exclusive Guide To Pursuing A Robotics Career.” ” Exclusive! Venture) Philanthropy and the Business of Ed Reform.

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. ” No.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45