Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 1, 2014

December is the month for advent calendars, so I’ve created the Digital Ideas 2014 Advent Calendar to give you a hands-on example of how this works. Parent events calendar - share free community events and activities with parents. Included in the Digital Ideas Advent Calendar.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Two news stories this week have turned my attention (again) to the issue of conflict of interest in education, technology, and public policy. I’d hazard that most anyone who has worked in the education and technology arena for any length of time has had to navigate conflict of interest issues. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

education technology company has reached the billion-dollar valuation mark, and with that comes bragging rights to being a “unicorn.” based company last raised money in 2014 , when it was best known as an online destination where students could share notes, assignments and other course materials from classes they have taken.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

“Ongoing research shows that family engagement in schools improves student achievement, reduces absenteeism, and restores parents’ confidence in their children’s education” (Garcia & Thornton, 2014). Educational technology is an effective way to communicate with parents. 2014, November 14). with using Remind.

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2018

In 2013, Ariel Norling, then an entrepreneur with an edtech startup, experienced sexual assault at the annual June ISTE conference. In 2014, she came forward to share her story.when issues of sexual harassment and sexism go ignored, what does our silence communicate to our children? Please send flowers.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2017

In 2014, University of Maryland President Wallace Loh made a desperate appeal to the Senate to support legislation that would force businesses to more aggressively address the cybersecurity issues that. Most recently, one of the most widely-used education technology companies, Edmodo, had records for. over 77 million users compromised.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 29, 2018

Ray Allen, a retired basketball player in his 40s who last played for the Miami Heat in 2014, was visiting the school on behalf of his Ray of Hope Foundation , not to scout the next great ball player, but to bring a gift: a classroom computer lab outfitted with modern technology. by Ricky Ribeiro.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2024

It’s a transformation that’s been largely driven by the unprecedented pace of technological advancement. Technological Integration The 21st-century classroom is unimaginable without the integration of technology, and soon AI (artificial intelligence). The concept of a 21st-century classroom has evolved significantly.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Like the GDPR, the CCPA does not specifically focus on education technology. Rather, the impact will be felt by all companies that collect personal information of California residents—including those involving minors, which disproportionately impacts K-12 education technology. In any event, stay tuned—there is a lot more to come.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update October 21st, 2014 In a gentle way, you can shake the world. Mahatma Gandhi The Learning Revolution Project holds online and physical learning events, and highlights professional development opportunities from a network of 200 partners in the learning professions.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

We’ve tried to make this event much more broader just another ‘edtech conference’ and to encompass learning and talent development,” says Li Jiang, Vice President of GSV Asset Management. Yet among the more than 3,000 people who poured into Salt Lake City for the event, the bankers were visibly in full force. edtech industry.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

MARCH 23, 2014

I wanted a creative way to compile and share my pictures from my recent trip with Curriculet to CUE 2014 conference in Palm Springs, California. Using Loupe Collage , I can create a collage for each special event and share it with my colleagues, friends and family who were also there. To see each image, simply hover over it to enlarge.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 25, 2014

Kennedy The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn--and even how we think about learning. The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own virtual and physical events and those of our more than 200 partners. One Week Calendar All events are listed in US-Eastern Daylight Time.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

But too many have also had a chilling moment when they realized their bandwidth infrastructure couldn’t begin to deliver on their technology goals. Want to learn more about Seattle’s burgeoning edtech scene? The event is free for all educators—sign up here! asks Ellen Dorr, Renton’s Director of Instructional Technology. “We

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update November 12th, 2014 One learns by doing a thing; for though you think you know it, you have no certainty until you try. The great majority of these events are free to attend. Announcing the 2015 Student Technology Conference. Please share this newsletter with your friends and colleagues!

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

It is currently owned by Hellman & Friedman, which in 2014 paid $1.1 The specific sequence of events that led to Ringelstein’s departure will help determine whether he will get more than $1 million worth of stocks and severance pay that was promised in the contract. At the time UClass had raised $1 million in venture funding.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 1, 2014

December is the month for advent calendars, so I’ve created the Digital Ideas 2014 Advent Calendar to give you a hands-on example of how this works. Parent events calendar - share free community events and activities with parents. Included in the Digital Ideas Advent Calendar.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2014

Albert Einstein The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn--and even how we think about learning. The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own virtual and physical events and those of our more than 200 partners. May is Ed Tech Month: Free PD Webinar Series by PowerUp WHAT WORKS.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2019

What was once a sleepy conference at Arizona State University that charged $50 for attendance has now become ground zero for dealmaking in the education technology industry. (A It’s become known as the edtech industry’s rendezvous for investors and bankers—although it wasn’t always this way. A ticket for this year costs nearly $3,200.)

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

For several years, Storify was one of my favorite free "go to" edtech tools. When one edtech door closes, another one often opens. You could also create narratives consisting of text, websites, and social media posts that chronicle a current event to share with students. Stella, welcome to Edtech Elixirs!

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 12, 2019

Below is a guest post by Chris Nesi, host of The House of #Edtech Podcast. If you visit the site on your device, you will be able to subscribe with a couple of taps, like on The House of #Edtech website. For example, you can search “edtech” or “education technology,” and you will see many podcasts that relate to or cover this topic.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

But after talking to a number of different educators and reading their various accounts, what I can tell you is that your peers have discovered creative, technology-supported ways to approach teaching reading, writing and vocabulary in their multi-subject classrooms—and they were willing to share it to help you out. Art / Music.

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Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2018

Overall, the opening day of the 8,000-person education event struck a more modest tone, starting with a trio of educators recounting their stories of interacting with students in schools—and spurring a host of emotions from the crowd including laughter and tears. Can evidence even keep up with edtech?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Every week, our INSTRUCT newsletter contains a section called “ S’Cool Tools ,” where we list either popular or up-and-coming edtech tools. And throughout the 2016 year alone, we’ve showcased over 300 edtech tools in our S’Cool Tools section. Not a surprise—it happened in 2014 and 2013 , too.)

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2018

Mattel and Tynker will be supporting Hour of Code again for this year’s event, the spokesperson for Tynker says.) In a 2014 Slate article, she wrote that a book Mattel put out that linked Barbie to computer science missed the mark. Tynker claims that to date, more than 60 million kids have used its platform.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

MARCH 9, 2015

Congrats to our good friend @plemmonsa on being named in the '20 to Watch' #edtech leaders by @NSBAComm #innovation pic.twitter.com/TfPgVHFK7s. Barrow Elementary’s Andy Plemmons Named to the “20 to Watch” Education Technology Leaders by the National School Boards Association. — Flipgrid (@flipgrid) March 7, 2015.

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EdTechnocation.com

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

This was a paid online event which used Google Hangouts on Air to host live and recorded keynotes and presentations. In leading up to, during, and after the event, I found the whole thing to be well organized and well managed by an amazing task force ! The Technology Advances Quickly & is Easier to Use!

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2016

In the daily edtech trenches, the forest is easily lost for the trees. Technological minutiae in the classroom carry such immense consequences that it can be hard to think beyond tomorrow’s software update, nevermind next year’s LMS rollout. And oh, what a forest it might be. Remember, robots are [just] adding machines.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update September 17th, 2014 One of the reasons people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure. The great majority of these events are free to attend. Thank you, in advance, for your continued support of our free events! Student Entrepreneurship.

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techlearning

MAY 7, 2018

BOSTON (May 7, 2018)– Educational technology that adapts to meet the personal needs of individual students is in big demand in the pre-K-12 learning environment, with reading being a discipline where one technology-based adaptive literacy tool is driving better outcomes and learning experiences. Lexia held meetings with 22 schools.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update September 24th, 2014 The important thing is not to stop questioning. link] The Learning Revolution Project holds online and physical learning events, and highlights professional development opportunities from a network of 200 partners in the learning professions. Gaming in Ed on YouTube.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2018

Education technology accelerator programs are often studded with robotic kits or educational games. The four-month program is capped with a pitch night in front of edtech investors. Users can audio record their name pronunciation and share it in advance of events like commencement ceremonies, or before a first day of class.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 18, 2017

Bill Selak is the Director of Technology at Hillbrook School in Los Gatos, California. He is an Apple Distinguished Educator, ISTE 2014 Kay L. VICKI: Happy Edtech tool Tuesday. Happy Edtech Tool Tuesday. Click the button for iTunes or Stitcher to subscribe to this show. Bio as Submitted by Guest.

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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.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2018

The news, shared with the company staff in the first week of October, marked a sudden turn of events for an educational game developer that had raised $36.5 He is also an advisor to Exceed Capital, the investment fund that led Yogome’s most recent funding round. That revelation reportedly prompted further investigation.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2019

But it also led to an environment where educators, schools and districts became so afraid of breaking the law that they curtailed their collection and use of all kinds of data, from batting averages and touchdown stats at school sporting events to Students of the Month and Honor Rolls hanging in the hallways. Then Kim Nesmith got involved.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

That was one of many questions posed at CRESST CON , an annual conference for those working at the intersection of education, technology and research. billion in 2014, but the proportion of total dollars allocated to technology reached only $2.9 Will technology replace human engagement in student learning?

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