Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

I have a bit more to say about some of these topics, so stay tuned… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye these past two weeks – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 and 29 Combined Edition).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 18, 2023

The 2017 Clovis, New Mexico Library Shootings: The Teenage Attacker Reveals His Motives Part of the Library 2.0 On August 28, 2017, he walked into the Clovis-Carver Library, in downtown Clovis, New Mexico, went into the public restroom and loaded a pistol he had stolen from his father’s unlocked gun safe at home.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

5) As for O’Byrne and Pytash (2015), the terms blended learning, hybrid learning, and mixed-mode learning are all terms that are used interchangeably to refer to “a pedagogical approach that combines face-to-face (F2F) instruction with computer-mediated instruction” (p. Auster’s study (Carol Auster, 2016​ ​​​).

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2020

In the years since their respective launches (2015 for Google Classroom, 2017 for Microsoft Teams), each suite has continually responded to user feedback by improving functionality. Both offer improved grading features and new anti-plagiarism tools , along with other platform-specific upgrades. .

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2020

In the years since their respective launches (2015 for Google Classroom, 2017 for Microsoft Teams), each suite has continually responded to user feedback by improving functionality. Both offer improved grading features and new anti-plagiarism tools , along with other platform-specific upgrades. .

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2017

It’s no small feat making Forbes “30 Under 30” roundup, which in 2017 boasts an acceptance rate of less than 4 percent. And although no current classroom teachers are included this year, 2017 brought with it another batch of former Teach for America (TFA) educators. Shots at getting into Stanford and Harvard are both higher.)

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 27, 2020

He takes us through lessons that teachers are teaching in Fornite and also the two warnings that educators need to keep in mind when teaching with this tool. Today’s guest, Mike Washburn, is on the educator advisory board for Fortnite. Sponsor: Adobe I use Adobe Premiere Rush to teach digital filmmaking in my classroom.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

By bringing these two solutions into PowerSchool’s unified portfolio, we are focusing on providing tools and insights that can help simplify, guide, and provide all the options they need to help with that journey.” Vista purchased EAB in 2017 for $1.55 In 2017, Hobsons sold five of its products to Campus Management Corp.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

My first publication was in July 2017 with CheMystery! Solar PANELS on Science in Comics + Lexington Comic Con 2015 with Bob Hall and Kody Chamberlain + D.C.’s In addition, I have taken 30+ graduate chemistry and education hours from the University of Kentucky in the pursuit of a Ph.D. in S.T.E.M.

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Learning in Hand

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Let's see what resonated on social media in 2017. I’m using these tools to bring you the best of what I shared in 2017. I’m using these tools to bring you the best of what I shared in 2017. A Visual Guide to Formative Assessment Tools. Similarly, Instagram Insights shows me data about each of my posts.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 8, 2018

Overall, in 2017, the national grade was a C-average, scoring a 74.2. According to the study 2017 saw Massachusetts takes first place among the states (for the third year in a row), with a B score of 86.5. When asked: Which of the following school-provided tools do educators and students use most frequently for instructional purposes?

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2018

Two of the largest higher-education systems in the country are partnering to pilot an online course finder tool to increase students’ access to 10,000 online and transferable courses. The tool just helps students find the high-quality education that we have available.” The year-long initiative, called Finish Faster!, million learners.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

The Massachusetts School Support Network (MassNET) Edtech Testbed research aims to improve schools’ abilities to implement edtech tools. A fresh report is slated to be released in December 2017. The research evaluates strengths and weaknesses of particular software products and attempts to examine equity issues.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Yet in the education industry, these deals have been few and far in between, especially as many of these companies have opted to build their own edtech tools. According to The Baltimore Sun , the company claimed users in roughly 10,000 schools as of October 2017. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Observations are done using a tool called the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS), which Pianta helped create in 2008. It's a tool that's been studied for decades in thousands of classrooms , and research has shown that it's linked to student gains in math, vocabulary and social skills. percent in 2015-16.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2017

Aspex Solution 2014 CRS 2015 My Learning Plan 2015 Centris 2016 EdTrainingCenter 2016 eSped 2016 Excent 2016 Teachscape 2016 School Improvement Network 2017 Teachers-Teachers 2017 Altogether the company says it serves more than 12,000 education organizations, with more than 5 million school employees and 1.2

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Through the #GoOpen initiative, launched in 2015, the U.S. Many tools give teachers the flexibility to customize lesson plans for their students by pulling in up-to-date content and activities, without waiting for the latest textbook versions to hit the market. With OERs, educators can become curriculum makers.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2019

I write a business plan for CodaKid , a coding school that would teach kids using professional programming languages and tools. February 2015 We bootstrap software development and curriculum production by selling camps and weekend coding sessions at our brick-and-mortar academy. March 2017 Still no loan approval. We fail badly.

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Tom Murray

DECEMBER 15, 2018

Take a moment to consider the digital disruption that has already occurred in the following industries (Goodwin, 2015). Yet, it can also be a colossal waste of time and money as educators get all jacked up for the latest app, tool, or site, that often promotes very low levels of learning. Empower student agency. Goodwin, T. TechCrunch.

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ViewSonic Education

AUGUST 14, 2019

Fast forward to 2017, Adobe announced its plan to no longer support its most popular success story. ” CVE Details , a trusted source for security vulnerability data , identified hundreds of severe security vulnerabilities in Flash each year between 2015 and 2016. Adobe Flash software after 2020. Do you have the source files?

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2022

Before joining Forward Edge in 2015, she worked in adult education, supervised students in an alternative school, taught computer science, and was an instructional technology coach at both the building and K-12 district levels. This blog post includes a full transcript, a pinnable (or printable) graphic, and the podcast episode.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2019

For the first half of 2019, the industry saw $962 million raised across 65 deals, the highest amount of funding at the halfway mark since at least 2015. The two companies were also among the 10 companies that raised the most funding in 2017 as well. In this analysis, EdSurge counts all venture investments in U.S.

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Waterford

APRIL 10, 2020

Vistas Online Journal, 2017, pp. The Professional Counselor, 2017, 7(3), pp. Self-Care Tools, Strategies and Assessment. InnovAiT, May 2015, 8(6), pp. Retrieved from bls.gov: [link]. Thomas, D.A., and Morris, M.H. Creative Counselor Self-Care. Coaston, S.C. Self-Care Through Self-Compassion: A Balm for Burnout.

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Learning in Hand

JUNE 4, 2017

Instagram can actually be a powerful learning and communication tool for educators, so I've written this guide for teachers. A post shared by Ed Campos (@edcamposjr) on May 7, 2017 at 5:19am PDT. A post shared by Ed Campos (@edcamposjr) on Aug 17, 2015 at 7:27pm PDT. Waghorne (@mr_wag) on Mar 31, 2017 at 6:52pm PDT.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2018

What do the edtech funding trends of the past two years, namely 2016 and 2017 , mean for passive and active job seekers? 2016 was the first time in five years that we saw a drop in US funding in the K-12 edtech: In 2015, investments rose to $1.4B. Companies funded in 2017: Sales. Overall companies in 2017: Sales.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Teachers Know Best: What Educators Want from Digital Instruction Tools. In fact, whereas teachers’ use of textbooks remained approximately the same from 2015 to 2017, their use of digital resources for standards-aligned teaching greatly increased. What Do Educators Want? Educational Technology Support! Why Do They Want It?

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 23, 2023

Practical Steps: Consider using tools like Harvard’s Implicit Association Test to explore unconscious biases, and actively seek to challenge them in your teaching. Use Media and Technology Thoughtfully In the age of technology, media can be a powerful tool in educating students about diversity and inclusion. link] Brown, A.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Big numbers are nothing new to Quizlet , one of the most widely-used digital study tools in the United States. Then in 2015, the company decided to accelerate down the venture capital route, raising $12 million in its first round of financing. For the first 10 years the company remained small, and had been profitable since 2009.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 19, 2023

The original title of the webinar was "The 2017 Clovis, New Mexico Library Shootings: The Teenage Attacker Reveals His Motives." And in the most serious incident of violence at a library, a 16-year-old male shot and killed two female library employees and wounded four others, including a ten-year-old boy, at a branch in Clovis, NM in 2017.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Consider this statistic: As many as 8 million students were chronically absent from school during the 2015–2016 school year, up from 7.2 Technology is making its way into the classroom with tools that engage students a lot more than traditional lessons can. These tools are also fun and engaging.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Consider this statistic: As many as 8 million students were chronically absent from school during the 2015–2016 school year, up from 7.2 Technology is making its way into the classroom with tools that engage students a lot more than traditional lessons can. These tools are also fun and engaging.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Consider this statistic: As many as 8 million students were chronically absent from school during the 2015–2016 school year, up from 7.2 Technology is making its way into the classroom with tools that engage students a lot more than traditional lessons can. These tools are also fun and engaging.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Consider this statistic: As many as 8 million students were chronically absent from school during the 2015–2016 school year, up from 7.2 Technology is making its way into the classroom with tools that engage students a lot more than traditional lessons can. These tools are also fun and engaging.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Consider this statistic: As many as 8 million students were chronically absent from school during the 2015–2016 school year, up from 7.2 Technology is making its way into the classroom with tools that engage students a lot more than traditional lessons can. These tools are also fun and engaging.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Consider this statistic: As many as 8 million students were chronically absent from school during the 2015–2016 school year, up from 7.2 Technology is making its way into the classroom with tools that engage students a lot more than traditional lessons can. These tools are also fun and engaging.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Consider this statistic: As many as 8 million students were chronically absent from school during the 2015–2016 school year, up from 7.2 Technology is making its way into the classroom with tools that engage students a lot more than traditional lessons can. These tools are also fun and engaging.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 6, 2017

Today Jon Corippo @jcorippo talks about one of his favorite tools, Quizizz. He shares how you can use this tool to teach vocabulary and save time for other things! Unleashing students to help with this tool. Want to hear another episode on technology tools? VICKI: Happy edtech tool Tuesday.

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