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The 2019 Honor Roll: EdTech’s 30 Must-Read K–12 Education IT Influencers

EdTech Magazine

The 2019 Honor Roll: EdTech’s 30 Must-Read K–12 Education IT Influencers. Wed, 06/05/2019 - 10:51. If you’d like to check out the Must-Read IT Blogs from previous years, view our lists from 2018 , 2017 , 2016 and 2015. eli.zimmerman_9856. Look here for the real-time updates you’ll need to make well-informed IT decisions.

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Meet NEO at ISTE 2019!

Neo LMS

Bold educators go to ISTE 2019. Meet NEO at ISTE 2019. The Pennsylvania Convention Center holds a very dear spot in all our hearts, as that was the place of our very first ISTE, back in 2015. If 2015 was the first time we attended ISTE in Philadelphia, 2019 is the first time we’re presenting a session at ISTE in Philadelphia.

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New Global Survey Offers Snapshot of Technology in the Classroom in 2019

EdTech Magazine

New Global Survey Offers Snapshot of Technology in the Classroom in 2019. Thu, 02/14/2019 - 11:21. The New York State Education Department lifted a 10-year ban on smartphones in schools in 2015 , but the French government imposed a ban on the devices this past year in middle schools. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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US Edtech Funding Already Nears $1 Billion in First Half of 2019

Edsurge

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. edtech companies in the first half of 2019. The first half of 2019 saw 123 deals of over $100 million. Our analysis for the first half of 2019 only looks at U.S.

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Augmented Reality Lessons You Can Use Now

The CoolCatTeacher

In January 2015, Mitch co-founded the nonprofit Games4Ed with Larry Cocco. Mitch served on the Board of the Ed-Tech Industry Network (ETIN) of the SIIA from 2012-2019, was cochair from 2015-2016, and was the chair in 2019. If you are at all interested in what Mitch did before 2005, buy him a glass of wine and ask.

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US Edtech Policy Conversations Amidst Coronavirus Concerns with Tom Murray

The CoolCatTeacher

His most recent book, Personal & Authentic: Designing Learning Experiences that Impact a Lifetime , was released in October of 2019. His best-selling book, Learning Transformed: 8 Keys to Designing Tomorrow’s Schools, Today , co-authored with Eric Sheninger and published by ASCD, was released in June 2017.

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Assessment and Grading in Distance Learning – How to Get Better

The CoolCatTeacher

Finalist for Book of the Year Award in Education, Foreword Reviews, 2015. What We Know About Grading: What Works, What Doesn’t, and What’s Next? Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Guskey, T. On Your Mark: Challenging the Conventions of Grading and Reporting. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree.