Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Fueled by an explosion of broadband access, education software and, of course, the irresistible allure of financial returns, investors across the world want a slice of the U.S. 2015, focused on K-12 companies (with one exception). edtech industry. All three deals came from Owl’s second fund.

EdTech 84

EdTech Broadband Company Software 84

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

When administrators in Ohio’s Mentor Public Schools were buying MacBooks during the 2015-16 school year, the local Best Buy was offering a lower price than Apple, even after the company’s standard discount for school districts. billion was spent on software. classrooms. The market research firm IDC estimates that $4.9

iPad 82

iPad Broadband Software Company 82

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Tagged on: July 21, 2017 Technology is transforming what happens when a child goes to school | The Economist → Reformers are using new software to “personalise” learning: How well the model will work when it spreads is unclear. The software would have registered students' locations when writing essays on the app.)

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

In an ideal situation, you might assume that users will be good at navigating software products based on your experience and expertise. Ensuring internet connectivity and appropriate broadband speeds, system security, and compatibility with other devices to run the product smoothly is of utmost importance for the optimum use of the product.

eBook 59

eBook Education EdTech Broadband 59

eSchool News

JULY 20, 2016

When it comes to ed-tech software, customization may be key in ensuring teaching and learning success, according to research from the Clayton Christensen Institute. The need for high-speed broadband internet in every classroom in the U.S. has been trumpeted by politicians, policy makers, and ed-tech stakeholders in recent years.

Trends 40

Trends Broadband Strategy Learning 40

Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

Enabling users to combine text with images and narration, the software has the potential to help boost literacy skills and appeal to diverse learning styles. While broadband wasn’t a specific focus of the survey, Purcell said that the issue did arise frequently in focus groups. People talked about it as a great leveler.

Broadband 41

Broadband E-rate Digital Divide Survey 41

Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Providing hosted services rather than giving districts the software to install on their own servers is better for edtech companies; it makes their products easier and cheaper to deploy and maintain. Wireless, once a frustration for many teachers, has largely improved. Edtech cannot afford to let the specter of cybercrime dampen enthusiasm.

EdTech 60

EdTech E-rate Symantec Data 60

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

The students matched their interests with postings of paid internships from about 30 of the school’s corporate partners, including the educational software company Codemoji, the advertising agency DDB and Black Tech Mecca, a think tank studying technology use and development by African-Americans. Field trips toured local startups.

Report 67

Report Study Software Meeting 67

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

TechSoup is a San Francisco headquartered high-tech nonprofit whose mission is to tech up charities and public libraries worldwide by providing software, hardware, and the knowledge to use them. He was awarded Library Journal’s “Movers and Shakers” award in 2015 for his library advocacy work. Steve Steve Hargadon Library 2.0

Libraries 56

Libraries Conference Advocacy Pearson 56

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 19, 2020

TechSoup is a San Francisco headquartered high-tech nonprofit whose mission is to tech up charities and public libraries worldwide by providing software, hardware, and the knowledge to use them. He was awarded Library Journal’s “Movers and Shakers” award in 2015 for his library advocacy work.

Libraries 41

Libraries Conference Advocacy Pearson 41

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2020

TechSoup is a San Francisco headquartered high-tech nonprofit whose mission is to tech up charities and public libraries worldwide by providing software, hardware, and the knowledge to use them. He was awarded Library Journal’s “Movers and Shakers” award in 2015 for his library advocacy work.

Libraries 36

Libraries Conference Pearson Advocacy 36

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

TechSoup is a San Francisco headquartered high-tech nonprofit whose mission is to tech up charities and public libraries worldwide by providing software, hardware, and the knowledge to use them. He was awarded Library Journal’s “Movers and Shakers” award in 2015 for his library advocacy work.

Libraries 41

Libraries Conference Pearson Advocacy 41

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

AIR works with local communities to address this detriment through an integrated development programs that provide low-cost refurbished computers with relevant open source educational software, support and teacher training directed at schools and community centers especially in less privileged areas where the digital divide is at its greatest.

Conference 53

Conference Digital Citizenship Libraries Common Core 53

Doug Levin

JUNE 17, 2015

When we talk about school districts ‘buying’ textbooks under this traditional model, however, I think we need to unpack that in a way that makes sense for the digital and open content world of 2015. Fast forward to 2015. Image credits.

Instructional Materials 387

Instructional Materials OER Student Data Privacy Broadband 387

Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

billion, matching the previous high for the single-year funding total of this decade, set in 2015. There’s a notable difference between 2018 and 2015, however. In 2015 there were 165 deals, versus just 112 in 2018. Last year, U.S. education technology companies raised $1.45 The funding total in 2018 also eclipsed the $1.2

EdTech 152

EdTech Company Industry Edmodo 152

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

However, this lag began to erode when the rise of cloud computing made it possible for edtech startups to flood the market with educational applications, the expansion of broadband internet gave those apps an easy distribution channel into campuses, and an increasing number and variety of mobile devices provided them an in-school abode.

Analysis 158

Analysis Trends Chromebook EdTech 158

edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

When asked about the hurdles that happened due to schools closing on March 13th, 2020, all four presenters agreed that broadband, not devices, challenged their districts to provide equitable access to learning no matter their districts’ geographic location or demographics. Frankie Jackson.

Learning 82

Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 82

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Instead, teachers, aided by learning software, determine students’ strengths and weaknesses and tailor activities toward them. That’s why Middletown is investing as much in professional learning for teachers as it is in devices and broadband. Class sizes are kept low, and students remain with the same student cohort.

Blended Learning 135

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 135

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Instead, teachers, aided by learning software, determine students’ strengths and weaknesses and tailor activities toward them. That’s why Middletown is investing as much in professional learning for teachers as it is in devices and broadband. Class sizes are kept low, and students remain with the same student cohort.

Blended Learning 120

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

and MAIT : Beyond the Buzzwords: How to infuse SEL, flipped learning, & more into everyday activities Kate Baker, M.Ed What You Say and What They Hear: A Challenge for Teachers and Instructional Coaches Sugata Mitra : Can Kids Teach Themselves?

Conference 34

Conference Learning OER Blended Learning 34

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Fourth, it’s connected with broadband and devices. Jessie Woolley-Wilson is the president and CEO of DreamBox Learning, an online software provider that focuses on K-8 math education. Rita’s Catholic School in New Orleans, Monday, Aug. Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report. Equity in education is more important than ever.

Accessibility 86

Accessibility Secondary Education Broadband 86

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

.” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. ” More on this scramble to serve (profit from) low-income broadband customers in the upgrades/downgrades section below.

Education 40

Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

True, 2015 was a record-breaking year for ed-tech funding – over $4 billion by my calculations. The pressure to move towards digital assessments has fueled schools’ investments in hardware and software more than any other argument about the importance of ed-tech. ” So congrats, ed-tech vendors.)

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

.” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “A state-court jury in Connecticut on Thursday sided with a fraternity whose house was closed by Wesleyan University in the fall of 2015 after the fraternity, Delta Kappa Epsilon, resisted complying with a university mandate to admit women.”

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

Via Techcrunch : “ FCC votes to negate broadband privacy rules.” The funding actually occurred in November 2015 but was not disclosed until required by law. The company, which makes multimedia presentation software, has raised $30.2 ” More via The New York Times. ResearchGate raised $52.6 million total.

Education 40

Education MOOC Company Pearson 40

Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2017

The agency issued an order to support affordable access to high-speed broadband in particular (not merely “access to the Internet”) and to boost access and bandwidth of schools’ WiFi networks. As part of these modernization efforts , in 2015 the funding cap for E-rate was increased to $3.9

E-rate 49

E-rate Digital Divide Broadband Libraries 49

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Marc Andreessen famously said that “software is eating the world,” but it’s far more accurate to say that the neoliberal values of software tycoons are eating the world. Every industry uses computers, software, and internet services. …There are companies that are firmly planted in the computing sector.

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40