Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Some call it “The Rise of the Machines” for the convergence of multiple technologies: artificial intelligence, big data, data science, robotics plus virtual and augmented reality. From 2008 to 2019 we have witnessed a 4,000-plus percent expansion in the number of funded edtech startups, and the best startups can become unicorns.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

DECEMBER 8, 2015

— Andy Plemmons (@plemmonsa) December 7, 2015. We are off and running with 45 kids doing #hourofcode @codeorg #tlchat #edtech pic.twitter.com/fMYZblVb3C. — Andy Plemmons (@plemmonsa) December 7, 2015. Minecraft and Star Wars are huge hits for #HourOfCode Thanks @codeorg #tlchat #edtech pic.twitter.com/LvHClTJt4S.

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The Electric Educator

JANUARY 26, 2015

FETC is one of the largest EdTech conferences in the country with over 10,000 attendees from around the world. Here are my top take-aways from the 2015 conference: 1. The 2015 Keynotes included the COO of Makerbot, designers of one of the top 3D printers in schools today. Swivl can also sync your slide presentation with video.

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Adam Welcome

MAY 15, 2016

Check out this article New EdTech Resource. Robots are cool. What better way to take coding to the next level than to code a robot to drive or roll or to program a drone to fly? Dash from Wonder Workshop is an adorable little robot that can be programmed using 5 different apps available on IOS and Android!

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EdTechnocation.com

APRIL 27, 2015

Here's your #EdTechTidBits for the week of April 21, 2015. I found two new apps, a Disney article, a robotics competition to the moon, and a repository of maker projects! The task is to design, create, and program a robot that can rove & navigate on the moon's surface. This list is dedicated to #MakerEd.

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EdTechnocation.com

MAY 4, 2015

Here are your #EdTechTidBits for the week of April 27, 2015! Tickle is an app for the iPad that allows you to create Scratch like programs to control your robotic toys such as drones, Sphero , and your Philips Hue wireless light bulbs. You can also just create fun interactive programs.

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EdTechnocation.com

MAY 4, 2015

Here are your #EdTechTidBits for the week of April 27, 2015! Tickle is an app for the iPad that allows you to create Scratch like programs to control your robotic toys such as drones, Sphero , and your Philips Hue wireless light bulbs. You can also just create fun interactive programs.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2018

Robotics Engineer. They initially came together in 2015 when they created coding activities around Mattel’s Hot Wheels and Monster High brands. Another of Vedati’s challenges is perhaps all too familiar for edtech companies: creating personalized learning experiences for each child on the platform. Pastry Chef.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

The startup has raised about $13 million in funding, closing $8 million in Series B in December 2015. One of the companies I invested in is Wonder Workshop, makers of Dash and Dot robots, that teaches kids programming. My son Max is an avid fan, using the robots at home and in school. What edtech do you like?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Bett’s show floor includes a “Futures Zone” spot, typically reserved for early-stage edtech companies (although older ones like Manga High, founded in 2008, were there.) There was also an “edtech surgery” where startups could seek advice from experienced educators. No product or commercial pitches were allowed.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2017

The Tool and School-Starters Forbes again tipped its hat to several tool-makers and edtech innovators. First up are Jacobi Petrucciani (22), Prahasith Veluvolu (21) and Colton Voege (21)—the youngest members of Y Combinator’s 2015 cohort—who together founded the AI grading and feedback platform Mirmir. at Morgan State University.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Kidaptive first entered the edtech market in 2012 with Leo’s Pad, a game-based learning app that offered mini-games and puzzles to assess cognitive skills in young children. In 2015, Kidaptive acquired Hodoo English, a language-learning company, in a deal that established Kidadaptive’s Korea headquarter.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

22, 2015 at 11 a.m. 19, 2015 at midnight PST Winner will be announced on Oct. 26, 2015 on the Graphite blog. Helpful resources and tips Check out the What’s New in Science page for great edtech tools and Lesson Flows for science, STEM, STEAM, and NGSS! Pacific Time on September 22, 2015 until 11:59 p.m.

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Tech Helpful

MARCH 7, 2018

According to code.org, " Tennessee had only 625 computer science graduates in 2015; only 18% were female. Edtech companies are on board trying to create stepping stone opportunities for this to happen through such things as drag and drop block coding, and kid friendly robotics like Wonder Workshop's Dash and Dot.

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Adam Welcome

JUNE 13, 2016

Check out this article New EdTech Resource. Robots are cool. What better way to take coding to the next level than to code a robot to drive or roll or to program a drone to fly? Dash from Wonder Workshop is an adorable little robot that can be programmed using 5 different apps available on IOS and Android!

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

OCTOBER 27, 2015

— Andy Plemmons (@plemmonsa) October 27, 2015. — Andy Plemmons (@plemmonsa) October 27, 2015. While the UGA students supported the stop motion, I pulled out our Finch robots, which are on loan to us this year from Birdbrain Technologies. edtech #makered #finchloan pic.twitter.com/d2CeUdzC2Y.

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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. Though the startups presented a wide range of ideas, Runway co-founder Phil Kim said what connected them all is an effort to “tackle access and equity.”

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2017

For us, it was at EdFoo 2017 , an un-conference of teachers, edtech gurus, funders and others gathered at Google’s Silicon Valley headquarters for three days of spontaneous learning. When was the last time you walked into a conference without an agenda? Or, for that matter, without the slightest idea of what you might learn?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 30, 2015

Saturday, January 31st, 2015, is a GREAT day for student teaching and learning! 31 at 9a ET - a student-directed global conversation about #edtech [link] Peer learning w/ #students grades 6-12 at #StuTech2015 on Jan. Tomorrow, the inaugural "Student Technology Conference" takes place, kicking off at 9:00am US-Eastern Daylight Time.

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Tech Helpful

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

In the 2015-2016 school year, in decision with our fifth grade teachers, the fifth grade became a 1:1 required BYOT iPad grade. We create opportunities for our students to not only integrate technology in the classroom but have some computer science, robotics, and coding opportunities that support grade level curricular learning as well.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition). Tagged on: March 16, 2017 Shenzhen Capital Co-leads $29M Round In Chinese Robotics Firm Makeblock | China Money Network → "Recently, we are focusing on educational technology industry. No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes.

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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. Those interactions look a lot different than just evaluating consumer or edtech trends in isolation. It’s hard to make a case that there is still a separate edtech industry.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2015

I cant’t think of a better thin then summer to check out some new edtech tools and possibilities. Remember, I am picking these from thousands and I am trying to find those sites that are up and coming and might just be the next big edtech hit. I am almost booked through August and fall dates for 2015 are now over half full.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

We''ve set up a new student entrepreneurship portal at StudentEnrepreneurship.com that provides quick access to the free HPLIFE interactive classes for students to learn business skills, and gives you a chance to sign up for information about the free online conference on student entrepreneurship we plan to hold in 2015.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

11 Ed Tech Developments from Educause Efficient, Useful Blue-Light LED Draws Nobel Prize in Physics Robotics Enters K-12 Classrooms Startup Builds on Wi-Fi Chips for Cheaper Llast Mile'' to Home Broadband Let Your Finger Do The Reading With This Great Device From MIT Media Lab Conversations Classroom 2.0 See you online!

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Edsurge

AUGUST 18, 2016

In 2014, I wrote about strategies for edtech success in the new school year , and in 2015, I wrote about edtech teaching trends for the new school year. I’ve seen the students in my own school get pretty excited about the robots they’ve built and programmed with code. What will edtech make possible this school year?

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

The Billionaire Venture Capitalist will lead a group of promising entrepreneurs live beginning Tuesday, August 11th, 2015 at 10pm|9c on ABC. Background: Majoring in industrial design, Sharon concentrated on robotics so she could create real, working prototypes. As a teacher and edtech lover, I am very excited about this show.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

From gamification to digital citizenship to PD for teachers to classroom robots and everything in between, the 102 posts that have been published on the NEO Blog in the last 12 months covered oh so many subjects related to education technology and e-learning for educational institutions. 10 Edtech people to watch in 2018 [INFOGRAPHIC].

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2017

In 2015, his Somerville, Mass.-based At the 2016 CES conference, an electronics and consumer tech tradeshow, BrainCo’s Focus 1 device flopped in a live demo, which attempted to use human brainwaves detected by the headband to control a robotic hand. The Daily Dot called it the most “ cringeworthy demonstration ” at the event.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2016

5 Lessons Video Games Can Teach EdTech Developers. Sept 2015). Teachers Report Sharp Growth in Game-Based Learning by District Administration (July 2016) – reports that 48% of classroom teachers report using games in classroom instruction in 2015. Bartle’s Taxonomy of Player Types (and Why It Doesn’t Apply to Everything).

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

percent) did not offer any entirely online courses to high school students during the 2015-16 school year. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 34 Edition). Tagged on: August 26, 2017 The Secret to a Good Robot Teacher | The New York Times → Why is educational technology such a disappointment?

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

percent) did not offer any entirely online courses to high school students during the 2015-16 school year. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 34 Edition). Tagged on: August 26, 2017 The Secret to a Good Robot Teacher | The New York Times → Why is educational technology such a disappointment?

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Via KPCC : “ Ref Rodriguez has given up the role of president of the Los Angeles Unified School Board – but is not resigning his seat on the board altogether – one week after the announcement he’d face felony charges for alleged campaign finance violations during his 2015 run for office.” support, EFF resigns.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2016

” Also via Techcrunch : “ Primo Toys rolls out Cubetto, a wooden robot that teaches kids to code.” Via Edsurge : “Overcoming Hacking and Cybercrimes – The Next Obstacle to Edtech.” Via Techcrunch : “ Google launches App Maker.” ” The Business of Ed-Tech.

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Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

She and her husband also donated $200,000 to AFC’s charitable arm in 2014 and 2015 through the Dick and Betsy DeVos Family Foundation. “​ Intel Hits Pause on Edtech Accelerator,” says Edsurge. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. This robot is called Robota and is the creation of a team from Rutgers University.

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Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

Perhaps it should go in the “robots” section. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Wired : “ Med Students Are Getting Terrible Training in Robotic Surgery.” ” The data says bullying is down, but do note: the data comes from the years 2007 through 2015.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The startup was later sold to Valore Education in 2015 , which was in turn acquired by Follett in 2016 , which in turn shut down the Boundless site in 2017. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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