EdTechTeacher

JULY 23, 2015

I recently returned from the 2015 annual ISTE Conference in Philadelphia. Kaizena has recently introduced their “Kaizena Mini” add-on that will allow you to leave voice comments and written notes on students’ documents within Google Docs itself. With the software installed, simply go to Add-ons → Kaizena Mini → Open Kaizena Mini.

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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). Kickstarter, Zopa, SocietyOne) The largest software vendors don’t write the apps. Apple, Google) Our current “Fourth Industrial Revolution” has wrecked havoc on the way we’ve always done things.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Just to get things going, here’s a recap of 2015. Sure, there were lots of devices released in 2014 and the years before, but 2015 was the mobile age. So this is what happened in 2015. Here we go… Cloud classroom In 2015, cloud integration was the norm and most learning resources were already starting to be cloud-integrated.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

The second conflict-of-interest related news story (set of stories, really) involves New America and Google/ Eric Schmidt. Google – which maintains close ties to the think tank – was alleged to pressure New America to push out a scholar and his team after they made a series of sharp statements about the behavior of the company.

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EdTech4Beginners

JANUARY 10, 2018

The front-facing camera allows the software to identify any moving or static objects in a room; this functionality can be used as part of a Chaperone safety system, which will automatically display a feed from the camera to the user to safely guide users from obstacles. Google Cardboard. Samsung Gear VR.

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Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2019

AltSchool, a developer of personalized learning software that once operated a chain of “microschools,” is getting a major makeover. Ventilla was formerly a Google executive (after selling his social-search startup to the internet giant) who left in 2013 to learn about the education landscape.

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2018

Edmodo brings a vibrant social community to the company, which is amassing education assets that already include both hardware and software. Now the most powerful players are technology companies that offer devices and software. In 2015, NetDragon paid approximately $130 million to acquire U.K.-based

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MAY 12, 2015

May 13, 2015 Audio Converter is a good Chrome app to use on your Google Drive to convert audio files from one format to another. No software download is required, the app is web-based and works right.read more.

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Educational Technology Guy

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Neverware, a startup that has developed a software product, CloudReady , in partnership with Google, which turns almost any computer from the last 8 years into a full-fledged Chromebook. The paid version of CloudReady, which offers dedicated support and integration with Google’s device management console, launched in spring 2015.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2019

Founded in 2015, MEL Science has raised a total of $12 million to date. Google Cardboard now sells for about $15. MEL was not an easy sell at first for TMT Investments, which supports mostly software companies, says partner Igor Shoifot. His startup, MEL Science , has closed a new round of fundraising with $6 million.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

The second conflict-of-interest related news story (set of stories, really) involves New America and Google/ Eric Schmidt. Google – which maintains close ties to the think tank – was alleged to pressure New America to push out a scholar and his team after they made a series of sharp statements about the behavior of the company.

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Edsurge

JUNE 20, 2017

Something you can do to prep your students for college is to have one day where you host a workshop on using Google Docs,” suggested Alejandra Cervantes, a junior at UCLA, in response to a question from an educator about the best way to support high school students heading to college. It’s a point the students at NMC echoed.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 31, 2015

Google Announces New Features In Google Classroom. At TeachThought, while we love Apple’s products, app ecology, and general aesthetic, we tend towards recommending Google for most classrooms. 7 Changes To Google Classroom. Now you can do it on Google Classroom as well by moving any post to the top.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2019

As technology companies from Google to Salesforce plant roots in Australia, government and business leaders down under are trying to figure out ways to train students and workers to keep up with a changing workforce. company thinks it can help prepare the country’s future programmers. Trilogy’s worldly ambitious extend beyond Australia.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

There are numerous DRM software available in the market, and you can take your pick depending on the kind of security measures you need. Platforms like Amazon, Apple, Google Play, and Adobe apply their DRMs for the eBooks on their platform. Set Up Google Alerts. Almost all DRM software comes with this feature.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

The district has mobile ­computer labs in all schools and provides Samsung Chromebooks and Lenovo ThinkPads loaded with Google Apps for Education. In 2015, Fresno Unified School District teachers and administrators noticed that there were no girls signing up for high school computer science courses.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

based education technology company, second only to Bertelsmann’s $230 million investment in HotChalk in 2015. not just deliver software, but also be able to engage with big brands and marry our interests.” So, too, do companies such as AirBnB, Google, Oracle and Whole Foods. This marks one of the biggest fundraises for a U.S.-based

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Five-year-old Mykell Robinson practices his reading on the Lexia software while a small group of classmates work with a teacher. What’s different about the trend today is that educational technology companies are eagerly marketing software under the “personalized learning” label. Photo: Sharon Lurye/The Hechinger Report.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 8, 2018

But what the team may lack in age, it makes up for with a staff whose resumes are padded with stints at some of the most sought-after companies including Yelp, Facebook, Salesforce, GitHub and, of course, Google. At the end of 2015, he left to work on a mobile app for a popular board game-maker.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

and elsewhere regularly use software and curriculum developed within the past decade, often developed by small companies and former educators. Google, which officially debuted Classroom in 2014, is arguably as widespread in schools as Google’s usage is in the workplace. Google Classroom-2014. Google Classroom-2014.

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Hapara

AUGUST 17, 2022

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed into law in 2015, and it encourages the use of OER. . Not only can they access their textbooks, but they can also easily find their Google Classroom assignments, Google Workspace files, Gmail and class assignments. The Every Student Succeeds Act encourages OER.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 10, 2016

I'm a huge user of Google Apps and Evernote. I can do anything on it - email, web browsing, Google Apps, Evernote, messaging, photos, musics, etc. I like it, but I like LG's software and screen size better. I have also added the Google Play Movie/TV app so that I can download movies for offline viewing while traveling.

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2019

Those are among the social issues addressed by 20 non-profit and educational institutions that are getting grants from the Google AI Impact Challenge , announced today at the company’s annual I/O developer conference. along with a handful of nonprofit organizations building education software for teachers, students and parents.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2017

billion, this year’s funding total is the second-highest tally, following 2015 (which saw $1.4 We’ve seen the most interest in SaaS (software-as-a-service) models where the product is complementary to an existing platform.”. PowerSchool, owned by Vista Equity Partners, has spent nearly $1 billion on eight companies since 2015.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2021

The fields of software, computing, and computer science are historically plagued by stark underrepresentation by gender, race, ethnicity, geography, and family income,” said Hadi Partovi, Code.org CEO and co-founder. About.Tech Domains Launched in 2015,TECH is a leading new domain extension for the tech industry.

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edWeb.net

MAY 14, 2020

However, due to the current school closure situation, most school districts are forced to use an adopt and adapt method for online and remote learning software and curricula. The New August. Develop a clear game plan , including clear, precise, and accessible communication options that support the entire school community.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

MARCH 13, 2015

March 13, 2015 I did not intentionally aim for this list to be exclusively Google. ? The first three presented themselves, #4 was in today''s Maui News, and yes, I am so looking forward to the +EdTechTeam Google For Education Hawaii Summit next week! Introducing Google Calendar on iPhone Wired says "Finally!"

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2017

The simple HTML edit—not really a “hack” per se—involves going to a web page (like an online gradebook) in Google Chrome. Education software company PowerSchool, which claims users in more than 13,000 districts across the country, is featured in the video. It is unclear if the app has ever came to be.)

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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. Photo: Jessica Huseman for The Hechinger Report. classrooms.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 20, 2020

So, in 2015, the “ Palmdale Promise ” was born. With these regular training sessions, every teacher feels more comfortable with the panels’ features and accompanying software. My students use Google classroom on their Chromebook notebook computers, which can then be projected on the ActivPanel.

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100mentors

OCTOBER 15, 2019

The IBO traditionally connects instruction throughout different contexts with developing learners’ thinking skills (contextualized learning) (IBO, 2015). This is a core aspect of the constructivist approach: “Knowledge is seen as dynamic, ever-changing with our experiences” (Bada, 2015). PISA 2015 Results in Focus.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2017

Black-box software, as OER pioneer and Lumen Learning’s Chief Academic Officer, David Wiley writes, “reduce all the richness and complexity of deciding what a learner should be doing to—sometimes literally— a ‘Next’ button.”. It took a lawsuit to get Google to stop scanning students’ emails. This is a mistake.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2024

The students came up with the project themselves and designed a Google form to track their phone time, including which apps they used most. In 2015, Tom McCoy, then the assistant superintendent of education services, jokingly asked Sonny Sajor, the district’s math instructional specialist, “Can I get some math for poets?”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

This means have an understanding of how it operates, what type of programs are used on various devices (for example, apps are for iPads and software for laptops), and what’s the best way to scaffold them for learning? This is a reprint of an article I posted last Spring. Being comfortable with technology takes time and practice.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Students for Fair Admissions, which is suing the university for allegedly discriminating against Asian American applicants, will have access to “academic, extracurricular, demographic and other information” from all undergrads who applied to Harvard between the fall 2009 and spring 2015, omitting names and Social Security numbers.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2018

Aparna is a doctor, and Deepak previously worked at Google. Cofounder James Lin likens it to an “SAT for software engineers.” Lin points out that while medicine, law and finance professions require certifications, software engineering doesn’t—but it should. The startup focuses on educators in pre-K to 5th-grade classrooms.

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Securly

JANUARY 5, 2016

In the last quarter of 2015, they released their findings in “ Students Computers and Learning: Making the Connection”. Business and technology have become truly complementary: Forbes gives the example of engine manufacturers relying on software to push forward production. Digitally Mature Students.

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