Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Here's our list of 2015's most wow-worthy websites and web-based edtech tools: A.D.A.M. From tried-and-true resource websites to Web-based learning management systems, Chrome plugins, and everything between, these tools help you boost learning right from your browser. Interactive Anatomy Online.

Learning 40

Learning Schoology Differentiated Instruction LMS 40

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

If we were to have a system in place for the start of the 2015 school year we had work to do. The four finalist were Canvas , Schoology , JumpRope and My Big Campus. Teachers and students liked both Canvas and Schoology. However, what turned the tide in favor of Schoology was the company’s marketing.

LMS 64

LMS Schoology System Data 64

Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2020

Yet at the same time, the K-12 market did see a number of notable exits late last year, including PowerSchool’s acquisition of Schoology and Renaissance Learning’s purchase of Schoolzilla. Investors poured $919 million across 16 such disclosed deals last year, which surpassed the previous highs of $788 million raised across 13 deals in 2015.

EdTech 98

EdTech Coursera Company Schoology 98

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 8, 2015

I use Schoology for our online discussions. My book Creatively Teach the Common Core Literacy Standards with Technology will be published in June 2015 by Corwin. It wasn’t until I incorporated online discussions into my traditional class that I was able to engage every voice in our class dialog. Just in time for summer reading!

Common Core 150

Common Core Schoology Groups Blended Learning 150

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

While many schools and districts continue to use existing learning management systems, such as Blackboard, Canvas , Moodle and Schoology , Google’s Classroom platform is increasingly catching teachers’ eyes. By October 2015, Google estimated some 10 million students and teachers were using it.

System 60

System Google Schoology LMS 60

Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Overall, funding for global deals in the digital space jumped by 58 percent from 2014 to 2015, according to research from CB Insights , a New York-based market research company. Chinese companies saw a surge of investment, taking in more than $1 billion in 2015, CB Insights found. What’s driving the growth?

Knewton 40

Knewton Schoology Common Core Analysis 40

Reading By Example

DECEMBER 7, 2016

A learning management system, or “LMS” is defined as “a digital learning system” that “manages all of the aspects of the learning process” (Amit K, 2015). Google Classroom , Schoology and Edmodo fall into this category. Now, students can submit their work electronically through the LMS. The teacher can assess learning online.

System 28

System LMS Schoology Edmodo 28

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 29, 2015

The rumor is that by end-of-summer 2015, there will be a premium fee-based version with advanced features and more storage to accommodate individual teacher accounts as well as district accounts. Or how about this scenario: Your school changes their lesson planning tool, say from Edline to Schoology. Educational Applications.

Common Core 150

Common Core Schoology Google iPad 150

Reading By Example

DECEMBER 7, 2016

A learning management system, or “LMS” is defined as “a digital learning system” that “manages all of the aspects of the learning process” (Amit K, 2015). Google Classroom , Schoology and Edmodo fall into this category. Now, students can submit their work electronically through the LMS. The teacher can assess learning online.

System 28

System LMS Schoology Edmodo 28

MindShift

JUNE 28, 2018

Professor Karen Schrier, Founding Director of the Games & Emerging Media program at Maris College, developed the Ethics, Practice, and Implementation Categorization (EPIC) Framework in 2015 for the use of use video games in ethics education, proposing seven educational goals, and 12 strategies for ethics games.

Game-Based Learning 31

Game-Based Learning Schoology Education Strategy 31

Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

Exactly how many schools are actively engaged in iZone projects is unclear: The NYCDOE press office disclosed that 50 schools abandoned the iZone’s iLearn program between 2015 and 2016 to develop their own blended and online learning materials or to use outside resources including Google Classroom, Schoology, or Canvas.

iLearn 63

iLearn Policies Blended Learning Schoology 63

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

But it’s down from the record-setting year in 2015 – down by about $1 billion. Or one could look at ed-tech companies that laid off staff: the coding bootcamp Galvanize , the analytics company Civitas Learning , the learning management system Schoology , MOOC provider Coursera , the education giant Pearson , for example.

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

Learning in Hand

MAY 18, 2015

Episode 31: Spruce Up Your Centers with Technology, recorded May 2015, happens now! Maybe you already use a course management system like Google Classroom , Edmodo , or Schoology ? I am Tony Vincent and this is the show where I share tips, how-tos, and ideas for using today’s digital tools for teaching and learning.

Technology 40

Technology iPad Video Mobility 40

Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Since the project began in 2015, the privacy team has evaluated nearly 300 education apps. For Duolingo, it found 15 trackers and 22 permissions, and for Schoology, a K-12 learning management system, it found three trackers and 11 permissions. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg, Kelly tells EdSurge.

Tools 125

Tools Policies Data Android 125

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

True, 2015 was a record-breaking year for ed-tech funding – over $4 billion by my calculations. Throughout the year, Hill and Feldstein dutifully chronicled all the updates (or lack of updates ) to Blackboard, Pearson , Instructure , Schoology , D2L , and the like. (So Metaphors in ed-tech are so confusing.)

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill on layoffs at the LMS Schoology. Via Education Week : “ Special Education Enrollment Rose in 2015–16.” .” Via The New York Times : “ Facebook ’s Virtual Reality Business Gets a New Leader.” ” That’d be Hugo Barra , a former Google exec.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40