The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2015

Trends and Topics on Twitter A subtle shift is happening in language as seen in the top education tweets this week. — Vicki Davis (@coolcatteacher) November 13, 2015. And then, after we have relationships, technology can be transformational. Education Tweets of the Week: November 14, 2015. Relationships are king.

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EdNews Daily

MARCH 26, 2019

The SaaS subscription revenue model that works for many online education products, coupled with the large market sizes these technologies can serve, has driven interest from venture capitalists and private equity firms for decades. EdTech is not unique in this trend of bigger, but less frequent, deals. compared to $76.4B

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

Over the past 25 years, multiple waves of education technology and innovation have slowly washed into America’s schools and colleges. Join me on a quick tour of the past quarter century in education technology history. Join me on a quick tour of the past quarter century in education technology history. Not yet convinced?

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

That happened waaaay back in 2015 (which in online time seems like a few decades ago). Technology in the classroom has come a long way. 6 E-learning trends currently shaping up the industry. E-learning trends come and go. E-learning trends come and go. The NEO Blog is now 4! Which one to follow?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2015

note : This year the editors selected ten stories we believe either highlighted an important issue in 2015 and/or signaled the beginning of an escalating trend or issue for 2016 (look for No. Now trending. Our approach looks at when a trend will have its maximum impact in schools, and the degree of that impact,” he said.

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eSchool News

MAY 25, 2015

Preview of annual report identifies where K-12 education and education technologies may be headed. On May 12, the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) and the New Media Consortium (NMC) gave a small online audience a taste of the nation’s K-12 education technology trends for 2015.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. Department of Education’s national educational technology plans.).

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Neo LMS

MARCH 26, 2019

Nonetheless, it is an interesting starting point to explore the literary reading habits and preferences of young people today — and more interestingly how technology is affecting, encouraging and growing cohort of literature readers. They reported significant upward trends in literary reading among all age-groups and demographics.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 30, 2015

3 inspiring examples of how great teachers turn technology into relevance and make learning count. note : This year the editors selected ten stories we believe either highlighted an important issue in 2015 and/or signaled the beginning of an escalating trend or issue for 2016. They empower students through creativity.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

This is part eleven of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In May, venture capitalist and former securities analyst Mary Meeker released her annual “Internet Trends” report. Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare. ” he asks.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can best benefit from near-constant change. a national technology solutions provider, has changed its brand name to Connection. PC Connection, Inc.,

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

million students who graduated this past spring Also good news is the fact that employers are estimated to hire about 5 percent more graduates from the class of 2016 than 2015. And one of the key ways schools are enhancing their connection with students is through personal technology. This is good news for the 1.9

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Securly

JANUARY 5, 2016

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) conducted a study on the correlation between test performance and technology usage in the classroom. In the last quarter of 2015, they released their findings in “ Students Computers and Learning: Making the Connection”. Digitally Mature Leaders .

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Emerging technologies have the potential to reshape the educational landscape. From the earliest stages, as Pre-K parents search for activities and resources to nurture their child's growth, to K-12 schools adopting technology to improve student outcomes and operational efficiencies, the impact of modern learning tools is undeniable.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Sandra Paul doesn’t typically don a safety helmet and work boots to perform her job as director of information technology and operations for a 7,200-student school district in New Jersey. The affordability of network-connections for everyday objects was explained in a 2015 Deloitte study. Paul has been a school IT director since 1998.

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The Electric Educator

JANUARY 26, 2015

I had the opportunity to attend the Future of Educational Technology Conference (FETC) in Orlando Florida this past week. 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. Do you agree with these trends?

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

Five years ago I wrote a piece for EdSurge entitled “ Why I’m Optimistic About The Next Wave of Education Technology,” and at the time I wanted to counteract the feelings many were expressing that the edtech bubble was about to burst. More than $1 billion in headline-grabbing transactions are likely to be announced at the event.

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Bryan Alexander

JULY 28, 2015

This October I’ll be presenting, participating, networking, schmoozing, reconnecting, and generally hob-nobbing with people at the EDUCAUSE 2015 conference in Indianapolis. Here are some of my events: A pre conference workshop, Building an Emerging Technology and Futures Capacity in Your Organization.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

When teachers leverage technology, learning outcomes improve. The first 20 years of the 20 th century saw more technological advancement than in the entire 19 th century. In 2015, more than 90% of district administrators said instructional tech is important to achieving their core mission of educating students. Students agree.

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2019

It led the Horizon Report, an annual attempt by a panel of experts to forecast educational trends, to predict in 2012 that gamification would be a major force in education within three years. In fact, after 2015, the Horizon Report stopped mentioning it at all.

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 12, 2016

There were 418 mergers and acquisitions in the education industry in 2015, up from 329 in 2014, according to research by the investment bank Berkery Noyes. The investment group provides advice and financial consulting to middle market companies in the technology and information space. See chart, below).

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can best benefit from near-constant change. Nepris recently closed a seed round of funding totaling $1 million, led by the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation.

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EdTechTeacher

OCTOBER 22, 2015

According to the Conference website, this year’s theme was “ Dare to Innovate ” and provided “educators from across the Commonwealth with exciting and innovative ways to enhance teaching and learning with technology.” Diane Horvath , Technology Integration Specialist from Medfield Public Schools.

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Bryan Alexander

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Not all the way, but watch this trend. Overall mood EDUCAUSE 2015 wasn’t very buzzy about new technologies. I don’t know, honestly, if this group is isolated from some political and cultural trends, or just focused very practically in what I saw. More talk of gamification, not so much about games.

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Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2016

Alan November, Edtech commentator and former school technology director. But as educators and edtech companies look to track the most effective tools and practices, two big questions are at the fore: How do we measure technology’s effectiveness? Trends change. Sound familiar? Google is distracting, ethics are a mess.".

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

I’ve supported teachers as they navigate frustration about rapidly changing curricular trends and assessment requirements, figure out where they stand on teaching reading , and — over the past few years — learn how to reach students during and after the height of the pandemic. From their earliest years, he says, “they have been screenagers.”

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Tom Murray

JUNE 21, 2017

To avoid this, and in an effort to remain relevant in a digital world, many school leaders have been purchasing vast amounts of technology with the hopes that it’ll move instructional practices into the current century. However, they do acknowledge challenges or barriers to meeting the expectations of effective technology usage.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 13, 2015

“Technology alone will not make our kids smarter.” Mark your calendars for March 20, 2015 at 2pm PDT (Pacific Daylight Time). It’s Brian David Johnson’s job to study and predict future trends for governments, militaries, trade organizations, and corporations. Now we can have some insight. OK, so what will?

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

By 2015, AI integration into search engines and educational tools became ubiquitous with the next leap coming in 2022 with ChatGPT, which is fueling applications in areas like intelligent tutoring systems, automated essay scoring, assistance with coding, and more. In the ‘90s, it made a big jump with machine learning. In May of 2023, the U.S.

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Bryan Alexander

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Tuesday morning was my preconference seminar on “Building an Emerging Technology and Futures Capacity in Your Organization” The goal here wasn’t to present on future trends for education and technology, but rather to help campus information professionals figure out how to better think about the future themselves.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2017

The program offers a wealth of school internet data which EducationSuperHighway used for its first State of the States report , based on 6,500 reporting districts, in 2015. That’s a huge win, Marwell says, given that lack of fiber was a main roadblock to connectivity in 2015. In addition to the 34.9 Students Are Still Left Behind.

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Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 22, 2016

Analyzing educational data to gain useful insights, building more simplicity into ed-tech products, and a continuing interest by venture capitalists in this sector are important trends that the U.K.-based Looking Back at 2015. by the third quarter of 2015. Education Leader: Technology Should Not Replace Teachers.

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Bryan Alexander

JUNE 5, 2016

Mary Meeker just shared her latest internet trends report , and, as ever, it’s essential reading. Let me share some highlights which impact the future of education and technology. Technology and media. I’m surprised to see the gig economy missing this time, as that was a big issue for the 2015 presentation.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Naturally, technology plays a central role in scaling quality education supply to meet this demand. In the previous posts on this topic our examination found that technology can and does help when it comes to improving completion rates , reducing tuition costs and helping universities to bridge the revenue gap.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 30, 2016

Zheng and colleagues did not collect original data; rather, they used a statistical technique (meta-analysis) to combine the findings of prior studies meeting specific quality criteria in an effort to identify larger trends in the emerging body of empirical evidence on laptop programs’ impact on learning.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

50 Free Online Courses For Teachers: Spring 2015. Below is a list of 50 free online courses for teachers for Spring 2015, aggregated by Class Central. Go To Class | Next Session : 2nd Jan, 2015. . Go To Class | Next Session : 5th Jan, 2015. . Go To Class | Next Session : 5th Jan, 2015. . by Class Central.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

The pace of change, driven predominantly by the rapid encroachment of digital and now AI technologies, has accelerated dramatically. The fast-paced evolution in educational technology and methodologies necessitates a fresh look at what features teachers should exhibit to be effective and relevant in this ever-changing environment.

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