Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2020

With student information and learning management systems, along with online software for enrollment, assessments, grades, payroll and finances, there are few areas of the K-12 education technology market that PowerSchool doesn’t have a hand in. In 2016, it bought Interactive Achievement , a set of assessment and reporting tools.

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

When a competency-based approach to assessment is in place, students must show what they know as well as what they can do. According to a 2016 report by iNACOL, 36 states are currently investigating policy surrounding competency-based education. Below are five ways to approach competency-based learning assessment.

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techlearning

MAY 18, 2018

Austin, TX, May 18, 2018 – Impero Software, a leading provider of classroom management, network and online safety software to schools, today announces Philip Walters as its new board chairman. Impero Software helps schools safeguard students and supports the work of teachers and IT departments,” said Walters.

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2016

Promethean, a global provider of educational technology solutions, introduced its new ActivPanel interactive display at ISTE 2016 in Denver. The new Promethean ActivPanel features wireless and BlueTooth® connectivity, pre-loaded applications for mobile device mirroring, digital whiteboarding, and free collaboration software from ClassFlow.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 21, 2018

New essay grading software like Gradescope , developed at the University of California-Berkeley, can shorten grading time by 50 percent , freeing up time for teachers to have one-on-one discussions with students. percent by 2016. For Tacoma (Wash.) Public Schools, AI has helped increase graduation rates.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

It also forecasts that district spending on hardware, networks, and major system software will see a slight increase in 2017, rising to $16.2 2016 was also the highest year on record for digital curriculum spending. The Learning Counsel’s Assessment Tool and Survey proved to be a valuable aide in this process.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 5, 2019

As we reflected on our media literacy journey, it was exciting to see how our initial presentation, Media Literacy in a Post-Truth Era, which we first shared during a 2016 technology seminar for our district, has continued to evolve, with new resources and even a new title: Thinking Critically About the (Fake!!)

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Auster (2016) defines blended learning in a succinct and clear manner. Auster’s study (Carol Auster, 2016​ ​​​). Assessment and Feedback Challenges : Designing assessments that effectively measure learning outcomes in both online and face-to-face environments can be challenging. In her study, Carol J.

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Tech Helpful

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Use technology to design and implement a variety of formative and summative assessments that accommodate learner needs, provide timely feedback to students and inform instruction. Use assessment data to guide progress and communicate with students, parents and education stakeholders to build student self-direction.

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Kathy Schrock

DECEMBER 10, 2015

The #NETP16 provides a current look at successful technology practices in schools across the country and includes five major categories -- learning, teaching, leadership, assessment, and infrastructure. The second was found in the chapter on assessment.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 14, 2018

Using that information, administrators chose to integrate DreamBox , a software solution designed to help math teachers teach and assess students. After one year, students who participated in the program scored on average 97 percent higher on the STAR assessment than those who did not, according to a case study.

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techlearning

AUGUST 2, 2018

This interactive assessment will provide educators with actionable data on how well their students grasp critical digital literacy concepts as outlined in the 2016 ISTE Standards for Students. It is compatible with all devices and no special software is required.

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Assessment Online Assessments Elementary Education 40

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 29, 2015

Welcome to post number three in a series devoted to formative learning (assessment). I am almost booked through August and fall dates for 2015 are now over 3/4 full and the 2016 calendar is beginning to fill. Part 3: Over 35 Formative Assessment Tools To Enhance Formative Learning Opportunities. Check out my Booking Page.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

The nonprofit publisher of K-12 curriculum launched in 2016 expecting an audience for its digital offerings. No More Predictions One of the assumptions behind the Gates’ prediction is that the growth of instructional software will replace textbooks. Spending data suggests that instructional software is indeed growing in classrooms.

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Chegg Software Industry Pearson 156

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

With the addition of PBIS Rewards, Navigate360 is setting the new standard for whole-child safety through modern, holistic solutions that address school climate and culture, full-cycle emergency management, early detection, assessment and violence prevention—issues that all desperately require action in today’s schools.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Microsoft’s Tay was taken down after only a day on Twitter as other Twitter users taught it to be racist and xenophobic in March of 2016. Dr Matthew Glanville, Head of Assessment Principles and Practice at IB, explains that IB would not be banning AI because “that is the wrong way to deal with innovation.” ChatGPT) well.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2016

Assessment is project-based so be prepared to be a fully-involved and eager risk-taker. Class starts July 11, 2016 and ends July 31, 2016. NOT Included: Software and webtool membership (if there are any). Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Professional Learning Network. Course Objectives. Course Highlights.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Founded in 1986, Renaissance combines decades of experience in assessments with personalized instruction and analytics solutions delivering teachers and administrators the tools to plan, lessons to teach, and the resources to motivate students to learn. Blackstone’s investment will be made through its flagship private equity vehicle.

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The Principal of Change

MAY 6, 2020

Different software programs will make “portfolios” easy to share, yet do we truly embrace the power that a digital portfolio can bring into our schools? This is more than just thinking about “what software we should use,” but envisioning the potential of what this process can bring to our students and ourselves.

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Software Assessment Google Course 98

The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2020

As more schools went online and demand for education software grew, more companies began designing and commissioning their own studies about their products. Others sell some of the most widely used education software in schools today. Misleading research claims are increasingly common in the world of ed tech.

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Hack Education

APRIL 30, 2020

It's also an deeply uncomfortable time to be an American with any sort of subject matter expertise — it has been since well before the 2016 election, but particularly since then. That is, we are less likely to use ed-tech to rethink assignments or assessments than we are to use ed-tech more closely scrutinize student behavior.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2020

In 2016, the company posted a £2.6 As a result, the company once used as many as 63 different enterprise resource planning systems (a commonly used type of business management software), Taurel shared. Those moves were accompanied by a series of profit warnings that stoked the ire of shareholders. billion in sales.

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Pearson Company Report Industry 169

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2024

Educational software, ranging from language learning apps like Duolingo to math problem-solving platforms like Khan Academy, provides personalized learning experiences. Leaders of their own learning: Transforming schools through student-engaged assessment. Critical thinking: Knowledge and skills for evidence-based practice.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 11, 2015

Today I introduce a new web browser based tool called imakiku , which is sure to enhance formative assessment in your classroom. There is no software to download and registration is not necessary. For readers of A Principal's Reflections the trial is free until 3/31/2016 by using a special code. You do not need extra devices.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2021

Now, simple AI-driven tools like these chatbots, plagiarism-detecting software and apps to check spelling and grammar are being joined by new, more powerful – and controversial – applications that answer academic questions, grade assignments, recommend classes and even teach. David Weiss, co-founder, Assessment Systems.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2017

I don’t like to be alarmist, or give too much weight to any one test result, but last week’s release of 2016 reading test scores around the world is now the third major proof point that something is awry. Jill Barshay/The Hechinger Report. Is the U.S. educational system beginning to decay? See adjacent table.).

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System Education Common Core Study 111

Ascend Math

APRIL 27, 2016

NY Times, April 16, 2016 [link]. An evolving formula built into Ascend, including time on task and the passing of assessments, units, and levels determines when students can access Base Camp. In a world of Kahoots and cartoon learning software it can be easy to get confused.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 18, 2018

Nine out of 17 schools in the Coeur d’Alene School District (CdA) receive Title I Funding, and according to the 2016 National Education Association survey , Idaho ranks last in per-pupil spending and 47th in the nation for average teacher salary. How NOT to Assess Student Writing. We’re not utopia, we have a lot of challenges,”.

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District Administration

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Whether you’re looking for a blended program or supplemental software for your current curriculum, we’ve got you covered. Learn more about the rich, adaptive mathematics instruction in MATHia X that provides ongoing formative assessment and unprecedented learning outcomes.

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STEM Software Outcomes Assessment 40

techlearning

APRIL 23, 2018

(NYSE: RST) Company, today announced that Lexia Reading Core5® has been named by the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) as an approved provider of early interactive reading software for literacy instruction and assessment for grades K–3.

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Software Education Assessment Report 40

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

former President Barack Obama called on all K-12 students to be equipped with CT skills as part of an “ Computer Science for All ” initiative in 2016. Instead of playing with or manipulating pre-developed software simulations of scientific phenomenon, create (program) computational models and simulations to study and interrogate phenomena.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

For a long time, arguably the best known anti-cheating technology was the plagiarism detection software TurnItIn. So they turned some of their research on pattern-matching of brainwaves to create a piece of software that would identify patterns in texts. Anti-cheating software isn't just about plagiarism, of course.

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Robotics Software Company ProctorU 83

Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Where last time we drew attention to schools that had made innovative leaps in assessment protocols, today we look at schools that are taking the design of personalized learning pathways seriously. He then put their raw responses into a software program, and was astounded to find that the most frequently mentioned word was “irrelevant.”.

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Learning Digital Divide Case Study Personalized Learning 150

Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Where last time we drew attention to schools that had made innovative leaps in assessment protocols, today we look at schools that are taking the design of personalized learning pathways seriously. He then put their raw responses into a software program, and was astounded to find that the most frequently mentioned word was “irrelevant.”.

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Learning Digital Divide Case Study Personalized Learning 150

Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Back in the ’90s, he started a K-12 assessment software company, Doublestruck, which he sold in 1999. The pair announced their collaboration in 2016 at Educause, a major education technology conference, sharing that pilots were underway at several U.S. universities at the time.

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Pearson Company Learning Industry 110

Edsurge

MAY 20, 2019

sold the company to a group of private investors led by Laurene Powell Jobs, Amplify divested assets that were not core to its curriculum and assessment business, and spun off several divisions as independent standalone companies. The software then shows how that resource distribution may impact teachers and students. Before News Corp.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

The “cultivation of students’ entrepreneurship and innovation capabilities and practical skills” was a priority in China’s 5-Year Plan for 2016-2020. billion in 2016, according to Goldman Sachs. million (A) 2016 Sinovation Ventures EnglishCentral $1.3 million (N/A) 2016 Kirihara Shoten K.K. 380 million tally in 2014.

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