Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

So states a recent Wall Street Journal report on the tens of billions of dollars that Chinese companies have poured on U.S. 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.

EdTech 91

EdTech Knewton Company Robotics 91

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Just beneath the surface, however, Burlington has become home over the last few years to an invisible economy of people who work remotely for the world’s biggest technology businesses, including Apple, Google, Twitter and IBM, hundreds and even thousands of miles from these companies’ chic and sprawling headquarters. And they let me.”

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Company Trends Report Survey 127

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Recipient of the 2016 ISTE Emerging Leader Award, recognized as a PBS Digital innovator for her initiatives in enhancing student learning with technology, Fox has also served as President of the Young Educator Network for ISTE, and received the President's Volunteer Award in 2018. How Do You Report Bias or Issues with AI?

Classroom 425

Classroom Tools Data Twitter 425

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Consider the following developments in artificial intelligence: In 2016, the Associated Press began outsourcing its minor-league baseball dispatches to a company called Automated Insights. AP has expanded its use of Automated Insights into other sport dispatches, quarterly business financial reports , and more.*

Education 101

Education Robotics Assessment Examples 101

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The multi-million-dollar facility is stocked with today’s most advanced manufacturing equipment ranging from steel 3D printers to precision cutters to collaborative robotics that work alongside humans on the factory floor. Additional funding came from community donors and companies themselves, like GE Power, which contributed $500,000.

Robotics 72

Robotics Industry Company Training 72

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Credit: Tina Russell for The Hechinger Report Cory Orr’s accelerated training program meets seven hours a day, four days a week; it will take him 22 weeks instead of the usual two years to earn the certifications he needs to become an industrial maintenance technician. Credit: Tina Russell for The Hechinger Report.

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Training Industry Report Company 134

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2019

All the world’s a stage when you’re a startup, and life becomes a pitch in front of investors, advisers, reporters, partners and potential acquirers. The annual tradition dates back to 2012, and features early-stage companies showing off the latest efforts to solve intractable problems across the education landscape.

Education 88

Education Company EdTech Robotics 88

Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2017

Coincidentally, as part of another role I had with the district to develop relationships with the business community, I was organizing a field trip to a tech company. These companies were eager for qualified young candidates to fill positions. By the the second hour of the trip, he had connected with a programmer at the company.

Company 97

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

This story about robots and jobs was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Yes, the robots are definitely coming for the jobs of America’s 3.5 Sign up for our newsletter. million cashiers.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Photo: Sharon Lurye/The Hechinger Report. What’s different about the trend today is that educational technology companies are eagerly marketing software under the “personalized learning” label. It also invested in software like ST Math and the reading program Lexia, created by the Rosetta Stone company. DeVonté Trask, 11.

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Personalized Learning Software Data Report 97

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. Much of what Meeker says in this year’s report about education is placed under her category “gaming.”

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Students sit at desks wearing electronic headbands that report EEG data back to a teacher’s dashboard, and that information purports to measure students’ attention levels. The company says it has a working prototype and is in conversations with a Long Island school to pilot the headset. BrainCo has some big ideas.

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Company Data Training Analysis 164

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

They settle in at the computers where Caine teaches coding and software, such as Illustrator and Photoshop, or they head to the back room for the 3-D printer, vinyl cutter and robotics kits. Her district of Garfield County has provided a computer to every student since 2016. Some kids come to log extra time on class projects.

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Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 82

MindShift

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Dr. Nicholas Kardaras is the author of the 2016 book Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids. The study has the subtitle “A Parent Report Measure of Screen Media ‘Addiction’ in Children.” Zichermann calls this, “a robot sitting on your shoulder — the angel of your good intention.”

Facebook 58

Facebook Social Media Study Gamification 58

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

This is the last public talk I’ll deliver in 2016, and I confess I am relieved (I am exhausted!) The very next day, Apple shares hit $97.80, an all-time high for the company. Either way. as well as honored to be here. But when I finish this talk, my work for the year isn’t done.

Trends 40

Trends Report iPhone Software 40

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

One of his first big takers was EPB, a big electric utility and telecommunications company in Chattanooga. The company asked STEM School Chattanooga students to design prototypes for the window dressings. And EPB was so delighted with the students’ work that it highlighted the partnership in its annual report.

STEM 28

STEM Company Robotics Exercises 28

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2023

Soon, employees from one of the world’s most influential companies will arrive to teach these students about computer science: how to program computer games, how to work with data and how to found and run a business. Some students have started businesses, while others have designed apps or built robots. Who Isn’t Being Served?

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Industry STEM Education Survey 125

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2018

Photo: Oliver Parini for The Hechinger Report. But the strong economy, and the return of manufacturing operations to the United States as labor costs rise abroad , have led some companies to add jobs. Photo: Oliver Parini for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Oliver Parini for The Hechinger Report. RANDOLPH CIRCLE, Vt.

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Industry Robotics Study Company 106

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

The adaptive Apex Learning Tutorials for intervention, remediation, and preparation for high-stakes assessments were proven to improve students’ performance on the Tutorials from pretest to posttest by more than 50% and by an average of 23 to 26 percentile points during the 2016–2017 school year. announced the U.S. K-12 market.

Tools 58

Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 58

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 14, 2017

Skye Morishita working on the robot she programmed at a recent CoderDojo session in Boston. On a recent Saturday, a squad of Lego robots fitted with markers limped, hopped and spun dizzily across the table. Quintyn Scott (left) and Ella Bartholomew program robots at a recent CoderDojo session in Boston. Photo: Chris Berdik.

Robotics 62

Robotics Blended Learning Laptops Software 62

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Do you know that feeling when you are told your questions about student privacy are unfounded by a representative of a company that earns 86% of its total revenue from advertising? The thread on this tweet has the details. “I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link].

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The Hechinger Report is collaborating with The New York Times to produce Bulletin Board, page 2 of the Times ’ s education supplement, Learning. She spent $19 to host a website and contacted software companies for free licenses. A Tufts University report found that between the 2012 and 2016 elections, voting turnout increased by 5.5

Education 107

Education Online Learning Report Elementary 107

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2016

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. How an NBA Board Game is Getting Middle Schoolers to Care about Math – October 2016. Sept 2015). Connolly, T.

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Game-Based Learning Gamification Learning Twitter 120

Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2017

African-Americans and Latino/Hispanics make up a tiny fraction of the overwhelmingly white, male-dominated workforce of major technology companies. based technology companies is African-American or Latino/Hispanic, and only one is a woman—Ginni Rometty, CEO of IBM. and 2 times more likely to attend school with a robotics club.

Industry 60

Industry STEM Software Course 60

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

In addition, Alma will continue to provide its own set of robust reporting tools to meet many needs and budgets. This follows the company’s recent integrations with Canvas and Schoology and its OneRoster alignment. Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. HERO K12, BV INVESTMENT PARTNERS AND SCHOOLMINT ( herok12.com

Tools 71

Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 71

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Tagged on: August 27, 2017 DeVos Invested in Company Under Investigation for Misleading Claims | Education Week → When U.S.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Tagged on: August 27, 2017 DeVos Invested in Company Under Investigation for Misleading Claims | Education Week → When U.S.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2018

Via Inside Higher Ed : “The Obama administration’s Education Department failed to consider key evidence when it reviewed and ultimately terminated its recognition of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools in 2016, a federal judge ruled late Friday.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

Education 45

Education Robotics iPad Company 45

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Screenshot by Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. The idea for the company came out of Steven’s own sense of frustration and boredom in science classes. Steven and his co-founders, both just 19, picked up their tech skills through early exposure to programming and robotics in Detroit and its metropolitan area.

Robotics 100

Robotics Chromebook Education Company 100

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Chopra worked at the CFPB and, while there, “sued two for-profit-college companies – ITT Educational Services Inc. ” “Three months after the former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner was sentenced to six months in jail for sexual assault, he was released on Friday,” NPR reports.

Education 52

Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 52

Marketplace K-12

JUNE 28, 2016

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks while visiting Galvanize, a work space for technology companies, in Denver, Tuesday. (AP “We need more job creators and we need more young people starting businesses,” Clinton told a crowd of coders at Galvanize, the incubator, according to an Associated Press report. .

STEM 64

STEM Data Company Policies 64

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

. “Researchers say removal of an IRS tool for financial aid applicants may have slowed FAFSA submissions, while college aid groups warn that affected students could already be losing out on aid,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. The adaptive learning company has raised $16 million total.

Education 44

Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

“ Tax bill reflects rift between many Republicans and higher education,” The Washington Post reports. Restores Pell Eligibility to Nearly 300,000 Students,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. Mostly tutoring companies.). And perhaps it’s not just higher ed. ” “Education Dept.

Education 44

Education Khan Academy Company Training 44

Hack Education

JANUARY 5, 2018

” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “A TurboTax for student loan applications” according to Techcrunch, the company has raised $15.5 Edsurge reports that Weld North Education will still be run by former Kaplan exec Jonathan Grayer. ” Research, “Research,” and Reports. million total.

Education 44

Education Kaplan E-rate Data 44

Hack Education

APRIL 21, 2017

” “ Tech Is Dominating Efforts To Educate Syrian Refugees ,” reports NPR. “ Trump Signs Order That Could Lead to Curbs on Foreign Workers,” The New York Times reports. “ Trump Signs Order That Could Lead to Curbs on Foreign Workers,” The New York Times reports. Immigration and Education.

Education 45

Education MOOC Facebook Report 45

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Testing, Testing… “Big changes ahead for how California assesses school performance,” KPCC reports. The company said that the Department of Education’s decision to bar it from federal financial aid forced it to do so. Employees claim they were not notified that the company would be closing.

Khan Academy 40

Khan Academy Education LMS Company 40