The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 6, 2016

Bloomz was one of my sponsors for ISTE 2016 this year, and I appreciate their support. Recent awards: Bloomz won the 2016 Edtech Digest Cool Tool Award for best new product or service. They also won the American Association of School Librarian’s Award for Best Websites for Teaching and Learning: Social Media 2016.

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2021

For decades, companies have offered more or less the same deal to Americans in search of office jobs: You pay for your own higher education and skills training, and then we’ll consider employing you. More companies are assuming the costs and risks of preparing people for entry-level technology roles by offering apprenticeships.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2018

Cambridge Analytica was able to take that quarter million accounts that it had permission to look at from Facebook and mine fifty million accounts to look at trends and how people thought about politics and then potentially use that to move the 2016 election in different ways. You and I have both been in social media now for a decade.

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EdNews Daily

MARCH 19, 2017

In June 2016, it became a publicly listed company on the New York Stock Exchange (COE). It is also the same for those who are connected to social media. Therefore it is important to be concise, quick and fun in anything that is done through social media. Everything is fast paced and quick.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

If passed, bill would make Wyoming one of the first states in the country to protect students’ social media. A proposed Wyoming law would make it illegal for school districts to demand access to students’ Facebook, Snapchat or other social media accounts. But that applied to employer-employee relationships.

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Adam Welcome

MARCH 17, 2016

It was time to write this post - because it's 2016. Why do we still have to explain why social media is an important part of a school? This is the world that we live in - even John Deere the equipment company is hiring a Mobile Application Developer. It's 2016, demand relevancy from your leaders - our kids deserve it!

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2024

Erica Kryst, executive director of Cornell Career Services, said that in more than 10 years working in this field, she has seen employers — especially big companies in finance, consulting and tech — increasingly focus on college juniors they hire as interns rather than on seniors applying for full-time jobs.

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2019

The company works with universities to identify students who have dropped out, communicating on average about 50 times with a student before he or she re-enrolls. ReUp communicates with students through phone, email, text messaging and social media. The company is paid each semester the students attend.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 9, 2020

That’s the premise behind why investors are betting on companies like Career Karma , which helps people find reskilling opportunities in technology fields. The company, founded in 2018, saw early growth linking job seekers with the myriad coding bootcamps and tech-education opportunities that have emerged in recent years.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

Follow on Social Media Twitter: @ lhollihanallen Website: [link] Books Strategies to Support Struggling Adolescent Readers , Grades 6-12 Wisconsin English Journal Reading Aloud to Older Students: Benefits and Tips [link] Wisconsin English Journal Decoding at the Secondary Level [link]. May 20, 2016. 12 Comments. He was dyslexic.

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eSchool News

MAY 11, 2023

Each day, Geneva CUSD 304’s teachers, administrators, and staff seek to educate the nearly 5,500 students they serve within an environment that encourages the desire to learn and meets the unique academic, personal, physical, and social needs of each child. Inspired by the global media company Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2019

He alleged that the university was requiring students in many microeconomics courses to buy a digital homework tool called MindTap so that the university would get for a grant from Cengage, the textbook company that makes it. Goegan’s email went viral and led many students across the country to hail him as a hero on social media.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

There have been 361 cybersecurity incidents involving public schools since 2016 according to the K–12 Cybersecurity Resource Center , and with rates increasing year over year , schools need to be more aware of issues with data privacy and enact targeted solutions to keep student data safe. Best Practices to Keep Student Tracking to a Minimum.

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MSEDTechie

JUNE 14, 2016

View the program online , follow the conference hashtag #iste2016 on social media to keep up with the latest information, and use the ISTE mobile app to enhance your ISTE experience even more. Edtech companies also look to recruit presenters and volunteers for their booths. DO: Volunteer.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

“Imagine a breach like the Equifax one we just had, but occurring with students’ browsing history, the search strings of the school counselor or geolocation of all students in the school,” says privacy blogger Bill Fitzgerald, noting the risks companies are taking while gathering sensitive information on students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 1, 2016

You can join now through July 6, 2016. (Will open again December 26 – January 4.). We’ll first start talking about target number of hours to work for the 2016-2017 school year in October. They can join both if they chose, but I recommend that they pick one in order to limit the amount of time they’re spending on social media.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Kennedy has served as SMASH CEO since 2016, and leads that company’s efforts to build a strong, diverse and socially conscious tech workforce by leveling the playing field through academic learning and experiential engagement for high school and college students. Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc.,

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Edsurge

AUGUST 2, 2016

Jahana Hayes, the 2016 National Teacher of the Year , knows what it takes to be a good teacher. I’ve met well-intentioned policymakers, legislators, and textbook companies, and they have all these consultants, done this research… and they’re doing what they think is the best thing for teachers. Want to hear the whole interview?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2020

Tech jobs pay well, and companies that train people for them have been enjoying a payday. Lambda School raised $74 million in a Series C round led by Gigafund, a venture firm that’s cut big checks for Elon Musk’s SpaceX and The Boring Company. Earlier this month, coding bootcamp provider Springboard snagged $31 million from investors.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2019

This week, the company announced plans to make its services available for free to all U.S. Several technology companies are trying to shake up recruiting , aiming to help employers hungry for new sources of labor find workers who have the right skills but lack the right connections or university brands.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Digital footprints are not exclusive to online shoppers or avid social media users; everyone has one, including your 5-year-old child. However, “age limits” did not stop persistent pre-teens from joining social media and gaming sites. Taking Precautions. This is not the first time they have received contention.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Digital footprints are not exclusive to online shoppers or avid social media users; everyone has one, including your 5-year-old child. However, “age limits” did not stop persistent pre-teens from joining social media and gaming sites. Regardless, 10 years later, data collection came to be mostly implicit.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 16, 2018

So I started with her, creating the social media guidelines for the New York City Department of Education. Eileen Lennon is part of the team that developed the social media guidelines and resources for the NYC Board of Education. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show. Bio as submitted.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

She has taught English Language Arts, Social Studies, Film, Journalism, and enjoys writing, illustrating, and cooking in her free time. So, for example, I know of an ed tech company in the U.K. So, for example, I know of an ed tech company in the U.K. Yeah, I think we'll solve it. I think it's a major problem at the moment.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2017

Vicki: Yes, you can use Ed Tech and Social Emotional Learning! Her original research went into the design of Renton Preparatory in Seattle, which was a 2016 Top Three STEM School in the nation. Michelle, you’ve done some fantastic work with Social Emotional Learning and Ed Tech. Dr. Michelle Zimmerman @ mrzphd is with us today.

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Edsurge

MARCH 23, 2018

She says if she was still using Facebook groups, she doesn’t think the recent news about the company would bother her. I was trying to be more aware of what I was allowing into my brain,” says Barclay, who graduated in 2016. Opting out of social media, he says, isn’t ever really an option for people.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2019

That charge, by Brian Goegan, clearly struck a nerve with students around the country, leading to memes on social media portraying the professor as a hero fighting corrupt university officials, as well as t-shirts with the slogan: “ my homework was more expensive than this t-shirt.”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 15, 2016

The Global Education Conference will take place around the clock during International Education Week ( November 13-16, 2016 ) featuring thought leaders from the world of education and beyond. Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis starting September 1, 2016, and the call for proposals will close on November 1, 2016.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Here’s a peek at four projects highlighted by Justin Hendrix, the executive director of the NYC Media Lab. How the Company Aims to Catch Tutoring Requests That Go Too Far. Here’s a look at how the education company is responding. In 2016, the company reported its largest loss in its history, down $3.3

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 29, 2020

Among college students who graduated between 2010 and 2016, 61 percent visited their institutions’ career services office as students, the highest percentage in any decade since as far back as the 1940s, according to Gallup , a research and analytics company. Related: What if we hired for skills, not degrees? percent.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

What were two top motivating factors behind starting the company? At the time of the company’s founding, the level of Internet penetration in China had just reached a level sufficient enough to enable 51Talk’s business model to scale. 51Talk was listed on the New York Stock Exchange on June 10th, 2016.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

K-12 cyber incident that I’ve identified since the start of 2016. Tagged on: September 7, 2017 When can schools punish students for racist social media posts? We’re Asking The Wrong Question | Fast Company → Cathy Davidson writes: "Neither technophobia or technophilia is the right solution for our students.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

K-12 cyber incident that I’ve identified since the start of 2016. Tagged on: September 7, 2017 When can schools punish students for racist social media posts? We’re Asking The Wrong Question | Fast Company → Cathy Davidson writes: "Neither technophobia or technophilia is the right solution for our students.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

EdSurge: The student reported the security holes to both companies. At some point, Demirkapi went to his school administration and they set up calls with the companies. And that’s when he got more of a response from company officials, since at that point it was a customer—the school officials—who were complaining.

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2021

By Deloitte’s most recent count , 37 percent of organizations have deployed AI solutions (up 270 percent from 2016) and a majority predict it will “substantially transform” their companies by 2023. Using TikTok, he shows how the popular social media platform uses AI to recommend content or videos to its users.

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 21, 2019

This blog comes in at number 4 for 2019, so I'm delighted that the metrics (visitor traffic, design, social media shares, post frequency, interactions, etc) support the many hours of effort I make each month to contribute to the knowledge of my learning community. The PIE blog - The PIE company 2016 Top Ten 1.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

When Subaru officially committed to moving its headquarters to Camden in 2016, we wanted to enhance our relationship with the community through increased support of children and young adults, as we believe that together we can help build the next generation of leaders,” said Thomas J. Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc.,

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