eSchool News

JUNE 1, 2021

and comes with a unique set of figurines and frames to securely hold the tablet in place. Tacto Electronics: make your tablet a hands-on yet shockproof circuit lab. About PlayShifu PlayShifu is the leading early learning toy company offering a variety of immersive and educational toys that connect the physical and digital worlds.

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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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Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

The total volume of PC sales in that market fell by 12 percent in the first half of 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, despite solid numbers in the U.S. According to Futuresource, volumes in the first half of 2016 increased to 6.4 percent of units sold in the second quarter of 2016, up from 6.3 million shipments from 5.7

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2019

The STEM-related projects on DonorsChoose—which made up 13 percent of all requests in 2018, up from 10 percent in 2016—continue to shape and expand what it means to learn computer science, Rosen adds. They beat out computers and tablets, games and classroom supplies by a long shot.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2016

During its heyday, Amplify touted its orange tablets as the tool that would transform digital learning experiences in school. Yet the company’s most impressive offering may have been its games. All three parties decided to merge their assets under one new company that adopted the Touch Press brand. The Brooklyn, N.Y.-based

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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. higher education courseware in 2015, down from 50 percent the year before, according to a 2018 report from Macquarie, an investment bank and financial services company. Just ask Jessica Reid Sliwerski, CEO of Open Up Resources.

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Chegg Software Industry Pearson 158

TeacherCast

JANUARY 20, 2018

Its flagship hardware products are the Xbox game consoles and the Microsoft Surface tablet lineup. It is also one of the world’s most valuable companies. Skypathon 2016. It is the world’s largest software maker measured by revenues. Join us for our next TweetMeet. Tuesday October 4 - #OneNoteQ. Tuesday October 18 - #MSFTEDUChat.

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Microsoft Software Tablets Learning 68

Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2018

She emailed the company to learn that it was not. “It A company spokesperson wrote via email that “after a thorough review of TenMarks, we’ve made the difficult decision to no longer offer this service after June 30, 2019.” But the company gave no indication that it would close shop. education strategy. school districts.

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ProfHacker

DECEMBER 12, 2016

2016 has been a difficult year, and in the spirit of moving forward you’ll notice lots of suggestions centered around giving not only to those close to us but to larger causes and projects that need support. But some lesser-known companies make nice speakers that sound good and are quite affordable. Bose, Beats) as well as a speaker.

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Tablets iPad Mobility Company 40

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Another review , conducted by respected researchers in math education (but funded by a calculator company), came to a similar conclusion. The debate even provoked a response from the president of Texas Instruments, the dominant graphing calculator company in the U.S. We agree with many of the points in favor of the new apps.

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2019

Then, in 2016, the U.S. Since 2016, Ashland has begun offering associate and bachelor degrees to its Pell recipients, and enrollment numbers have grown significantly, Marshall says. Several have started their own companies. according to Todd Marshall, the university’s vice president for online and adult studies.

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Technology Laptops Education Blackboard 127

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

The 2016 academic year in Japan saw more than 320,000 such cases—more than any year on record for the country, according to The Japan Times. This creation traced its origins to Life is Tech , a company that runs after-school and summer camps that teach students digital skills to create games, apps and other multimedia projects.

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Robotics Smartphone Education Company 110

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Across industries, companies are scrambling to keep up with the rapidly changing consumer tides—education isn’t immune to these changes. They want to be able to use their phones or tablets take care of what they need to complete from class assignments to managing their student financial aid. What do students want from schools?

Smartphone 87

Smartphone Laptops Tablets Industry 87

Neo LMS

DECEMBER 14, 2017

To make matters infinitely worse Brazil is only just coming out of an economic meltdown, resulting in major government budget cuts: In February 2016, the Brazilian government announced over $6 billion in budget cuts including a reduction in the education budget by $400 million. This is on top of the $3.5 Descomplica. Conclusion.

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E-rate Blended Learning Case Study Mobility 150

Marketplace K-12

JUNE 15, 2016

The three major operating systems—Google’s Chrome, Apple’s Mac OS and iOS, and Microsoft’s Windows—are battling for dominance in sales, says Futuresource Consulting , the London-based research company that completed the study released earlier this month. However, the first quarter of 2016 saw a slowdown in that growth to 9.5

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Microsoft Chromebook iPad Tablets 40

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

In 2002, our team at Microsoft Education created an LMS for a world where every teacher and student had a tablet computer. Tablet computers didn’t take off until a decade later. Between 2004 and 2011, I worked as an executive in SchoolNet and Kaplan, both of which grew into successful and innovative education companies.

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Kaplan Technology Education EdTech 159

Edsurge

AUGUST 6, 2017

When I think about education technology, images of engaged students in front of computers and tablets come to mind. As the director of business development at Zinc Learning Labs , a literacy company, my bread and butter is communication with educators. But at the moment, there’s reason to question these expectations—and expect more.

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EdTech Tablets Trends Industry 92

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Mercier, who’s starting his second year studying business management at City, University of London’s Cass Business School in a couple of weeks, found three of them on a new service called Perlego , a UK-based company which wants to be the Netflix of academic content. billion for 2016—it’s biggest loss in history.

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Pearson Case Study Company Tablets 104

Kathy Schrock

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

As many of you know, I can't ever have enough technology cases to both protect and transport my laptops and tablets! Back in 2016, I reviewed a bunch of Higher Ground Gear’s technology bags and protective cases. Back in 2016, I reviewed a bunch of Higher Ground Gear’s technology bags and protective cases.

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Laptops Chromebook iPad Tablets 96

Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Introduced in 2010, iPads spurred Dumbo Drops of tablet tech into classrooms. Yes, iPads and tablets have a place, but were not a panacea. But Microsoft later bought the teacher-created MinecraftEdu mod, rebuilt it and relaunched it in 2016 as Minecraft: Education Edition. Remember LAUSD’s failed effort ?)

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EdTech iPad Chromebook Industry 159

The Game Agency

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

In 2016, the Association for Talent Development (ATD) estimated that companies spent an average of $1,273 per employee on training. Mercer’s 2018 global talent trends survey found that “most employees want their company to offer more flexible work options.” You can accomplish both with games.

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Training Tablets Learning Comparison 40

The Game Agency

JANUARY 9, 2019

A: The Game Agency is a software development company focused on building game-based solutions that make K-College and corporate training more effective. Our games are available in >20,000 schools and used by hundreds of companies including Amazon, Comcast, IBM, Kellogg, PayPal, Philips, Siemens, and Wells Fargo.

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

When Apple released its first iPad seven years ago, the company thought one area it would revolutionize was education. So when Hiram College announced last month that it would provide every student and professor an iPad starting this fall, it made us wonder what the state of Apple’s sector-creating tablet on campuses is these days. “As

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iPad Tablets Mobility Software 60

Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 30, 2016

The report defines self-paced courseware as being accessed on a desktop or laptop and spanning the K-12, higher education, corporate training, and privately marketed software (such as that produced by language-learning company Rosetta Stone) sectors. billion in 2016. Educators Weigh iPad’s Dominance of the Tablet Market.

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 15, 2016

Preliminary results from Gartner , a Connecticut-based technology research and advisory company, estimated a 1.4 shipments in the 2nd quarter of 2016, compared to the same period last year. In the first quarter of 2016, the U.S. Global Shipments of Tablets See First-Ever Decline, Report Finds. percent increase in U.S.

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Lenovo Chromebook Tablets Company 40

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

After reading about a similar program in Colorado, Kirk and Gentry developed the Readiness Bus program in 2016. A generation ago, the biggest employers in eastern Kentucky were coal companies, which received significant incentives, including tax breaks, from local and state governments to operate in the region.

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Kaplan E-rate Report Tablets 105

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

What's more, as students increasingly use devices such as smartphones, laptops, and tablets in the classroom, schools have had to adapt to find the best way to integrate that technology into the curriculum. After reading about the results of learning studios on other campuses, JCCC partnered with classroom furniture company.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

K-12 Cyber Incident Map: 8 School Districts Have Experienced Multiple Cyber Incidents Since 2016 , which reports on a trend that I’ve seen in tracking K-12 cyber incident reports: school districts suffering repeat cyber incidents, even in the short time I’ve been tracking the issue (since the start of 2016).

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EdTech Social Media Data Policies 150

eSchool News

APRIL 27, 2016

CUE , a nonprofit professional development organization for education technology, chose Touchjet , the first company to create a touch projector with a standalone Android operating system and a recent finalist of the 2016 Edison Awards for innovation, to help bring interactive technology to classrooms around the U.S.

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Mobility Android Robotics Chromebook 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

On a morning this fall at Washington Elementary, a young boy, sitting at a table with five of his peers, held a tablet while he built a digital snowman — a cool proposition given the 85-degree heat just outside his air-conditioned classroom. LINDSAY, Calif. — This story also appeared in The Fresno Bee. Getting there wasn’t easy.

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Online Learning How To Competency Based Learning Learning 131

Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 22, 2016

Fisher spoke at an event his company hosted at BETT, the world’s largest ed-tech conference, to explain some of the worldwide developments that fuel these changes. In 2015, 30 million personal computers and tablets were sold to K-12 globally, representing about 14 percent growth over the year before, Fisher said.

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Trends Company Data Chromebook 40

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 10, 2018

When having a smartphone or tablet in hand becomes second nature for kids of all ages, strong digital citizenship skills are necessary for good decision making. For the 2016–2017 school year, Jamie received an Excellence in Teaching award and was one of three finalists for Teacher of the Year in Oakland Unified School District.

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Digital Citizenship Symantec Company Smartphone 40

Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Virtual reality has been hyped as the “next big thing” for more than two decades, but is 2016 the year that it finally makes a break into schools in a big way? Still in “closed beta,” Google Expeditions are being tested in schools that pre-register with the company. Some might argue it already has.

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Education Survey Google Company 40

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

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Rothfuss said that bill failed because there were concerns about companies needing to request employees’ accounts to avoid corporate espionage and the theft of intellectual property. “But when you grab someone’s tablet and go through (it), it’s like going through the kid’s house.”

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Social Media Tablets Report Facebook 40

Marketplace K-12

JULY 5, 2016

The new analysis, titled “Teachers and Technology Use in the Classroom: Exclusive Survey Results,” represents an in-depth follow up to the Education Week Tech Confidence Index , released earlier this month as part of Education Week’s 2016 Technology Counts report. –Eric Risberg/AP-File.

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Survey Analysis Digital Divide Report 66

techlearning

MAY 22, 2018

These vetted programs are given to students for free and are accessible anywhere they can get online using their tablets or computers.”. While Big Universe is a new addition to the Alabama Summer Learning Challenge this year, there was a 55 percent increase in Stride usage from summer 2016 to summer 2017.

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