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.

Company 128

Company Trends Report Survey 128

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 11, 2016

Engage students with Sim City Software, model building, and a new curriculum designed to integrate disciplines. Google Science Fair – The Google Science Fair challenges students aged 13-18 to carry out a scientific investigation on a real-world problem or issue that interests them. Check out my Booking Page.

STEM 60

STEM Robotics Conference Video 60

EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

At about half the price of Mindstorms Kits , you can build and code interactive, motorized robots, models and creations with distance, color and tilt sensor technologies with this new kit. Thin and lightweight, built in pen, millions of apps on the Google Play Store, 360 degree rotating screen, this 2.38 dJhNt7 > Google Play: goo.gl/szHMnb

Tools 40

Tools Mobility Google Android 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

If you look for a definition of “platform” online, you’re likely to get something along the lines of Wikipedia’s – fairly straightforward, although quite technical: A computing platform is the environment in which a piece of software is executed. Education’s Proto-Platforms. If so, what are they?

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2023

Code Next was launched by Google in 2016 in response to the stubbornly low numbers of people of color working in tech — only 3 percent of Google’s tech employees were Black or Latino back in 2014. Teenagers come to the lab to develop their own projects under the tutelage of Google employees and Code Next’s academic coaches.

Industry 138

Industry STEM Education Survey 138

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!) ” – that’s Sebastian Thrun, best known perhaps for his work at Google on the self-driving car and as a co-founder of the MOOC (massive open online course) startup Udacity. Either way. as well as honored to be here.

Trends 40

Trends Report iPhone Software 40

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Tech & Learning Rounds Up a Summary of New Tools for Schools Software & Online ACHIEVE3000 & ICIVIC ( www.achieve3000.com The software takes advantage of Casio’s Natural Display technology for input and output of mathematical expressions. The application is free to download from the App Store or Google Play.

Tools 58

Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 58

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2016

His 2010 book was called What Technology Wants , as though technology is a living being with desires and drives; the title of his 2016 book, The Inevitable. Buying hardware and buying software does not make you or your students or your institutions forward-thinking. We humans, in this framework, have no agency, no choice.

Technology 40

Technology Learning Data Libraries 40

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

“I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link]. Tagged on: March 18, 2017 G Suite for Education Now Open for Personal Google Accounts, Outside Domains | Campus Technology → Raises privacy questions. " says Google Family Link manager Saurabh Sharma.

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

Kathy Schrock

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Come learn more about Discovery Education and from great teachers who will share their info, tips, and resources at the Discovery Education Fall VirtCon 2016, Discovery Education in Action, to be held online on October 22, 2016 from 9 AM – 1 PM ET. Here is one sample survey which has students evaluating teacher performance.

Classroom 40

Classroom Smartphone Android Survey 40

EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2018

But as recently as 2016, a Gallup research poll conducted by Google found that only 40 percent of U.S. Within District 36, Burleson explains, “We have buckets of technology: construction, robotics, circuitry and electronics, and coding. Robotics and coding: Robot Turtle board game, Sphero, NAO robot.

STEM 398

STEM Robotics Microsoft Conference 398

Edsurge

JULY 13, 2017

I also knew creating such a space could be pricey, especially when you start talking about robots, advanced software and 3D printers. So with some research and resourcefulness—and generous donations—I launched our makerspace for the 2015-2016 school year. Photoshop - paid software license required. HyperDuino kit ($95).

How To 115

How To Robotics Software Libraries 115

Bryan Alexander

MARCH 15, 2016

I’m not talking about Google’s spectacular triumph at having an AI win at Go (seriously, check it out , if you haven’t already). First, here’s an account of an Israeli-American robot designed to teach children. In Boston, home of the Atlas robot. Notice the lack of robot-fear among children.

Robotics 40

Robotics Technology Education Secondary 40

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Tagged on: August 27, 2017 Companies are using AI to screen candidates now with HireVue | Ladders → Using voice and face recognition software, HireVue lets employers compare a candidate’s word choice, tone, and facial movements with the body language and vocabularies of their best hires.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Tagged on: August 27, 2017 Companies are using AI to screen candidates now with HireVue | Ladders → Using voice and face recognition software, HireVue lets employers compare a candidate’s word choice, tone, and facial movements with the body language and vocabularies of their best hires.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2018

Billion Federal Block Grant Makes Ed-Tech Training Higher Priority Than Software, Devices.” From the Google blog : “ Chromebook tablets for versatile learning.” Speaking of Google , Wired reports that “Children’s YouTube is still churning out blood, suicide and cannibalism.”

Education 45

Education Robotics iPad Company 45

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

” It’s now unclear, observers say, if the FTC can regulate companies like Google or Verizon. “The San Francisco-based software company will continue a four-year partnership with San Francisco Unified School District. This and other findings are in the latest Pew Research on “ Book Reading 2016.”

Education 52

Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 52

Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

Fines Google $5.1 in 2016 on a student visa.” That is, the announcement from RealNetworks that they’re offering facial recognition software to schools for free. ” The Google blog post announcing “ Course Kit ,” a tool that will integrate Google Drive with the LMS.

Education 46

Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Either way, he’s gone too soon; we’ve lost too much , too many in 2016. pic.twitter.com/BBhsgwY2FZ — Audrey Watters (@audreywatters) August 1, 2016. The work is also supported by companies including Apple, Google and Expedia, as well as education organizations including the CollegeBoard, Teach For America and STEMx.”

Technology 85

Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

on Election Day 2016, closed at post-election high of $17.85 ” The new software is supposed to get students ready for “the Salesforce economy,” whatever the hell that means. “‘Eton for all’: will robot teachers mean everyone gets an elite education? Google had a big media to-do this week.

Education 49

Education Robotics Company MOOC 49

Hack Education

AUGUST 10, 2018

Google has updated its pseudo-LMS, Classroom. Google blogs ; tech publications help market the news. More Google PR, this time from The Verge : “ Google is adding ARCore support to the Chromebook Tab 10 with Classroom updates.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” asks Larry Cuban.

E-rate 44

E-rate Education Robotics Elsevier 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Via Google’s press release : “ Google and Bertelsmann launch mobile digital skills initiatives with Udacity – 10,000 Android scholarships available for EU developers.” ” No mention that Bertelsmann is an investor in Udacity, or that Udacity’s founder is a former Google exec.

Education 40

Education Report Android Libraries 40

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

” Nope, robots will not be doing this job of content moderation , as Facebook recently boasted at its developer conference. CNN tries to explain “Why Google , Apple and Microsoft are battling for education.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. For more news about robots not taking jobs, see the HR section above.

Kaplan 46

Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. The startup was later sold to Valore Education in 2015 , which was in turn acquired by Follett in 2016 , which in turn shut down the Boundless site in 2017.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ For-Profit Companies With the Highest Enrollments at Their Colleges, Fall 2016.” Via CNBC : “ Google , Apple and 13 other companies that no longer require employees to have a college degree.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

Education 46

Education MOOC Kaplan Robotics 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

Via Techcrunch : “ Google and Coursera launch program to train more IT support specialists.” “ Google is jeopardizing A frican-American literature sites ,” says The Outline. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Geek Dad : “Little Robot Friends Teach Kids to Code With Empathy.”

Education 44

Education Elsevier MOOC Knewton 44

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

“ Robots won’t replace teachers because they can’t inspire us.” “Heard, Overheard and Announced at ISTE 2016 ” by Edsurge (which mislabels ISTE as the biggest ed-tech conference in the world). DOo11lof2f pic.twitter.com/NTi1mCbPOn — CB Insights (@CBinsights) June 30, 2016.

MOOC 48

MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

” The school recently announced that it would end its attempts to regain accreditation after the Department of Education withdrew recognition for the for-profit in 2016. Perhaps it should go in the “robots” section. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Upgrades and Downgrades. million total.

Education 46

Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

APRIL 27, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “Robotics is bringing Betsy DeVos to Detroit for the first time as education secretary.” ” (I guess this is some sort of follow-up to this 2016 story in Edsurge touting Education Element’s work helping districts implement personalized learning.). “Try Google.”

Education 44

Education Facebook Company MOOC 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

.” That’s because the stories told this year to keep us hustling and to keep up imagining a certain kind of future are almost all about robots. Over and over and over and over and over and over and over again we were told “robots are coming for your jobs.” We must prepare preschoolers for an automated future.

Robotics 59

Robotics MOOC Training Industry 59

Hack Education

DECEMBER 10, 2017

This is part five of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” As in previous years, it would be quite easy to fill a whole article in this series on “ data insecurity ,” on the data breaches and cyberattacks that continue to plague education – both schools and software. million students.

Data 78

Data Education Software Social Media 78

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

” Google announces it is “Funding 75,000 Udacity scholarships to bridge the digital skills gap.” For Online College Programs, Google Is Kingmaker.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “This Machine Learning-Powered Software Teaches Kids To Be Better Writers,” Fast Company claims.

Education 45

Education Broadband Company Data 45

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” “ Salesforce will start selling its online learning platform, which has helped its own employees change roles and get promotions,” says MIT Technology Review , going with the wonderful lie in the headline “Making Job-Training Software People Actually Want to Use.” But anyway… Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Indeed, the World Bank issued a report in January arguing that digital technologies – not just robots in factories – stand to widen inequalities as well, “and even hasten the hollowing out of middle-class employment.” This includes software, digital content , and websites.

Technology 40

Technology Education Pearson Company 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 19, 2018

“ James Damore is moving his lawsuit against Google out of court,” The Verge reports. ” “ How many colleges and universities have closed since 2016 ?” ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Google Brings Computing Courses to 10 Colleges.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

Education 51

Education MOOC Robotics Panasonic 51

Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Via NJ Spotlight : “Few Class of 2016 Graduates Manage to Pass PARCC Tests.” million in charges from a Minnesota company over a software system that repeatedly failed during mandatory statewide elementary school testing.” ” That’s 1 in 10 students in New Jersey , to be clear.

Education 40

Education Report E-rate Company 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

” Google announced it was cutting jobs in its Google Fiber division. And Google has put plans to expand Fiber to more cities on hold. And Google is getting into the whiteboard business. ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “When the Teaching Assistant Is a Robot.” The CEO has resigned.

Education 40

Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40