Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition). Tagged on: September 23, 2017 Lake Central again seeks state technology loan of $900k | NWI.com → Each school district is eligible to receive $100 per student as determined by the enrollment at the end of September. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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techlearning

JUNE 24, 2018

It partnered with advocacy organizations to produce white papers at the 2017 and 2016 Digital Citizenship Summits. It also released an Online Safety Handbook in 2017 which provides resources and best practices for schools that are using Impero Education Pro. Founded in 2002, Impero software is now accessed by over 1.5

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 5, 2022

Mike is a RESNA Certified Assistive Technology Professional and the 2017 ISTE Inclusive Learning Network Outstanding Educator. Mike is one of the co-authors of the ISTE book Inclusive Learning 365: Edtech Strategies for Every Day of the Year. Another great place to help build your toolbox of inclusion. . About Mike Moratta.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Fuller formerly served as an operating executive at Investcorp Technology Partners, which assumed ownership of Impero in August 2017. In addition to his business experience, Fuller also served as the Member of Parliament for his home town of Bedford, England from 2010 to 2017. Founded in 2002, Impero software is now accessed by over 1.5

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techlearning

MAY 18, 2018

Walters currently serves as Advisory Director of Investcorp, which assumed ownership of Impero Software through its technology-focused private equity Fund, Investcorp Technology Partners, in August 2017. It partnered with advocacy organizations to produce white papers at the 2017 and 2016 Digital Citizenship Summits.

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techlearning

MAY 10, 2018

It partnered with advocacy organizations to produce white papers at the 2017 and 2016 Digital Citizenship Summits. It also released an Online Safety Handbook in 2017 which provides resources and best practices for schools that are using Impero Education Pro. Founded in 2002, Impero software is now accessed by over 1.5

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Sucheta Kamath is a speech-language pathologist, TEDx speaker, graduate of Leadership Atlanta, and an entrepreneur whose new software ExQ® just launched in the edtech space. In July of 2017, Dr. Simpson was appointed Deputy Superintendent for the Division of School Leadership and Improvement for Clayton County Public Schools.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2018

After a career working at tech-centric companies including Google and Quora in product roles, Liu Huang joined CZI in 2017 to oversee the product development, notably the Summit Learning platform. The development of the technology platform has been run by CZI since 2017.)

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 16, 2018

“If it’s edtech, it must be good,” used to be the mantra in schools. The Five Imperatives of Technology Leadership , the presenters explored how they have shifted their approaches to integrating edtech in the classroom. Focusing on the first module of The Empowered Superintendent Toolkit, 3.0,

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Cleveland’s advocacy and perseverance extended beyond mental health services as she oversaw the district-wide launch of Hazel’s at-home physical health services, where students can meet with a medical provider virtually from the comfort of their own homes at no cost, regardless of insurance status.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 5, 2021

Edtech is no longer a one-time purchase or a luxury item—it’s integrated across every system in school districts from the central office to classrooms to school buses. Continuous professional development is key for integrating edtech, but it often gets deleted from the budget. By Stacey Pusey. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In some small ways, edtech may be beginning to catch up, especially through new investments into family-related support systems. Worse, four in five of these maternal deaths —based on a review of those between 2017 and 2019—were preventable. And the problem may be getting more severe.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 17, 2020

Additional edtech budget items: Most administrators’ budgets have detailed estimates that include direct costs (e.g., Reexamining impact and use of edtech tools: Most schools are already collecting data on how frequently programs are used and the impact of the programs on student learning goals. devices) and indirect costs (e.g.,

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edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

Strategic planning for edtech is an endless journey—and not just because of constantly evolving hardware and software. Similarly, Ann Linson, Superintendent, East Noble School Corporation, IN, said that understanding the total cost also means having a focus for the edtech initiative.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2019

At the beginning of the edtech wave, superintendents saw many benefits from using digital resources in the classroom. For administrators looking to take the focus of edtech away from upkeep and back to learning, moving to the cloud could be the answer. The post Transitioning Edtech to the Cloud appeared first on edWeb.

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edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2020

While they may be proficient in using edtech, they don’t know how to create comprehensive lessons to use it in the classroom. The presenters emphasized constant, consistent communication with all constituents, explaining what edtech tools the school is using, why they are using them, and the expectations for the students.

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edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2020

In addition, the current reliance on distance learning—and the potential to need it again—has opened many families’ eyes as to why school are spending many on edtech. He served as the 2017-18 president of the Washington Association of School Administrators. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

It partnered with advocacy organizations to produce white papers at the 2017 and 2016 Digital Citizenship Summits. It also released an Online Safety Handbook in 2017 which provides resources and best practices for schools that are using Impero Education Pro. Founded in 2002, Impero software is now accessed by over 1.5

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Yet, from my vantage point in the education policy arena (in leadership roles, for instance, at the National Association of State Boards of Education and the State Educational Technology Directors Association), the book and prediction drove widespread advocacy for changes in policy and practice. Tagged on: August 26, 2017 Are you a student?

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Yet, from my vantage point in the education policy arena (in leadership roles, for instance, at the National Association of State Boards of Education and the State Educational Technology Directors Association), the book and prediction drove widespread advocacy for changes in policy and practice. Tagged on: August 26, 2017 Are you a student?

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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. K-12 market.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

There’s a surprising amount of momentum behind it,” said Phil Hill, a longtime edtech consultant. SPARC, the consumer-advocacy group, said in its report that control of student data and what can be learned from it is the more important issue that colleges should pay attention to as they negotiate these new inclusive access arrangements.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2017

But while there, we met someone who spoke about how edtech could better serve students with learning differences in a manner we’d never heard before. I learned things like metacognition, self advocacy, motivation, determination, resiliency. The education system has not changed, and it's 2017. You have to do it differently.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

— Andy Plemmons (@plemmonsa) February 10, 2017. — Andy Plemmons (@plemmonsa) February 7, 2017. FephuQLwUh #tlchat #edtech #studentvoice. — Andy Plemmons (@plemmonsa) February 1, 2017. — Andy Plemmons (@plemmonsa) February 9, 2017. — Sherry Gick ; (@SherryGick) February 10, 2017.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

com ) & ( www.bvlp.com ) & ( www.schoolmint.com ) Hero K12 and BV Investment Partners announced SchoolMint will be joining their EdTech Platform. Registration for the course began November 1, 2017. OVERDRIVE ( company.overdrive.com ) OverDrive welcomes four new publishers in time for the 2017-18 school year.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Rick Hess has observed, no one knows exactly how the new administration's campaign promises will play out, there are two policy areas that edtech decision-makers ought to pay extra attention to. While, as American Enterprise Institute (AEI) scholar. School Choice. Insiders include current and former White House and U.S.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

. … The state has until September 1, 2018 ‘to fully implement its program for basic education’ and it must have a plan for funding and implementing ‘by the final adjournment of the 2017 legislative session,’ the court said in a ruling written by Chief Justice Barbara Madsen.” ” Mindset all the things.

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Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Education Next on “Interpreting the 2017 NAEP Reading and Math Results.” As The Financial Times puts it , “EdTech fails to pay, again.” “Over 20 advocacy groups complain to FTC that YouTube is violating children’s privacy law ,” Techcrunch reports. NAEP NAEP NAEP NAEP ! ” Indeed.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

I am the Founder of #MexEdChat and I have been an ISTE Edtech Advisor. Her first book, The Global Education Guidebook: Humanizing K-12 Classrooms Worldwide through Equitable Partnerships, was published by Solution Tree Press in June, 2017. I am a Google Educator Group Leader and Google Certified Innovator in Mexico City.I

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Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

” Via The Student Loan Report : “Halfway Through 2017, Here Are the Best & Worst Student Loan Servicers.” It’s building this little web that turns the user into a mostly passive consumer of mostly western corporate content,” says Ellery Biddle, Global Voices’ advocacy director. trillion in 2017.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2017, just a week before Christmas, the New Media Consortium abruptly announced its immediate closure “because of apparent errors and omissions by its former Controller and Chief Financial Officer.” Good for you. with Pigeons.

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Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

” Via Chalkbeat : “For Betsy DeVos and her former advocacy group, the future of education means ‘ personalization ,’ including virtual schools.” Boston Bridge would be available for 2017 high school graduates who live in the city.” ” The Business of Student Loans.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

. “Since 1970, DeVos family members have invested at least $200 million in a host of right-wing causes -- think tanks, media outlets, political committees, evangelical outfits, and a string of advocacy groups. ” Via EduKwest : “EdTech Market Brief India Q3 2016.” ” Education in the Courts.

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