EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2018

While digital tools are woven into educational pedagogy nationwide, another component of learning may help educators give students advantages in a world not yet known to them. A 2017 Report by Dell Technologies estimates that 85 percent of the jobs that will exist in 2030 — fewer than 12 years from now — haven’t been invented yet.

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Game-Based Learning Analysis Report Google 381

User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

If this is how the makerspace is set up in your school, then your kids may not have access to the resources, materials, and tools when they need them, especially for STEM or STEAM. This is why we decided to create a planning tool for makerspaces in the classroom for you using the Design Thinking Process and Universal Design for Learning®.

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UDL STEM Tools Guidelines 275

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

In a new analysis , it finds that 47 percent of U.S. Connected Nation bases the analysis in its “Connect K-12 2020 Executive Summary” on FCC E-Rate application data for the 2020 federal fiscal year. Nonprofit Common Sense has released a new survey and companion analysis about the 0-8 year-old set.

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Broadband Report Video EdTech 170

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

This could be a historical event, a scientific concept, or a literary analysis. Tools to use: Software like iMovie or Adobe Spark Video can make this a seamless process. Tools to use: You can use a checklist or a structured form to guide their analysis. So go ahead, shake up your instructional methods a bit.

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Analysis Adobe Smartphone Video 130

Digital Promise

JULY 16, 2019

Once an educational technology (edtech) tool is in a school, the hard work is just beginning due to a number of potential hurdles and challenges that leadership and educators need to overcome. Access to technology for all students is a major goal for many schools, companies, and organizations—yet access is only part of the equation.

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Accessibility EdTech Trends Course 310

Fractus Learning

JUNE 11, 2021

Most mapping tools feature a way to import data, with plenty of examples, search functions, and instructions to help users. We’ve spent hours creating a comprehensive list of the best mapping software products, comparing the best online mapping tools and printable maps for classroom mapping purposes.

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Tools Analysis Software Android 64

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2016

2017 is shaping up to be a big year of what-if’s. Continue Efforts to Improve Connectivity In Schools Just last week, one of my portfolio company founders was excited to pilot a new literacy tool in a school in Richmond, Calif., Here’s what Shauntel Poulson, a general partner at Reach Capital, had to say. education technology agenda.

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EdTech Education Edcamps Common Core 60

MIND Research Institute

JUNE 23, 2021

A 2013 meta-analysis of over 200 studies on spatial training concluded that “even a small amount of training can improve spatial reasoning in both males and females, and children and adults.”. A 2017 study from the University of Toronto looked at a 32-week spatial skills intervention that was implemented in grades K-2. Caswell, B.,

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STEM Training Analysis Study 136

Neo LMS

JULY 9, 2019

Research (such as, a 2017 study by T. Since children have access to financial technology and digital tools both at school and at home, they’re able to feel more in control of their own learning process. Benefits of teaching finance with edtech. Closing remarks.

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Technology Education Analysis Study 284

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2019

In this analysis, EdSurge counts all venture investments in U.S. Our analysis excludes companies whose primary business is to offer loans and happens to serve students (like Social Finance, which raised $500 million earlier this year). The two companies were also among the 10 companies that raised the most funding in 2017 as well.

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EdTech Coursera Knewton Analysis 141

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Attendees workshopped two new tools for EdClusters — an Asset Mapping Guide and Equity Audit, each of which grew out of two working groups EdClusters network partners have participated in over the past several months. — Brian Eller (@BrianrEller) September 28, 2017. pchd #edclusters17 pic.twitter.com/LessTy8pnW.

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EdTech Libraries Analysis Tools 132

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Many tools give teachers the flexibility to customize lesson plans for their students by pulling in up-to-date content and activities, without waiting for the latest textbook versions to hit the market. Others are more optimistic about the adoption of proprietary digital curriculum tools. Dreambox received $130 million in 2018.

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OER Data Tools Trends 88

Neo LMS

MARCH 8, 2018

Overall, in 2017, the national grade was a C-average, scoring a 74.2. A finance analysis studies spending and equity in spending across districts, by state. A finance analysis studies spending and equity in spending across districts, by state. Another five states also earned B-grades: New Jersey (85.6). Vermont (83.8).

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Education Chromebook Laptops Study 150

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

That’s why, in 2019, Discovery Education conducted a comprehensive research study—including a literature review, focus groups, interviews, surveys and an analysis of data usage—across our digital products and platforms. Teachers Know Best: What Educators Want from Digital Instruction Tools. What Do Educators Want? Why Do They Want It?

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Survey Differentiated Instruction Common Core Student Engagement 203

Doug Levin

JANUARY 3, 2018

My view is expansive: technology’s role in education goes far beyond classroom tools and student learning. chris g (@hypervisible) December 29, 2017. ’ The choices we make will shape the impact we have. I don’t have any particular stake in any future of technology in education.

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Education Software Analysis Technology 170

MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Now that content knowledge, such as computing a formula or remembering historical dates, is easily accessible through online tools, the demand for skills needed by employees shift to collaboration, iteration, critical thinking, and persevering through challenging and novel problems--all skills listed above or adjacent to skills listed above.

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Learning Analysis Secondary Accessibility 117

EdNews Daily

MAY 8, 2019

In his most recent meta-analysis, renowned education researcher Professor John Hattie calculated that the average effect size educational technologies have on student achievement is a dismal.34, 40 (Hattie, in Magana, 2017). Look for the part two of the series, The Translational Impact of Digital Tools in the Classroom, coming soon.

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Analysis Technology Strategy Industry 157

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Big numbers are nothing new to Quizlet , one of the most widely-used digital study tools in the United States. Quizlet Learn makes its recommendations based on an analysis of billions of anonymous study sessions previously done on that topic. Here’s where the artificial intelligence comes in. and $14.99 per year) as well as a $34.99

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Study Tools Company Analysis 78

Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Salesforce, the San Francisco software juggernaut renowned for its CRM tools and lavish parties, is betting schools can achieve greater student success with its customer relationship management system. new mobile tool for advisors slated for 2017. Uniformity is so important in doing any later analysis.

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Tools Software Analysis Data 60

Doug Levin

AUGUST 30, 2016

While I asserted that the polling question was of dubious value and its analysis misleading, the authors doubled down on the broad importance of the question and line of inquiry.

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Blended Learning Learning Analysis Strategy 240

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Data Analysis. However, data analysis and information technology are not necessarily part of computer science, as you'll see in the video, where I explained it in more detail. Computer science takes us even further as we make the apps and tools we use have new functions and features. And in my book, that's an A+. Danielson, C.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

This year we embarked on a research initiative to learn more about how regional EdCluster ecosystems work, how they diffuse innovation, and how they best support the development and scale of breakthrough learning tools and practices. Collectively, they form the basis for a shared research agenda for Education Innovation Clusters as a whole.

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Learning Case Study Analysis Assessment 162

MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Now that content knowledge, such as computing a formula or remembering historical dates, is easily accessible through online tools, the demand for skills needed by employees shift to collaboration, iteration, critical thinking, and persevering through challenging and novel problems--all skills listed above or adjacent to skills listed above.

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Classroom Learning Analysis Secondary 92

Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 25, 2023

OPPORTUNITY: Scalable Management of Edtech Investments and Student Data Privacy in a Large-Scale 1:1 Ecosystem With the launch of their 1:1 device initiative in 2017, Fayette County Public Schools wanted to unlock the full potential the program could provide. Lightspeed Digital Insight has paid for itself. “Now

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EdTech Data Student Data Privacy Chromebook 52

eSchool News

JUNE 19, 2019

The study from Glimpse K12 tracked 200,000 curriculum software licenses purchased by 275 schools during the 2017-2018 school year. Looking at education expenditures through an ROI lens in the context of student outcomes, Glimpse K12’s analysis highlights how technology is by far the most under-used resource. K-12 schools.

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Pearson Software Outcomes Analysis 104

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 23, 2023

Practical Steps: Consider using tools like Harvard’s Implicit Association Test to explore unconscious biases, and actively seek to challenge them in your teaching. Use Media and Technology Thoughtfully In the age of technology, media can be a powerful tool in educating students about diversity and inclusion. link] Brown, A.

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Strategy Examples Elementary Classroom 98

Waterford

APRIL 23, 2021

Essentially it includes the reading, analysis, and writing necessary to tell historical stories—not just what we know about the past, but how we know about it.[1]. January 2017. The definition of historical thinking is vague but encompasses several core concepts. National History Education Clearinghouse. What is Historical Thinking?”

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How To Exercises Secondary Groups 147

Doug Levin

AUGUST 30, 2016

While I asserted that the polling question was of dubious value and its analysis misleading, the authors doubled down on the broad importance of the question and line of inquiry.

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Blended Learning Learning Analysis Technology 150

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2023

So did worries that high schools are placing too much emphasis on calculus and not enough on practical skills like data analysis and statistics for an increasingly high-tech world. Ross never allowed her to give up and pushed her to apply for scholarships and attend college. Someone simply took the time to notice and believed in me.

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Survey Common Core STEM Education 134

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 9, 2017

We’ll also be giving away of their book Blended Vocabulary for K12 Classrooms: Harnessing the Power of Digital tools and Direct Instruction and you can enter by clicking here and following the instructions. Some apps and tools for teaching vocabulary. Listen Now. Listen on iTunes. Stream by clicking here. Dr. Kimberly Tyson.

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How To Tools Secondary Twitter 219

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

The two companies previously partnered in 2017 on product integrations that allowed users to more easily access and share information across both systems. According to the press release, PowerSchool’s tools are used by roughly 45 million students, and Schoology reaches 20 million users. K-12 LMS market share in U.S. and Canada.

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Schoology LMS Moodle Haiku Learning 86

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

In addition, he will lead a growing global team to research, develop, and optimize new algorithms for computer vision and AI-enabled features such as object detection, object recognition, hand tracking, pattern matching, and hand-drawing analysis, among others, all in an effort to create the best learning tools and outcomes. “We

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Robotics Epson Learning Software 62

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

However, AI literacy for teachers should never be just about using AI tools but also about understanding the implications of AI in education, including ethical considerations, data privacy, and the impact on student learning and engagement. A meta-analysis. Adaptive teaching in literacy instruction: Case studies of two teachers.

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Study Outcomes Elementary Data 121

Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2020

A 2019 analysis by USA Today found that the percentage of families with Parent PLUS loans at HBCUs is twice that at all colleges combined, despite the fact that over 40 percent of Black families with such loans earn less than $30,000 a year. Shouldering a disproportionate part of that debt are HBCU families.

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Laptops Analysis Report STEM 216

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Almost a decade after Lynzi Ziegenhagen began work on tools to help K-12 schools with data analysis and visualization, she faced an important decision. based provider of instructional software and formative assessment tools that is on a buying spree. Raising money and building that team internally wasn’t the ideal situation.

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Data Assessment Company Learning 75

Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2019

In the summer of 2017, the head of Edge, Rick Singer, sent an email to Littlefair letting her know that they “had someone to take the classes” for her son and that he would let her know “what it would take to complete so we can bill,” according to the court filings.

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Course Study Policies Company 147

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

Examples of districts that embed practical evidence-based analysis into their program evaluation and budget cycles include efforts such as Jefferson County Public Schools’ Cycle-based Budgeting program and Schenectady City School’s return on investment review. But that’s likely to change when budgets get tight.

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Policies EdTech Program Evaluation Outcomes 125