The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 17, 2022

Rachelle Dene Poth is an edtech consultant, presenter, attorney, author, and teacher. .” Rachelle is a blogger for Getting Smart, Defined Learning, District Administration, NEO LMS, and the STEM Informer with Newsweek. Rachelle Dene Poth - Bio As Submitted. Twitter @ Rdene915 and on Instagram @ Rdene915.

Course 350

Course Strategy Classroom EdTech 350

Neo LMS

JUNE 13, 2019

According to a 2018 research report , AI-based technologies are primed to grow within the edtech market by just under 47%. AI is changing how some edtech companies are approaching the goal of creating intuitive, intelligent teaching bots.

Classroom 255

Classroom Software Assessment EdTech 255

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2023

Click Here Sponsor This week's guest Rachelle Dené Poth is an edtech consultant, presenter, attorney, author, and teacher. Rachelle is a columnist for Getting Smart, Edutopia, Defined Learning and NEO LMS. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend.

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Microsoft Technology Conference Classroom 255

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

On the EdSurge Product Index alone, 56 products self-identify and fall into the LMS category. And with certain established companies like Pearson pulling out of the LMS ranks , where do you start? For many users, a complex platform is a huge hurdle to get over—and for educators, an overly-complicated LMS is a non-starter.

System 101

System LMS Schoology Social Media 101

Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2019

It’s become known as the edtech industry’s rendezvous for investors and bankers—although it wasn’t always this way. “It How powerful would it be if a CEO who just sold his company for a million dollars got on the microphone and said: ‘I worked really hard for this. In 2017, Frontline sold to Thoma Bravo for $1.3

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Company Conference Pearson Industry 113

Edsurge

MAY 7, 2018

According to the 2017 PWC Global CEO survey , human capital was among CEO’s top-three business priorities—alongside developing digital and technology capabilities. But wait, didn’t companies say they see talent as a top priority? There are more than six million open jobs in the U.S. The share of U.S. There is a paradox here.

Education 118

Education Company Coursera Policies 118

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2019

From “The Vault” of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast Lisa Scumpieru’s show aired in 2017 and remains a highly shared resource on hyperdocs. So is it almost like somebody’s in Google Classroom, and the doc is like a page or a webpage you would have in your LMS? And i’ll have these long pages.

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Moodle Google Twitter Tools 295

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Sometimes an LMS discussion will help and other times integrating with another tool can be beneficial. What tools are in the LMS and other district approved applications that allow teachers to facilitate online instruction resulting in student deeper learning and understanding? What are all the capabilities of the district LMS?

Blended Learning 192

Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Professors can easily integrate the platform into an LMS, allow students to engage with one another and course material online, and faculty see data on how student are learning. Following Hill’s post, the company reached out to UC Berkeley to work out a new arrangement. Even more attractive: It’s free. But there’s a catch.

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Learning Analytics Education Learning Data 92

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Last week, the “Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News” was on vacation, amongst the tall trees of the northwestern coast, and mostly off the grid. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition). Tagged on: April 24, 2017 Uber’s C.E.O. Tagged on: April 23, 2017 Is It Time to Break Up Google? |

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Last week, the “Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News” was on vacation, amongst the tall trees of the northwestern coast, and mostly off the grid. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition). Tagged on: April 24, 2017 Uber’s C.E.O. Tagged on: April 23, 2017 Is It Time to Break Up Google? |

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EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2017

A few companies are heading that way. University campuses are integrating Kaltura into their LMS platforms to enable students to capture and upload videos. In 2017, I hope that instructional designers and engineers focus on tightening the feedback loop between online activities and real-world applications.

Online Learning 119

Online Learning Course MOOC Udemy 119

Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Edtech is always changing. Edtech trends come and go. But any of what currently happens in edtech couldn’t be possible without the driving passion for education and technology of people. Top 10 edtech people to watch in 2018. Life means change, and every aspect of life is affected by it. How to know which is which?

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Trends Microsoft 150

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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Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 55

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Blackboard Ally is an accessibility solution that helps make digital class content in a learning management system (LMS) more accessible for all learners. Ally is designed to integrate with a school district’s existing LMS and automatically runs class materials through an accessibility checklist that looks for common accessibility issues.

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Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 68

Hack Education

JUNE 15, 2017

I delivered this talk today at the NMC Summer 2017 conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts. No doubt, today’s technology companies view students and schools as a largely untapped market. Companies always hope they’ll be able to make headlines at CES, and Aristotle received a fair amount of attention this year.

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Robotics Company Technology System 67

Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2017

If we look back on 2017 in educational technology, some of the biggest surprises were political and cultural. In 2017 the Trump administration did not embrace free tuition, to put it mildly, but localities did in various forms, from New York state to Providence, Rhode Island. Has gaming worn out its welcome in schools and colleges?

Trends 118

Trends LMS Social Media Education 118

Edsurge

JULY 23, 2020

They’re all business partners of Shorelight Education, a private company founded in 2013 that recruits students from more than 170 countries including China, Colombia and Vietnam to enroll at American colleges whose names may not be widely recognized overseas. The company has applied for a patent for its live remote technology.

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Company Course LMS Technology 100

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.

Education 63

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Via The Washington Post : “ Student loan companies reach $21.6 Nice artwork pic.twitter.com/ghFh8flSw1 — Kumars Salehi (@KumarsSalehi) September 21, 2017. “ Edtech CEOs Seek to Change the ‘ Adversarial Narrative ’ With Public School Teachers,” says Edsurge. ” The watchdog: the CFPB. .”

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Education Knewton Kaplan Robotics 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

” São Paulo has approved a bill that would allow companies to manufacture school uniforms and sell branding and sponsorship opportunities on the clothing. ProPublica with more news about Facebook and discrimination : “Dozens of Companies Are Using Facebook to Exclude Older Workers From Job Ads.” Billion in 2017.”

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Education Robotics MOOC Facebook 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Mostly tutoring companies.). “ ICE officials have invited tech companies, including Microsoft , to develop algorithms that will track visa holders’ social media activity ,” ProPublica reports. Badges , patents, and the world’s ‘least popular’ education company” by Doug Belshaw.

Education 44

Education Khan Academy Company Training 44

Hack Education

APRIL 21, 2017

pic.twitter.com/PDYLO6kW9U — f.o.x.x.i (@foxxi_loxxi) April 17, 2017. “Can a District Disrupt the Edtech Industry ?” The math tutoring company has previously raised $4.7 The LMS is displaying some of students' data back at them.). I'm holding back tears at work. Immigration and Education.

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Education MOOC Facebook Report 45

Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Me: pic.twitter.com/gmb3Oigcv0 — Audrey Watters (@audreywatters) October 5, 2017. pic.twitter.com/yehgZ82br6 — Shahien Nasiripour (@nasiripour) October 5, 2017. ” The largest student loan company is Navient. ” Via EdScoop : “ USC launches edtech research center focused on underrepresented youth.”

Education 49

Education Robotics Company MOOC 49

Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

” (This reminds me that I need to write something about the history of Montessori and why all sorts of companies have appropriated the brand.). LMS news from Edsurge : “​ University of Michigan ’s Gamified LMS Opens Up to Other Institutions.” Among those cringeworthy ideas: the LMS.

Education 53

Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 53

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

SoFi : a student loan company and one of the most well-funded ed-tech companies out there sure seems swell. ” “ Delta Career Education Corporation , a privately held for-profit college company, is phasing out seven of its campuses,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Unified settles lawsuits with teacher Rafe Esquith.”

Education 51

Education ProctorU Company Report 51

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

million in 2017,” says Politico , making her the wealthiest of Trump’s Cabinet members. Sometimes it’s fun to look back at old stories that the tech press dutifully pumped out about this company. Tutoring company Topica Edtech Group has raised $50 million from Northstar Group. The company has raised $16.6

Education 58

Education MOOC Social Media E-rate 58

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.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

” Via Politico : “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has increased her financial stake in a ‘neurofeedback’ company that says its technology treats attention deficit disorder and the symptoms of autism. ” Via The Student Loan Report : “Halfway Through 2017, Here Are the Best & Worst Student Loan Servicers.”

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ Student-Loan Borrowers , by Age Group, Amount Owed, and Repayment Status, 2017.” ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ For-Profit Companies With the Highest Enrollments at Their Colleges, Fall 2016.” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.

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Education MOOC Kaplan Robotics 46

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Via WaPo’s Valerie Strauss : “ Trump ’s rather weird meeting with the 2017 Teachers of the Year.” Greiff has previously been a partner at the 1776 venture fund and he was also a co-founder of the test prep company Grockit. Jeff Fernandez, the co-founder of the online learning company Grovo , has resigned.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

MAY 11, 2018

The Office of Students and Young Consumers had actively and aggressively policed the student loan industry and monitored credit card companies and other financial institutions that serve – or target – college students and other young people.” ” Betsy DeVos and her family invested $100 million in the company.

Education 42

Education Company Robotics Report 42

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Some internet-access advocates say EBS is underutilized at best, and wasted at worst, because loose regulatory oversight by the FCC has allowed most of the spectrum to fall into the hands of commercial internet companies. ” The company has raised $16.5 He places former Yale president Richard Levin. ” Contests and Awards.

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “ DeVry Parent Company Makes Pledges to Students.” ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Chalkbeat investigates the Indiana Virtual School : “As students signed up, online school hired barely any teachers – but founder’s company charged it millions.”

Education 48

Education Facebook Company Robotics 48

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

More on professional development company Bloomboard’s pivot to micro-credentialing in the HR section below. “What Students Want Their Professors To Know About Edtech ” – according to Edsurge. ” “The LMS Market is Quickly Losing Ground,” according to Chief Learning Officer at least.

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Education Khan Academy Robotics MOOC 46

Hack Education

JUNE 3, 2016

Lots of reporting on various court filings in the Trump University case, particularly those about the company’s “ playbooks ” detailing how former employees sold its course packages, targeting vulnerable populations. “ Nancy Zimpher to Resign as SUNY Chancellor in 2017.” Bill benefits after June 30.”

Education 45

Education Sakai Udemy Report 45

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

” The Kenyan Ministry of Education says that the Bridge International Academies are not complying with the country’s laws, and the company, which runs chains of schools across the developing world, has not received approval for its curriculum. From WCET : “ In Defense of the LMS.” for-profits?

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46