The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Also note, and ironically so, that due to the extended nature of this episode and that we have four speakers, the AI tools I use to write the transcript had a bit of a meltdown, and I've had to apply a significant amount of human intelligence to the transcript which delayed this episode to Thursday. million downloads across the globe.

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Classroom Tools Data Twitter 425

Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Apple also reached out with iPad Pros and other hardware at a discounted rate. But these efforts are part of a longer-term strategy for these companies to train future workers in their technology. A team from the University of Washington won the 2017 competition , getting $500,000. Amazon gave Echo Dots. Charitable?

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Company E-rate iPad Training 81

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

It started with a push for desktop computers which soon expanded to iPads and the wonderful apps (like art programs) that made tablets essential tools. But there’s another side to the story of print vs. digital , one that is at the core of why 2015 e-book sales dropped in the United States and the UK.

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eBook Khan Academy Tablets Chromebook 182

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2019

He reads e-books and takes courses using a tablet computer. In 2017, the petite Texan arrived at the jail with an armada of plans and the energy to launch them. That stage training is surprisingly relevant, she says: “I use it every day.” She didn’t get much training before making the shift. WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Tablets E-rate Khan Academy Study 164

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Teaching at colleges is often done without any formal training. And as they revise, they can see how long learners spent looking at that passage and other details about how they moved through the digital tool, since every action leaves breadcrumbs to analyze. If both happen together, that’s a 9x improvement in the rate of learning.”

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Education Learning Software Knewton 215

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 21, 2021

We actually have been working since 2017, to try to get this data project funded. Districts are also eliminating library clericals and paraprofessionals at alarming rates. Deb : That’s the biggest challenge and that is why we’re spending so much training and talking with our interviewers. And, you’re right.

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Study Libraries E-rate Data 99

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. But that’s not my job.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

ExcelinEd

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

These critical supports extend beyond classroom instruction to include teacher training on the science of reading, parental involvement and read-at-home plans, extended learning opportunities such as summer camps, individualized student reading plans, and more specialized, targeted support. The policy is also popular with educators.

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Policies E-rate Study Training 28

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

It was then the district knew that students—especially older ones—needed to be better trained on digital citizenship before entering life after high school. Then, they figured out what they needed to satisfy for required federal E-rate guidelines. Life Schools started small in the first year.

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Digital Citizenship Symantec E-rate Guidelines 40

eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2016

Survey questions ranged across the education spectrum and included the impact of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), technology-supported learning, increasing graduation rates, and serving special needs students. Training staff emerged as the biggest challenge, with procuring and maintaining hardware a close second.

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E-rate Survey Policies Technology Support 40

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

government terms “persistent poverty,” meaning that it has had poverty rates at or exceeding 20 percent for over 30 years. The same governments that had incentivized the coal companies to come provided virtually no social services — such as job training programs, GED programs, or even food banks — to ease the void left by their departure.

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Kaplan E-rate Report Tablets 104

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

A 2017 study by the Houston Independent School District, for example, found that students participating in AVID in 2015-16 enrolled in higher-level courses and received higher scores on AP exams and on standardized tests than those who did not. The papers — and the orderliness — are essential tools in AVID.

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Report E-rate Study Training 111

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

“Researchers say removal of an IRS tool for financial aid applicants may have slowed FAFSA submissions, while college aid groups warn that affected students could already be losing out on aid,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” Sante Fe University of Art and Design will close at the end of the 2017–2018 school year.

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Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Since 2007 Jane Hart , Founder of the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies (C4LPT) , has been creating the most wonderful lists of tools based on international survey input from educators, experts, instructional designers, consultants, developers and vendors. Check out her personal list of Favorite Web Tools.

iPad 40

iPad Android E-rate Facebook 40

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Via WaPo’s Valerie Strauss : “ Trump ’s rather weird meeting with the 2017 Teachers of the Year.” ” Via The Washington Post : “ Education Department relaxes financial aid process in the absence of IRS tool.” “5 Reasons Why e-textbooks in Egypt Would Be Inequitable” by Maha Bali.

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Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

million in 2017,” says Politico , making her the wealthiest of Trump’s Cabinet members. ” “Stop Asking About Completion Rates: Better Questions to Ask About MOOCs in 2019,” says Edsurge. The Business of Job Training (and Educational Benefits for Employees). National) Education Politics.

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Education MOOC Social Media E-rate 58

Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

Boston Bridge would be available for 2017 high school graduates who live in the city.” Department of Education today announced the IRS Data Retrieval Tool is now available for borrowers applying for an income-driven repayment plan. The IRS Data Retrieval Tool will return Oct. The Business of Job Training.

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Education MOOC Report Company 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Not Net Neutrality, but another potential FCC move – ending the E-Rate program. ” The Business of Job Training. Illuminate Education has acquired visualization tool eduCLIMBER. link] — Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) December 11, 2017. ” More on the bill via Inside Higher Ed. More via Techcrunch.

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Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Trump Proclaims October 15 through October 21, 2017, as National Character Counts Week.” Via CNET : “ Verizon to pay $17M to resolve FCC, Justice E-Rate probes.” The Business of Job Training. Most MOOC news these days more accurately fits here under “job training.” ” The irony.

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Education Coursera MOOC Report 48

Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

Via Education Week : “ FCC Chair Moves to Block E-Rate Funds for Companies Deemed ‘Security Risk’ ” (State and Local) Education Politics. The Business of Job Training. .” Via Buzzfeed : “17 Colleges Fell Short On Campus Safety , But The Education Department Didn’t Tell The Schools.”

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Education MOOC E-rate Facebook 45

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

Some discounts came on accessories, AppleCare and teacher training. In June 2017, Henry County School District in Georgia got $21,196 knocked off an Apple purchase of more than $3.2 Many of the discounts uncovered by the Hechinger analysis came on iPad Airs in the year before Apple discontinued them. million, a savings of just 0.66

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iPad Broadband Software Company 79

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” Via Real Clear Education : “Connecting Schools to the Future: Rethinking E-Rate.” The Business of Job Training and Job Placement. Scammers advertise phony job opportunities on college employment websites, and/or students receive e-mails on their school accounts recruiting them for fictitious positions.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ Student-Loan Borrowers , by Age Group, Amount Owed, and Repayment Status, 2017.” despite having Arizona ’s third-highest dropout rate.” The Business of Job Training. “ Can an Online Tool Depolarize Campus Discussions? ” asks Edsurge.

Education 46

Education MOOC Kaplan Robotics 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 6, 2016

And today most MOOC companies have pivoted away from that to offer corporate training , professional development , and job placement services instead. ” Tuition keeps going up and up and up, although as The Wall Street Journal noted this fall, published tuition rates only rose 2.4% percent to 11.3 percent to 11.3

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MOOC Technology OER Coursera 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

And now, the final weeks of 2016 revolve around what will happen after January 20, 2017. Cambridge Analytica, a company on whose board Trump’s campaign manager and now chief strategist Steve Bannon sits, used Facebook “as a tool to build psychological profiles that represent some 230 million adult Americans.”

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40