The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2017

Edtech and Social Emotional Learning. Transcript: Tuesday, August 29, 2017. I guess the first thing that brought me to you is that you’ve actually seen that Minecraft can help improve social emotional learning outcomes? Have you seen some other edtech tools besides Minecraft that can have this kind of social emotional impact?

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! According to Samsung America, 83 percent of teachers believe that virtual reality could improve learning outcomes. . Students are more engaged, and schools have better retention.”. The 'Modern Classroom' Movement Is Growing Fast.

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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%. Software today leverages deep learning to assemble custom textbooks, that adapt to teaching methods, class-types and learning outcomes.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 8, 2019

For the past decade, the most esteemed business plan competition for edtech entrepreneurs has been held by the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education and sponsored by Milken Family Foundation. Here’s why he believes edtech entrepreneurs will win from taking part in the EBPC competition. Not everything is changing.

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ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Inside Higher Ed (IHE) recently issued their 2017 Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology and we were excited about the big initial finding that more faculty are teaching online and that more are finding that online learning can meet the same outcomes. Norbert College and is a Co-Director in the Virtually Connecting project. ].

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Katrina Stevens, Deputy Director of the Office of Edtech Last year, Richard Culatta and his team at the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology (Office of Edtech, for short) issued a Request for Proposal for a better way to help schools evaluate edtech tools before making a purchase and. “[We

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EdTech4Beginners

JANUARY 25, 2017

I think 2017 is going to be an exciting year, there’s going to be a lot more cloud based technology than there was before and when classes and content are delivered in the cloud and via browsers, it means kids can access the same experience and content at home as they can in the classroom.

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Edsurge

MARCH 25, 2019

Unfortunately for Arab learners, the stagnation in learning outcomes across the public education system is coupled with very weak interest and support for education entrepreneurs across the region. Finally, there was also room for more use of artificial intelligence technologies to improve outcomes.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2019

Already, one New York-based edtech company has raised $100 million. It launched in 2015 with $100 million , and re-upped in 2017 with a $185 million coffer. But technology sales have been aided by a little more clarity around what “works,” in terms of delivering gains in student outcomes, or saving schools and students money.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In conversations with edtech investors, some reported that the K-12 market has seen an influx of instructional content, particularly in the form of open educational resources (OERs). But many other investors are driven to invest in curriculum products because of their potential impact on student learning outcomes. And he’s not alone.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2016

edtech companies, which altogether raised an estimated $1.03 edtech companies raised roughly 57 percent of what Snapchat did in its $1.8 In this annual analysis, EdSurge counts all investments in technology companies whose primary purpose is to improve learning outcomes for all learners, regardless of age. The Glendale, Calif.-based

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : Analytics and data can have a major impact on student outcomes. MORE FROM EDTECH : Schools use immersive technology for assistive learning. Technology is making its way into the classroom with tools that engage students a lot more than traditional lessons can. These tools are also fun and engaging.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : Analytics and data can have a major impact on student outcomes. MORE FROM EDTECH : Schools use immersive technology for assistive learning. Technology is making its way into the classroom with tools that engage students a lot more than traditional lessons can. These tools are also fun and engaging.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : Analytics and data can have a major impact on student outcomes. MORE FROM EDTECH : Schools use immersive technology for assistive learning. Technology is making its way into the classroom with tools that engage students a lot more than traditional lessons can. These tools are also fun and engaging.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : Analytics and data can have a major impact on student outcomes. MORE FROM EDTECH : Schools use immersive technology for assistive learning. Technology is making its way into the classroom with tools that engage students a lot more than traditional lessons can. These tools are also fun and engaging.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : Analytics and data can have a major impact on student outcomes. MORE FROM EDTECH : Schools use immersive technology for assistive learning. Technology is making its way into the classroom with tools that engage students a lot more than traditional lessons can. These tools are also fun and engaging.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : Analytics and data can have a major impact on student outcomes. MORE FROM EDTECH : Schools use immersive technology for assistive learning. Technology is making its way into the classroom with tools that engage students a lot more than traditional lessons can. These tools are also fun and engaging.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : Analytics and data can have a major impact on student outcomes. MORE FROM EDTECH : Schools use immersive technology for assistive learning. Technology is making its way into the classroom with tools that engage students a lot more than traditional lessons can. These tools are also fun and engaging.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2018

Both K-12 and higher-ed institutions have begun to use WriteLab’s tools, including the likes of Stanford University, UC Riverside and the charter network, Carpe Diem. Even so, Ramirez described the edtech environment as “extremely challenging.” His advice to other edtech entrepreneurs? Ramireze said.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

These efforts will garner attention and illustrate how such practices can better align academic and financial outcomes during a budget crunch. Edtech Usage Concerns about underutilized edtech programs and poorly understood instructional practices were percolating prior to the pandemic.

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MIND Research Institute

JUNE 11, 2019

Over the past several years, MIND Research Institute has been endeavoring to change the conversation around edtech evaluations. A few weeks ago, EdSurge published an article that echoed many of those same sentiments, most specifically that the overreliance on “gold standard” RCT studies is the wrong approach for edtech.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2017

In the spirit of benevolent friction, I’d like to share a few thoughts with our colleagues working at the intersection of education and technology as I reflect on 2017 and look ahead to the new year. But this brings me to another revelation from 2017: Many districts aren’t screening for efficacy when adopting learning technology resources.

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eSpark

JUNE 22, 2017

As we countdown to ISTE 2017 , here’s a few things we’re excited to see, do, and learn about during the conference. Her keynote address is sure to get ISTE attendees thinking outside the box as they work to provide better outcomes and opportunities for students nationwide. Jennie Magiera Keynote Address. Writing in the Digital Age.

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eSpark

JUNE 22, 2017

As we countdown to ISTE 2017 , here’s a few things we’re excited to see, do, and learn about during the conference. Her keynote address is sure to get ISTE attendees thinking outside the box as they work to provide better outcomes and opportunities for students nationwide. Jennie Magiera Keynote Address. Writing in the Digital Age.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The company’s latest deal involves something a little bit more invisible and behind the scenes, but what it calls “one of the most powerful tools we have in modern education.” That tool is data, and it marks the focus of Microsoft’s first edtech acquisition of 2019: DataSense , a data management platform developed by Brightbytes.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Opinionated Products : There’s a word for the kinds of tools and products—like say, Google search results—which adapt to a user’s behavior: opinionated. Will VR Really Impact Student Outcomes? DeSchryver and Cavanagh will look at how ESSA is guiding the work of edtech companies now and in the future. to 11:00 p.m.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2017

During recent interviews with education technology decision-makers at institutions of higher education, I was struck by the sometimes extreme views formed about vendors during the process of procuring tools to support teaching and learning. in May 2017. Vendors as a source of edtech information and influence. last month.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2024

This facet of modern education transcends the traditional use of textbooks and blackboards, weaving digital tools seamlessly into the learning process (NETP, 2017)). This digital shift enables students to learn flexibly, from any location, facilitated by the widespread use of video conferencing tools. link] Martinez, M.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Launched from garages and tech accelerators, startup after startup burst onto the scene with technology tools for the education market. Source: Berkery Notes data from 2015 , 2017 and 2018. Finally, in 2017, Curriculum Associates made Motion Math an offer and acquired the learning games company.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 2, 2016

It was an edtech entrepreneur’s dream on Wednesday at Intel’s Education Accelerator Demo Day. What originally began as an online tool for history students to build free virtual timelines soon caught the attention of teachers and big media organization like BBC. Classes are free and so are users’ first two printed pieces.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

How does a fifth grader feel getting ready to do a live edtech demo at their local school board meeting? Technology tools are used as a natural part of this conversation– teachers access content and have online discussions using the same tools that they will be using in their classrooms.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

The extraordinary teachers featured below would be effective with or without edtech tools, but all of them have figured out how to use technology to impact their students in meaningful ways. They gather, process, and learn from student data to inform the arc of instruction and improve student outcomes.

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 30, 2019

There are many apps and edtech tools available today, but very few are made specifically for EL students. Tools such as Mercury Reader (Chrome Extension) or Safari Reader create opportunities to change the visual display of a web page by stripping away the ads, allowing the student to focus on the desired content.

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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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Digital Promise

MARCH 13, 2017

These six- to eight-week cycles focused on improving a particular student skill/competency, during which the teacher chose a blended learning instructional model along with a set of digital learning tools/resources. Since the goal of action research is discovery, it was okay if a particular project was not as successful as hoped.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2016

What does customer relationship management have to do with improving learning outcomes? 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.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 30, 2016

Presumably, this ideal dosage of the ‘blended learning’ intervention would be sufficient to reliably generate positive learning outcomes for typical students in typical schools when compared to the alternative: traditional classroom practice not involving the use of computers.

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