EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. Makerspaces — a key element of STEM education — are popping up in classrooms and libraries across the U.S. For its part, St. Foster interest by allowing students to create STEM clubs.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Just over half (53 percent) of students surveyed had security software on their computers, only 37 percent had smartphone protection and an even lower number, 14 percent, had some security installed on their tablets. . Despite that, 43 percent said they believed that they wouldn’t ever be a victim of a cybercrime. The consequence?

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Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 341

Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2017

So the company plans to release three new articles a week aimed specifically at elementary students. REN FAIRE: K-12 learning analytics software, Renaissance , announced Renaissance Flow 360 , an assessment-based platform that aims to help teachers analyze differentiated student data to help determine what students are ready to learn next.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Makerspaces and maker culture have quickly become a favorite of STEAM advocates, and new research shows that makerspaces can be highly effective at helping elementary students develop skills such as critical thinking, design thinking, and problem solving. Struggling students in particular seemed to to benefit from maker activities.

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Outcomes Software Elementary Study 111

EdTech Magazine

JULY 30, 2018

According to CoSN’s 2017 infrastructure survey of district tech officials , 40 percent of respondents said their school systems already offer one device per student, and 43 percent expect to reach that threshold within three years. Do the same for apps and software. The implementation was a total success. by Curtiss Strietelmeier.

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Digital Divide Social Media Chromebook Laptops 187

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Here’s my interview with Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen about the best iPad apps for the elementary classroom. SOFTWARE GIVEAWAY: Mystery Box Game by Michael Matera. Determination of date of winner: February 6, 2017 the name will be drawn and the winner will be notified. ” Want to hear another show full of ideas?

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Game-Based Learning Gamification Differentiated Instruction Classroom 150

techlearning

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

BEAVERTON, Oregon, February 13, 2018 — The Vernier Software & Technology Total Solar Eclipse campaign recently won a Silver award in the 2017 One PlanetBest in Business and Professional Excellence Awards in the PR or Marketing Campaign of the Year category.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Get a 45-day free trial of SmartLab Game-Based Learning Software. Listen to last week’s tech tools show about iPads in the Elementary Classroom with Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen. Determination of date of winner: February 3, 2017 the name will be drawn and the winner will be notified. Today’s Give Away Contests!

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2022

PRWEB) JUNE 23, 2022 — Kajeet® , a leading provider of wireless connectivity, software and hardware solutions that deliver secure, reliable and managed IoT solutions to over 3,000 businesses, schools and districts, and state and local governments, today announced the 22 recipients of its 2022 Homework Gap Grant. MCLEAN, VA.

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Broadband Digital Divide Chromebook Libraries 98

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Renaissance Learning , a provider of K-12 software and assessments, including the widely used STAR tests, has agreed to acquire Nearpod for $650 million. Its largest institutional shareholders are Insight Partners, which led its $21-million Series B round in 2017, followed by Reach Capital. Mystery Science had raised just $4.5

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IXL Learning Learning Company Assessment 180

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

The research evaluates strengths and weaknesses of particular software products and attempts to examine equity issues. The report, Insights on Software Piloting in an Urban School District , released in December 2016, suggests key factors that influence successful adoption of edtech products.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

This past week, I had students modeling processors, hardware, and software using play-dough. Former secretary of education, William Bennett, says, “An elementary school that treats the arts as the province of a few gifted children, or views them only as recreation and entertainment, is a school that needs an infusion of soul.

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Robotics Elementary Classroom Flipped Classroom 361

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. Yet it was sobering to find only two elementary math software programs with randomized, controlled trial studies from the past six years.

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2018

He cited statistics from a job postings report the Austin Chamber of Commerce put out in March 2017 about employer demands in the Austin metropolitan area. One of his former teaching colleagues went to a coding bootcamp and is now a software developer. He gave the audience a few examples of people who’ve made the transition.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Just over half (53 percent) of students surveyed had security software on their computers, only 37 percent had smartphone protection and an even lower number, 14 percent, had some security installed on their tablets. . Despite that, 43 percent said they believed that they wouldn’t ever be a victim of a cybercrime. The consequence?

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Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Just over half (53 percent) of students surveyed had security software on their computers, only 37 percent had smartphone protection and an even lower number, 14 percent, had some security installed on their tablets. . Despite that, 43 percent said they believed that they wouldn’t ever be a victim of a cybercrime. The consequence?

Data 150

Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Just over half (53 percent) of students surveyed had security software on their computers, only 37 percent had smartphone protection and an even lower number, 14 percent, had some security installed on their tablets. . Despite that, 43 percent said they believed that they wouldn’t ever be a victim of a cybercrime. The consequence?

Data 150

Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Just over half (53 percent) of students surveyed had security software on their computers, only 37 percent had smartphone protection and an even lower number, 14 percent, had some security installed on their tablets. . Despite that, 43 percent said they believed that they wouldn’t ever be a victim of a cybercrime. The consequence?

Data 150

Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Just over half (53 percent) of students surveyed had security software on their computers, only 37 percent had smartphone protection and an even lower number, 14 percent, had some security installed on their tablets. . Despite that, 43 percent said they believed that they wouldn’t ever be a victim of a cybercrime. The consequence?

Data 150

Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Just over half (53 percent) of students surveyed had security software on their computers, only 37 percent had smartphone protection and an even lower number, 14 percent, had some security installed on their tablets. . Despite that, 43 percent said they believed that they wouldn’t ever be a victim of a cybercrime. The consequence?

Data 150

Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Just over half (53 percent) of students surveyed had security software on their computers, only 37 percent had smartphone protection and an even lower number, 14 percent, had some security installed on their tablets. . Despite that, 43 percent said they believed that they wouldn’t ever be a victim of a cybercrime. The consequence?

Data 150

Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Just over half (53 percent) of students surveyed had security software on their computers, only 37 percent had smartphone protection and an even lower number, 14 percent, had some security installed on their tablets. . Despite that, 43 percent said they believed that they wouldn’t ever be a victim of a cybercrime. The consequence?

Data 150

Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2020

Rising fourth graders listen as a teacher reads a book at an elementary school summer program in Silver Spring, MD. We must continue to provide access to software, online libraries and educational videos. Credit: Photo: Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images. But, for all kids, summer learning loss is a setback.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2022

A prominent anti-vaccine campaigner, Heckenlively made world news in 2017 when he was denied entry to Australia for a lecture tour to encourage parents to stop vaccinating their children, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Related: Will new standards improve elementary science education? “We Department of Education.

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Survey Report Data STEM 118

Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2018

million companies across the world, GitHub is considered the standard when it comes to software development platforms. In a nutshell, GitHub is a collaborative development tool popular among programmers and software companies. Many professional and open-source software projects involve multiple developers who work on source code files.

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Industry Tools Microsoft Software 93

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

classrooms, from city college campuses to suburban elementary schools. Van Alten’s analysis was published in November 2019 in the journal Educational Research Review and confirms the relatively small boost to learning that earlier analyses found for flipped classrooms in 2017 , 2018 and 2019.

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Flipped Classroom Study Classroom Analysis 144

eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2017

The use of differentiated instruction to individualize each student’s learning experience is becoming more common in today’s elementary classrooms, but creating meaningful differentiation for a typical class of 25 students or more can still be a challenge. Having the time to implement the software was rated second highest.

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Adaptive Learning Differentiated Instruction Survey Software 74

The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2020

Thousands of Mississippi children will have access to the software this summer as part of an effort to support incoming kindergarteners during the coronavirus pandemic.Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Waterford.org initially launched a pilot program in Mississippi in 2017.

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Guidelines Laptops Learning Digital Divide 113

MIND Research Institute

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

September 14, 2017. September 7, 2017. Second grade teacher Suzanne Hill from Walnut Hill Elementary in Woodbury, New Jersey, created an inspiring bulletin board that showcases the journey JiJi the penguin (from software program ST Math) takes as students complete their goals in the program. September 8, 2017. “I

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Classroom Learning Elementary Examples 82

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Roanoke added Minecraft: Education Edition to the district’s Microsoft campus agreement as a pilot project in 2017; now the software has been rolled out to 14,000 students district-wide. And in our elementary schools, every classroom has five laptops and Minecraft is being used there as well.

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Laptops Game-Based Learning Training Microsoft 167

MIND Research Institute

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

The city’s business community believes that strengthening the future workforce begins in elementary education, so they recently banded together to bring ST Math to the school district. Marshalltown Community School District (CSD) implemented ST Math at the beginning of the 2017-18 school year.

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STEM Education Industry Software 60

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

The federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, for example, limits the use of school-improvement funds to interventions that benefit student learning as documented by at least one well-designed and well-implemented research study.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2017

It also forecasts that district spending on hardware, networks, and major system software will see a slight increase in 2017, rising to $16.2 Almost a year into its partnership with Achieve3000 , Margate Elementary School in Margate, Fla., Read more.

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Digital Learning Survey Trends Learning 69

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2018

Multiple former Reasoning Mind employees however confirmed to EdSurge that the nonprofit underwent several rounds of layoffs throughout 2017, which affected several dozen staff. As the layoffs began in spring 2017, former employees say it became clear that finding a buyer was likely the best way to keep Reasoning Mind’s products alive.

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Kaplan Common Core Education Company 66

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2020

To that end, his company built a new software tool designed for classroom use and piloted it in five school districts — including the massive Clark County School District serving Las Vegas and its suburbs — in the 2019-20 school year. The software only counts active usage, not idle minutes. Credit: Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent.

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Khan Academy Classroom Training Software 135

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2017

As these four principals look back at 2016, they recall the most important ed tech lesson they learned this year—and look forward to inspiring their staff and students anew in 2017. Jennifer Goldman, principal of Mountain View Elementary in the Simi Valley School District (CA). Technology Usage Lowers Discipline Referrals.

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Learning Software Student Engagement Elementary 103

The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2020

Children and teachers were familiar with a variety of learning apps and other educational software. Since 2017, students in Mineola have been introduced to coding through unplugged classes in pre-K, and by first grade, have been allowed to take the devices home. schools spend more than $10 billion a year on educational technology.

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iPad Tablets Report iPhone 141