Remove 2017 Remove Google Remove Personalized Learning Remove Software
article thumbnail

Educator Perspectives: 6 Ingredients for Personalized Learning Success

MIND Research Institute

Designing and implementing a personalized learning model requires more than technology—it requires a cultural shift. Brian has spearheaded amazing work at Pickerington, and has conducted workshops and trainings on technology, blended learning and personalized learning throughout the country. February 15, 2017.

article thumbnail

Last Chance to Join Tech-infused Class

Ask a Tech Teacher

Use blogs, wikis, discussion forums, Google Spreadsheets, and Google Hangouts to collaborate and share. Use technology to differentiate for varied student learning styles (this is an overview—more detail in The Differentiated Classroom ). Class starts July 10, 2017 and ends July 30, 2017. Course Highlights.

Wiki 154
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

AltSchool Gets an Alt-Name and New Leadership

Edsurge

AltSchool, a developer of personalized learning software that once operated a chain of “microschools,” is getting a major makeover. This morning, the San Francisco-based company announced a series of “sweeping changes” that includes a new name—Altitude Learning—and new leadership. In 2017, it started closing schools.

Software 105
article thumbnail

The massive experiment in New Orleans schools that few have noticed

The Hechinger Report

Five-year-old Mykell Robinson practices his reading on the Lexia software while a small group of classmates work with a teacher. NEW ORLEANS — A few years ago, with little fanfare or announcement, the New Orleans education system began a massive experiment that’s reshaping how kids learn across the city.

article thumbnail

Microsoft’s Many EDU Updates—and a Window of Opportunity to Win K-12 Market Share

Edsurge

Microsoft has long had a beef with Google—even if the company won’t always admit it today—dating back to the “Scroogled” advertisement campaign that critiqued the search giant’s Chromebooks and privacy policies. According to Futuresource Consulting, a market research firm, in the third quarter of 2017, Google’s Chromebooks captured 59.8

article thumbnail

CheckMark v1.0

EdTechTeam

When I first released CheckMark back in October of 2017 , I did so with the hopes that it would be beneficial in helping teachers give students feedback on their writing more quickly and efficiently than they had previously experienced. We’ve added Google Drive sync. New Google Chrome extension streamlines digital grading for teachers.

Google 101
article thumbnail

K12 Eyes Further Deals After $165M Acquisition of Coding Bootcamp Galvanize

Edsurge

Growing Beyond K-12 Davis said K12 chose Galvanize out of the crowded bootcamp space because of Galvanize’s mix of online and in-person learning and its 8,000-plus graduates who have gone on to work at more than 2,000 companies, including major technology stalwarts including Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google.

Company 87