EdTech Magazine

MAY 4, 2018

billion of them in use in 2017 — from TVs, cars and coffee makers at home to security cameras, lighting systems and thermostats at businesses and schools. With an eye on the benefits, nearly half of all K–12 schools already have a formal IoT strategy in place , according to CDW’s 2017 survey. With spending at $1.2

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Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2019

When she became the district’s first educational technology director in 2017, Briana Allen looked for a better solution. EdSurge: How has Vivi affected teacher mobility? Where they used to sit in the back corner and just kind of talk at their students, now they can sit with their students. Is the technology easy to use?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2019

And yet just 62 percent of college students report having ever visited their institutions’ career centers or used their affiliated online tools, according to a 2017 Gallup survey. But some leaders of client universities have previously reported significantly improved levels of student engagement with campus career resources.

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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

Two organizations have been acquired (EMC School bought Zulama in February 2018, ExploreLearning purchased Cogent Education in November 2017). uses gameplay to boost student engagement and capture more actionable data on learning gaps and learning styles. At least one—Earshot—has folded. Boddle Learning (Kansas City, Mo.)

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

In June 2017, Hero K12 , based outside of Miami, received $150 million from BV Investment Partners to acquire other edtech companies in an effort to create an integrated education data platform. It also got a new boss—and a new brand.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

Appropriations: FY 2017: (in process) (President Obama request: $500,000,000). Note: The Obama administration request for FY 2017 was below the authorized FY 2017 maximum amount of $1,650,000,000. ” How would the program operate? Department of Education Guidance: Not yet issued.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Including interactive elements increases student engagement with the courseware. Ensure that the tool lets you create different types of quizzes to keep the students engaged and interested in the course. How about a cloud-based content platform to create-publish-distribute interactive mobile-ready ebooks.

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techlearning

AUGUST 23, 2018

Students benefit from access to a tool that will grow with them throughout their educational careers. Best of all, WeVideo constantly moves forward, adding new features and content that always keeps students engaged and challenged.” WeVideo and SkoleTube first partnered in January 2017.

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edWeb.net

MAY 22, 2019

Research from Asurion (2017) found that Americans check their phones every 12 minutes. Holden and students in his district set out to find out if this research pertained to students and if these devices are disrupting the classroom. The Research. The Solutions.

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Buncee

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

As a teacher of foreign languages and also an eighth-grade STEAM course, I want students to create something authentic, and I want them to feel like they are creating something meaningful, that goes beyond just creating a project for a class. The goal is to have students engage in more authentic learning and how they show their learning.

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 2, 2019

But because students are saturated with media, the quality of the videos they consume need to be sleeker, more polished and to the point to maintain their interest. Today's learners Today's learners are more independent and self-sufficient than previous generations of students. 2011) Physics of the future, London: Penguin Books.

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Buncee

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Using Buncee, students can find what they need to be creative, communicate ideas, and think critically about the work they are doing, while having fun during the creation process. It promotes student engagement because they can truly create something that is authentic and meaningful to them. Templates are here!

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techlearning

MAY 22, 2018

Big Universe gives students 24/7 online access to a library of more than 13,000 leveled eBooks from well-known publishers. The library has titles addressing a wide range of skills and grade levels, as well as topics tailored to students’ interests in order to spark a love of reading. Last summer, Alabama students answered 6.9

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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.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

The NEO mobile app for Windows allows users to access the full feature set within the platform including creating and delivering online classes, assessing students, sharing resources, tracking student achievement, and collaborating on projects. Registration for the course began November 1, 2017.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2018

Standardized tests don’t measure student engagement or deep thinking about relevant, meaningful content. Are they engaged in a postsecondary experience that’s meaningful, like working at a living wage job with upward mobility or attending a college or technical school? Fostering that kind of success isn’t easy.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Amanda is the recipient of the Roger Grizzard Innovative Educator Award, Weatherford ISD Teacher of the Year, 2015 Curtis Elementary Teacher of the Year, 2015 Region XI Teacher of the Year Finalist, 2017 Great Educators Matter Award, and 2017 + 2019 ISTE Presidential Bronze Volunteer Service Award.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 7, 2019

World Savvy programs provide support at three critical levels to deeply integrate global competence into teaching, learning, and culture: student engagement, teacher capacity, and school and district leadership support. Gray is an educational innovation consultant working with schools, organizations, and corporations.

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MindShift

MAY 14, 2018

Standardized tests don’t measure student engagement or deep thinking about relevant, meaningful content. Are they engaged in a postsecondary experience that’s meaningful, like working at a living wage job with upward mobility or attending a college or technical school? Fostering that kind of success isn’t easy.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Being able to modify how students are seated enables a greater variety of tech-based activities. And variety -- over a class period, day, or week -- increases student engagement. Flexible seating also allows activities to include student choice, creativity, and collaboration. Student privacy is complicated.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2017

" [link] — Joel Rubin (@joelrubin) December 7, 2017. Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Cengage , the publisher and technology company, is introducing a subscription service that will enable students to access Cengage’s entire digital portfolio for one set price, no matter how many products they use.”

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Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 27, 2022

Mobile-based devices have taken learning outside of the classroom. With mLearning and eLearning growing in popularity, students can learn at their own pace and time. Designing mobile-first responsive content helps students to go through their courses anytime and anywhere. In 2017, 14.5% of students in the U.S.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Monday, September 11, 2017. Now you get to make a poster or website or a hangar mobile or whatever product it might be.” Because that could be scary because that productive struggle – some students aren’t used to it, and maybe even more significantly, some teachers aren’t used to it. Enhanced Transcript. Vicki: Yeah.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

.” Via Education Dive : “ The Iron Yard and Code Fellows , have partnered with nonprofit financial literacy organization Operation HOPE to create a $100 million scholarship fund to spur minority and low-income student engagement in tech fields.” Meanwhile on Campus. The Long Island University faculty lockout is over.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 11, 2022

In education, the concept of gamification has especially gained traction during the last decade or so due mainly to the advance of web technologies and mobile applications. Teachers host live games with unique game mode on their screen and students join the play using generated game IDs. Academic Exchange Quarterly. & Dcheva, D.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Higher education is going through a massive transformation thanks to the adoption of new technologies like mobile learning , gamification and digital courseware. Many publishers have already started converting their physical textbooks to electronic formats which can be accessed on a desktop or mobile. REQUEST DEMO READ MORE.

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