Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2018

Robotics Engineer. And in 2017 , they teamed up for Computer Science Education Week Hour of Code to teach kids “basic programming concepts by casting them as veterinarians alongside Barbie,” per a Tynker announcement. Pastry Chef. This is not the first time the two companies have partnered.

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Edsurge

MAY 25, 2018

Finally, she made it to the charging station and her shift at the learning resource center (LRC) officially started. Maggie is a fifth grader at Roosevelt Elementary School in Park Ridge, Illinois and in Fall 2017, she was trained to become a “TechXpert” at her school so she could coach fellow students daily during the tech lab at the LRC.

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2017

Students spend more time in school, the staffing model is focused on building teacher capacity and includes tiered levels of educators, and the school uses a home-grown technology tool, Cortex , which was built in-house by Mote, a technologist by trade. The LAB high school will open in fall 2017.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare. ” (For what it’s worth, Kleiner Perkins made just one major investment in education in 2017, participating in Coursera’s $64 million round this summer. She also noted the growth of markets in China and in India.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Doug Levin (@douglevin) March 17, 2017. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye the week of March 13, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition).

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2017

classrooms and is becoming an increasingly popular choice for computers, while Apple’s iOS platform holds the lead on mobile devices, according to a new survey from game-based learning provider Kahoot! K-12 education in the first quarter of 2017, and iOS claimed 73 percent of the mobile market–up from 70 percent in 2016.

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Edsurge

JULY 4, 2017

You can discuss edtech implementation strategies, hear about favorite tools, and get to know those practices that teachers are excited to bring back to their students. From “blended learning” to digital worksheets, below are a collection of comments from ten educators about their biggest edtech pet peeves.

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Hack Education

JUNE 15, 2017

I delivered this talk today at the NMC Summer 2017 conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts. With the App’s “Do this When” tool, you can create customized actions that respond automatically to your baby. The robot, or rather a seemingly living automaton in “The Sandman,” veers towards “das unheimlich.”

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies has announced it is allowing any SQL-based business intelligence tool, such as Tableau and Jaspersoft, to access data from its modern, student information system and learning management system. Registration for the course began November 1, 2017. Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

In his 2017 book Platform Capitalism , Nick Srnicek posits that platforms are poised to become the fundamental business model of our digital world – key to the new economy, clearly, but also key to political and social systems (and what these will become under the control of these powerful technology companies).

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2019

Nearly two years ago, in April 2017, Genden and her son approached a 32,000-square-foot building with a facade resembling a big red barn. “We Image credit: Alex Weber) Founded in January 2017 in the small town of Bethel, Conn., Workspace Education is distinct from perhaps any other place of learning. Robotics room?

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Adaptive learning technology is the new go-to for personalized learning. Diagnostic products and software systems that target specific areas of learning for improvement can help students find success, freeing educators to help every learner reach their personal best within one classroom. G-Suite tools ?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

I mean, 2017 really sucked, and we’re all feeling it. It’s a reaction, I’d say, to the current obsession with artificial intelligence and a response to all the stories we were told this year about robots on the cusp of replacing, out-“thinking,” and out-working us. The World Economic Forum.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The district also holds several events inviting staff to learn about technology tools and strategies for the classroom. Alverez’s leadership, pre-K classes began using an adaptive, mastery-based math program, My Math Academy, to strengthen young learners’ foundational math knowledge, and inspire their love of learning.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Danusis and her teaching staff practice personalized learning, an individual-comes-first approach, usually aided by laptops, that has become a reformist calling card in education. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. It looks unlike any school I ever attended. Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 27, 2016

The post 17 Things for Teachers to Try in 2017 (Infographic and FREE Download) appeared first on Shake Up Learning. 17 Things for Teachers to Try in 2017 #SUL #edtech Click To Tweet. 17 Challenges for Teachers in 2017! 2017 is upon us, and there are so many new and exciting advances in technology coming our way.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

If we go back to the War of 1812 lecture example, we can see the value of adaptive learning if we instead embrace these tech advancements. Educators can meet students where they are in viewing the tool with curiosity and encouraging it as a supplemental effort to their overall learning journey. Which AI is the best for students?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

.” Via Wired UK : “ UK’s Nudge Unit tests machine learning to rate schools and GPs.” Via Education Week : “Two Districts Roll Back Summit Personalized Learning Program.” Via Edsurge : “ OER Had Its Breakthrough in 2017. Next Year, It Will Become an Essential Teaching Tool.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 21, 2017

pic.twitter.com/PDYLO6kW9U — f.o.x.x.i (@foxxi_loxxi) April 17, 2017. This week, Edsurge covers a charter school there and its promotion of “ personalized learning ” and assessment technologies. ” Via Edsurge : “Why Language Learning Apps Haven’t Helped Struggling ELL Students.”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Me: pic.twitter.com/gmb3Oigcv0 — Audrey Watters (@audreywatters) October 5, 2017. pic.twitter.com/yehgZ82br6 — Shahien Nasiripour (@nasiripour) October 5, 2017. pic.twitter.com/tfodnBuiTF — Ashley Jost (@ajost) September 29, 2017. “ Is Homework Compatible With Personalized Learning?

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Congratulations, STEM folks and learn-to-code evangelists, for being featured in President Trump’s list of his 2017 accomplishments. I dunno… Via Techcrunch : “ IBM led on patents in 2017, Facebook broke into top 50 for the first time.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. You must be so proud. News at 11.

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Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

” The charter school, which is closing it doors, is the Merit Preparatory Charter School , run by “personalized learning” charter chain Matchbook Learning. Via The 74 : “ Montessori Was the Original Personalized Learning. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” That is the Sophie B.

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The IRS data retrieval tool that let financial aid applicants automatically import income information into the FAFSA won’t be restored for the current aid cycle, said James Runcie, chief operating officer of the Office of Federal Student Aid, in written testimony to Congress Wednesday.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

“A Response to Larry Berger’s ‘Confession’ on Personalized Learning ” by New Classrooms’ Joel Rose. ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. .” “Schools won’t like how difficult the new iPad is to repair,” says The Verge. ” More from Edsurge.

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Hack Education

JUNE 29, 2018

” Via The New York Times : “ Robots or Job Training : Manufacturers Grapple With How to Improve Their Economic Fortunes.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” Among the highlights of the 2017 Annual Report from Khan Academy : it’s received some $53 million in funding. million, up from $4.3

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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.” “ Snapchat ’s smart pivot into an AR company but is AR ready for learning?”

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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. But that’s not my job.

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Hack Education

MARCH 17, 2017

“A Fumble on a Key Fafsa Tool, and a Failure to Communicate” by Susan Dynarski. Via Inside Higher Ed : “Student aid advocates and financial aid administrators say shutdown of IRS data retrieval tool has consequences beyond the FAFSA process.” “Problems with Personalized Learning ” by Dan Meyer.

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Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

“Why I Turned My Back on Betsy DeVos During Graduation” by Bethune-Cookman Class of 2017’s Tyler Durrant. He’s referring to “ personalized learning ,” but might as well be any buzzword when you frame the headline that way, bud.). ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. She said no.”

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Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

Via The USA Today : “Kids on winning robotics team told, ‘Go back to Mexico’ ” The kids were from Pleasant Run Elementary School in Indianapolis. More on racism at a robotics competition in the immigration section above. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. The robotics company has raised $36.03

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2017

“ Should Children Form Emotional Bonds With Robots? " [link] — Joel Rubin (@joelrubin) December 7, 2017. Via NPR : “A Tech-Based Tool To Address Campus Sexual Assault.” link] — Zach Griffen (@runzach) December 5, 2017. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” asks Edsurge.

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Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

” More on the Afghan robotics team in the contest section below. ” “ University of Michigan adds an automated text-analysis tool to a growing program intended to give more students a chance to learn through writing,” Inside Higher Ed reports. for Robotics Contest.” Education in the Courts.

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Hack Education

MARCH 2, 2018

Chalkbeat on how a Denver school uses yoga as a disciplinary tool. Via Techcrunch : “ Udacity grew its revenue over 100% year-over-year in 2017.” ” Via the Google blog : “Learn with Google AI: Making ML education available to everyone.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 10, 2017

EdTech Strategies’ Doug Levin launched a new project in 2017 – “ The K–12 Cyber Incident Map ” – that visualizes the breaches, ransomware attacks, DDOS attacks, phishing attacks, and so on that have been reported at US public schools. .“

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 13, 2017

” Via Edsurge : “ Betsy DeVos Visits Bay Area Public School for a Lesson in Personalized Learning.” ” A cartoon Mark Zuckerberg toured hurricane-struck Puerto Rico in virtual reality [link] pic.twitter.com/BEPfZesjF7 — The Verge (@verge) October 9, 2017. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Trump Proclaims October 15 through October 21, 2017, as National Character Counts Week.” ” Via Edsurge : “The Makings (and Misgivings) of a Statewide Effort to Personalize Learning in Massachusetts.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. (National) Education Politics. ” The irony. “The U.S.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

” Via Education Week : “New Tool Alerts Teachers When Students Give Up on Tests.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Parla.ai – “No need to spend money on teachers – I’ll help you learn English effectively and for free!” ” Daniel Willingham on learning styles. .”

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