Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2019

One of the biggest concerns by college leaders about buying such tools from commercial vendors is whether colleges will have access to the underlying algorithmic logic—or whether the systems will be a “black box.” Carnegie Mellon has a long history of commercializing its digital-learning tools, though.

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Software Digital Learning Sakai Learning 148

Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Blackboards have been replaced with virtual whiteboards, projectors have made a permanent place for themselves in classrooms, and printed books are increasingly being replaced with eBooks. Teachers can have all time access to the cloud content and can add or update contents of the course module as required. REQUEST DEMO READ MORE.

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eBook Classroom Gamification Social Media 98

techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Gray shared their uphill path to success at the 2018 T&L Phoenix Leadership Summit. We have staff, we have a computer-based monolingual English program that parents can log in and access. They use the Blackboard platform to communicate with professors and engage fellow students in their courses. Now they do.

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Robotics Sony Student Data Privacy Outcomes 110

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In some of the statistics about online acceessibility , we see that, up to 20% of people are excluded from websites when our site is not accessible. More than that – federal lawsuits for non-compliance have risen 180% from 2017 to 2018 in the United States.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 9, 2017

Our 8th annual online Global Education Conference is November 13th - 16th, 2017 We’re planning a face-to-face Global Education Day at TCEA on Monday, February 5th, 2018 ! The face-to-face and amazing 2018 Global Leadership Summit will be held in partnership with ASCD on March 23rd, 2018 , in Boston.

Education 50

Education Conference Survey Blackboard 50

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Over the past 10 years, new learning management systems (LMSs) have sprung on the scene to rival the Blackboards and Moodles of old. How many people have access or control?”. Emmanuel Andre, Baltimore educator #2: Who do we want to have access to this platform, and can we adjust what they can see?

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System LMS Schoology Social Media 83

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The number of students taking The College Board’s Advanced Placement tests in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese or Spanish rose 68 percent from 2008 to 2018. At the end of class, Moreta foreshadowed the next week’s conversation, writing “ADN” on the blackboard – the Spanish abbreviation for DNA. There is a stubbornness.

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Course Study Report Policies 91

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2019

Every 45 seconds of every minute of the 2018/2019 school year, a new educator signed up for Flipgrid. You will be able to include images as well as a handy white or blackboard for instruction or demonstration. During the past school year, kids shared 24 billion seconds of Flipgrid video.

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Microsoft Libraries Video Trends 76

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

The hope is that if what would normally take 10,000 hours could be shortened to 1,000, and be done via methods that are more affordable and accessible, many more people can become experts. The rule—and that number—has many detractors , but the underlying principle is that it requires deep and focused work to achieve mastery.

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Education Learning Software Knewton 207

EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

Mon, 07/02/2018 - 13:36. Like many other districts, University City is transitioning from traditional blackboards to writable digital surfaces. “In Learning Comes Alive with Virtual Reality and Other Audio/Visual Technologies. eli.zimmerman_9856. A frog appears to float in midair. by Dan Tynan.

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Technology E-rate Learning Blackboard 260

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Members will have access to lab and office space, as well as a slew of lab equipment. Once downloaded, students will be able to access the "packs," even when they''re offline. The company is also lifting some of its "per-seat" licensing fees so that those not enrolled in classes aren''t charged for accessing the material.

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Khan Academy Education STEM Blackboard 44

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

A few interesting data points include: In 2019-20, only 17% of teachers said they take advantage of students’ 1:1 device access in their lessons, compared to 50% in 2021-22. In 2018, 65% of parents surveyed said they favored the class/school portal to communicate with teachers. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast.

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Survey Blackboard Learning Data 78

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

BLACKBOARD AND READSPEAKER ( www.blackboard.com ) & ( www.readspeaker.com ) Blackboard and ReadSpeaker are furthering their partnership to help instructors worldwide improve course content accessibility. This allows students to automatically access an MP3 version of content added by the instructor into the LMS.

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Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 52

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

With the appropriate tools and tech access, instructional assistance from afar can be academically beneficial. Text messaging has become a tool of choice for teacher-student communication (in the past, it was a way to interact with teachers and parents; between 2015-2018, only about 14% of teachers texted with students).

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Blackboard Social Media Learning Student Data Privacy 76

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. Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 71

MindShift

JUNE 9, 2018

And they had several stories of classrooms, outfitted with the learning technologies of the time: blackboards, globes and maps. Classrooms featured book nooks, sand tables, space for music and art, plus easy access to the outdoors. (LA ” Copyright 2018 NPR. Furniture was movable and kid-sized. LA Johnson/NPR).

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Laptops Learning Industry Tablets 46

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 20, 2018

Or worse, the company went under, and the tool is no longer accessible. When you create an assignment online using your preferred tool, be that Google Classroom, Canvas, Edmodo, Blackboard, Google Docs, Google Sites, Hyperdocs, whatever…give learners ALL of the information online. © Shake Up Learning 2018. Be Consistent.

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Google Tools Technology Outcomes 78

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2018

Among his concerns: whether Apple has considered safeguards to protect student data so it’s only used for intended purposes and preventing digital hacking that could compromise the physical security of buildings, such as dorms, which are sometimes accessed through student IDs. EdSurge attempted to reach all six of the universities involved.

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iPhone Blackboard Company Data 78

edWeb.net

AUGUST 27, 2020

With Dr. Miyashiro’s leadership, Cajon Valley has achieved success with blended and personalized learning where all teachers and students have 24/7 access to their own district-issued laptop, internet connectivity, and digital ecosystem of robust resources and creativity tools. Susan Gertler, Ph.D.,

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Learning Blended Learning Company Pearson 98

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

SeanMcElwee) April 11, 2018. Via Inside Higher Ed : “The governor of Virginia has approved a bill requiring all public higher education institutions in the state to take steps to adopt open educational resources – freely accessible and openly copyrighted educational materials.” link] — abolish ice.

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Education Facebook Edmodo OER 44

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

So here’s an early contender for “Worst Education ‘Take’ of 2018’” by Gary Wolfram in Education Week : “ Make Public Education a Market Economy – Not a Socialist One.” Via Education Week : “ Trump Signs Orders on Rural Broadband Access.” ” JFC. ” Oh look. .

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Education Company Blackboard Kaplan 43

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

link] [link] — Ryan Mac (@RMac18) September 18, 2018. Blackboard is rebranding Moodlerooms as Blackboard Open LMS. ” Also via Education Week : “ Charter School 4th Graders: Less Access to Computers in School, More At Home.” “A Short History of CRAAP ” by Mike Caulfield.

Education 58

Education MOOC Pearson Blackboard 58

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “A Virginia circuit court on Thursday ruled against a George Mason University student group seeking access to donor agreements between a university foundation and the Charles Koch Foundation.” Canvas has two more installations than Blackboard in the E-Literate calculations? But wait wait wait.

Education 43

Education Khan Academy Blackboard Report 43

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Like many students in the district, she has no access to the internet at home. Extra money has allowed these wealthier districts to invest heavily in Chromebooks and iPads, state-of-the-art robotics programs, computerized blackboards, and high-end 3-D printers. District teachers such as Mallory Mattivi agree. Tech is where it’s at.”.

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Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2018

This is also tangentially related to ed-tech: Blackboard founder Michael Chasen’s new startup , PrecisionHawk has raised $75 million for drone analytics. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ Outlook for Higher Ed in 2018 Is Bleak , Ratings Agency Says.” Founding Years has acquired Intellitots.

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Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

“The FCC Is Threatening to Gut a Program That Provides Internet Access to Minorities,” Pacific Standard reports. “ Is Blackboard dying? “My Flawed ISTE 2018 Journey Report,” writes Tim Stahmer. .” There’s more news from the White House in the job training section below. Should They?

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Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Purdue pilot program restricts access to sites such as Netflix and Hulu in specific lecture halls.” TIME’s new cover: This is what it’s like to be a teacher in America [link] pic.twitter.com/RayMe3ieO0 — TIME (@TIME) September 14, 2018. Here’s What It Found Out.”

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Education MOOC Blackboard E-rate 54

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

hey siri show me a vision of hell made especially for me pic.twitter.com/wbs9E7BuKf — Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) July 19, 2018. Swedish student single-handedly prevents deportation of Afghan asylum seeker by refusing to sit down on flight pic.twitter.com/5YdS7EBF9X — The Independent (@Independent) July 25, 2018.

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Education MOOC E-rate Coursera 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, Teachers Are Moonlighting As Instagram Influencers To Make Ends Meet,” Buzzfeed reported in 2018.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Thank God we spent the last 20 years paying a dozen middle-aged white men to rehash the same articles on how political correctness on campus is the true threat to free speech [link] — Dara Very Rude Elevator Screamers Kaye (@DaraKaye) October 29, 2018. 1/ pic.twitter.com/MDuwuX3Hv2 — Clare McCann (@claremccann) October 26, 2018.

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Education Company Report IXL Learning 53

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

” That is, the latest from Blackboard announcing a string of changes to executive roles. Here’s Where CEO Larry Berger Says It’s Going in 2018.” We talk *teaching machines* with @audreywatters [link] — Jennifer Berkshire (@BisforBerkshire) June 5, 2018. Labor and Management.

Khan Academy 45

Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Via Politico : “The Trump administration has removed documents from an Education Department website aimed at transgender students , including those intended to help students fight for access to bathrooms of their choice.” A teacher in front of a blackboard. ” Via The Washington Post : “The U.S. PHEW, RIGHT?

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Education Kaplan Coursera MOOC 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 6, 2016

" The sustainability of these courses – including the persistence of students’ own work – is precarious at best, as Coursera students discovered when the company informed them it would remove hundreds of old courses, along with their access to their coursework, from its site.

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MOOC Technology OER Coursera 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

” Via Politico : “ Elizabeth City State University , UNC Pembroke and Western Carolina University will each offer $500 in-state tuition starting in fall 2018.” Blackboard has acquired Fronteer , a software company that helps make course materials accessible. Funding and Acquisitions (The Business of Ed-Tech).

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Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40