Edsurge

JANUARY 8, 2019

For the past decade, the most esteemed business plan competition for edtech entrepreneurs has been held by the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education and sponsored by Milken Family Foundation. Here’s why he believes edtech entrepreneurs will win from taking part in the EBPC competition.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2018

Taken from their popular ISTE 2018 session , learn about the next evolution of Hyperdocs and how they’re being used in the classroom. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Brett Miller.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Tue, 10/16/2018 - 11:44. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out opportunities for schools to apply for personalized learning funding! MORE FROM EDTECH: Read more about adaptive learning tools teachers are using in their classrooms! Microsoft Forms is flexible enough to support formative assessments of an entire grade.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2017

But Christmas came early for some higher-ed institutions in the form of freebies and discounts from big technology companies. But these efforts are part of a longer-term strategy for these companies to train future workers in their technology. Applications are now open for the 2018 competition. Amazon gave Echo Dots. Charitable?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2018

This article is part of a collection of op-eds from thought leaders, educators and entrepreneurs who reflect on the state of education technology in 2018, and share where it’s headed next year. Is Amazon a sleeping giant of edtech? Or one of its biggest, underreported failures? But now I can definitively answer yes.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 24, 2018

Thu, 05/24/2018 - 08:31. Acer is once again aggressively targeting the education market with the first two-in-one 15-inch Chromebook, unveiled Wednesday during the company’s Next@Acer keynote event in New York City. Acer Is Having the ‘Best Year’ with Microsoft. Jena Passut is the managing editor of EdTech: Focus on K–12.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Since the last edition of a ‘Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News”: I’ve joined efforts to support Net Neutrality protections ; Written further about the prediction made in the book, “Disrupting Class.” A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 and 29 Combined Edition).

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

Companies such as Dell , Microsoft , Acer and Google offer programs to help students get certified to repair devices or manage collaboration platforms. MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn how industry-specific technology is helping schools prep students for future jobs. Encourage Hacking with a (Positive) Purpose.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Companies such as Dell , Microsoft , Acer and Google offer programs to help students get certified to repair devices or manage collaboration platforms. MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn how industry-specific technology is helping schools prep students for future jobs. Encourage Hacking with a (Positive) Purpose.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Companies such as Dell , Microsoft , Acer and Google offer programs to help students get certified to repair devices or manage collaboration platforms. MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn how industry-specific technology is helping schools prep students for future jobs. Encourage Hacking with a (Positive) Purpose.

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Editor’s note: This is one in a series of profiles about the men and women who are creating today’s EdTech companies. Jay Goyal, the CEO and Co-Founder of Actively Learn, began his journey to EdTech after graduating from Duke University with a B.S. In October 2018, Achieve3000 acquired Actively Learn.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

ISTE 2018 in Chicago was my latest “half marathon.” Google for Education, Microsoft EDU, BrainPOP, and Apple all offered multi-level certification options on the Saturday and Sunday preceding ISTE 2018. The Edtech Startup Pavilion, sponsored by the AT&T Foundation, was the calm eye of the ISTE tornado.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2018

This is my 12th year attending FETC and I have never been more excited about the edtech trends being highlighted at this conference. Cybersecurity companies are focusing their attention on providing school districts and parents with insurance that student safety and privacy both at school and in the home are guaranteed.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Wed, 09/12/2018 - 12:18. Some companies are already offering clear pathways to help cut down on tracking cookies so schools can feel more confident in maintaining their students’ privacy while still encouraging the use of online resources and devices in classrooms. Mindful Tracking Cookie Policies Improve K—12 Data Security.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Fri, 09/14/2018 - 10:07. If coaches are not available, companies like Microsoft and Google offer resources to help with navigating broad classroom technology practices, as well as specifics about products like Office 365 or Google Classroom. . 5 Key Areas of Technology Professional Development for Teachers. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

MORE FROM EDTECH : University of Michigan empowers Detroit students via after-school program. MORE FROM EDTECH : Towson University partners with Baltimore County Public Schools to recycle technology. He has launched Dynamic Ideas , a company that markets the algorithm to other school districts. .

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : University of Michigan empowers Detroit students via after-school program. MORE FROM EDTECH : Towson University partners with Baltimore County Public Schools to recycle technology. He has launched Dynamic Ideas , a company that markets the algorithm to other school districts. .

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : University of Michigan empowers Detroit students via after-school program. MORE FROM EDTECH : Towson University partners with Baltimore County Public Schools to recycle technology. He has launched Dynamic Ideas , a company that markets the algorithm to other school districts. .

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : University of Michigan empowers Detroit students via after-school program. MORE FROM EDTECH : Towson University partners with Baltimore County Public Schools to recycle technology. He has launched Dynamic Ideas , a company that markets the algorithm to other school districts. .

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : University of Michigan empowers Detroit students via after-school program. MORE FROM EDTECH : Towson University partners with Baltimore County Public Schools to recycle technology. He has launched Dynamic Ideas , a company that markets the algorithm to other school districts. .

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 20, 2018

Mon, 08/20/2018 - 09:15. To help districts, some companies offer Disaster Recovery as a Service as part of their platforms. Microsoft , for example, has DRaaS services incorporated into its Azure cloud platform. How K–12 School Districts Can Best Prepare for Ransomware Recovery. eli.zimmerman_9856. by Karen Scarfone.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

Google Classroom , the company’s online tool that lets teachers, students and parents manage assignments and discussions, will be getting a small facelift as part of 12 updates that Google is announcing at this week’s ISTE conference, an annual K-12 educational technology expo. It may have captured pole position in the U.S., Outside the U.S.,

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Those developers, whose company TeacherGaming pivoted sharply after Microsoft took over MinecraftEdu two years ago, are facing tough times—and laying off staff—as they try to craft a niche in a crowded educational gaming landscape that has struggled to attract broad interest from schools. After Microsoft acquired Minecraft for $2.5

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 2, 2018

Mon, 04/02/2018 - 10:38. If that works at companies like Google and Apple, the same mindset should be in schools.”. School STEM Labs Inspire Students, Power Innovation. meghan.bogardu…. The independent private school in Medina, Wash., It’s creating a student-centered, student-driven space,” Stone adds. CDW VV2 Strategy. CDW Segment.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 29, 2018

Tue, 05/29/2018 - 23:37. We partner with Microsoft, we partner with Google to make a lot of different form factors, such as desktops and laptops, that roll out in schools districts,” said Shealy. Ray Allen Foundation Gifts Computer Lab to Miami-Dade Middle School to Help Bridge the Digital Divide. ricky.ribeiro.

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techlearning

JULY 18, 2018

Every year the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference's expo floor is packed with edtech products vying for teachers' attention. This year alone 613 booths crowded the floor, from mega-booths like Google and Microsoft to tiny, easy-to-miss tables. What's special : Although version 2.0

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 27, 2018

Every year the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference's expo floor is packed with edtech products vying for teachers' attention. This year alone 613 booths crowded the floor, from mega-booths like Google and Microsoft to tiny, easy-to-miss tables. What's special: Although version 2.0

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 27, 2018

Every year the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference's expo floor is packed with edtech products vying for teachers' attention. This year alone 613 booths crowded the floor, from mega-booths like Google and Microsoft to tiny, easy-to-miss tables. What's special: Although version 2.0

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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2018

For a few days last August, the company topped the app charts as well. The company was founded in 2011 with a straightforward value proposition: to provide teachers with a safe and secure way to send homework or study reminders to students and their parents on mobile devices without using personal phone numbers.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 6, 2018

Date: March 6, 2018. When the power goes out, you’re the last people that the power company comes to. I do a show for the Jersey Educators Association and I also do it for Microsoft Education. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Each year in January, London hosts the edtech extravaganza known as Bett. They find dozens of free seminars and keynote talks, several hundred exhibitors, and many special events outside of the official program, including seminars run by Microsoft and Google and debates hosted by Smart. WHAT’S THAT? 4 THEMES FROM THIS YEAR’S SHOW 1.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

As EdSurge reported, to be part of the initiative, companies “had to commit to providing goods or services worth at least $100 million.” But as Betsy Corcoran outlined in her July 2014 article , some companies had yet to deliver on their promise of clearly outlining how educators could apply for those products and services.

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2018

On the talent-acquisition side of the equation, demand—especially in the technology field–is so great that firms such as IBM , Google , Microsoft , Hubspot and a host of others are providing their own public-facing education and credentials. But wait, didn’t companies say they see talent as a top priority? The share of U.S.

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Edsurge

JULY 23, 2018

Investors who are fond of analogies and comparisons to consumer technology successes are betting on one New York City-based company to find out. The company claims that the average Skillshare teacher makes about $3,000 a year, with top earners raking in as much as $40,000.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2021

Throughout Monica’s extensive career, she has sought out the diverse experiences required to know how to implement positive changes in education: she has served as a classroom teacher, adjunct professor, and education consultant for national, technology-based curriculum companies.

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

From the SPARC press release : “Congress Funds $5 Million Open Textbook Grant Program in 2018 Spending Bill.” ” There’s more on legal battles involving student loan companies in the business of financial aid section below. Andrea Zafirakou has won the 2018 Global Teacher Prize. Congrats on the new gig.).

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Tue, 09/25/2018 - 12:37. Nationwide, a company called CodeHS teaches an ethical ­hacking course so that high school ­students can learn the ins and outs of cybersecurity practices. Since January 2016, there have been more than 350 cyberincidents targeting K–12 schools in the United States, according to EdTech Strategies.

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