The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2018

classrooms but a study finds that students aren’t using much of the pricey software that schools buy (Photo by Jackie Mader). Higher test scores could be caused by things other than the online software like great teaching. A report was released in November 2018. Most software is drastically underused by schools.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Wed, 10/24/2018 - 13:49. Computer-aided design software: There are a dozen kid-friendly CAD programs that allow budding engineers and architects to design 3D objects, from simple to sophisticated. . Top K–12 Tech Tools for Teaching STEM. eli.zimmerman_9856. by Dan Tynan. Dan Tynan is a freelance writer based in San Francisco.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 19, 2019

For now, about 48 percen t of the teachers and students who responded to a 2018 report about classroom technology from Cambridge International reported using a desktop computer in schools. The rate of desktop computer use was highest in the U.S., at 75 percent. The trend is a bit different outside of school: 85 percent of students in the U.S.

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Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2018

Here’s a slightly Orwellian way to check whether your students may have plagiarized part of their essays: the Chrome extension Draftback , which plays back the revision history of any Google doc you can edit—down to the keystroke. And Google Keep’s extension is a fast way to bookmark content on a site and review later in a Doc.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Wed, 10/03/2018 - 08:56. In education, software programs lend a helping hand just about everywhere, from device ­management to digital learning. Some schools even rely on ­software to save lives. Content Monitoring Tools Help K–12 IT Officials Patrol Internet Boundaries. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

-based HBCU, in Google’s Mountain View, California headquarters to learn first-hand the skills and concepts they’d been studying in class. Even in their early conversations about Howard West, officials at Google planned to expand the program to other institutions. The 2018 edition of the report reveals that just 2.5

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2018

As students reflect and track their own progress, they also receive feedback from teachers and insights from the software. If you pilot before the end of the school year, they’ll extend your free trial through December 2018! How Do Teachers Use the Software? Integrates with Google Classroom. Overview of Sown to Grow.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 25, 2018

Fri, 05/25/2018 - 14:29. A few years ago, a group at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte received a grant from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction that paid for notebooks and software for creating a professional development program for elementary school teachers. jena.passut_7651. by David Andrade.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Thu, 02/01/2018 - 09:51. Based on what they told us, we deployed a new firewall, upgraded all the software applications in our system and set up the system so it would notify us of any suspicious traffic. If time doesn’t allow, check out Google for Education’s online Digital Citizenship and Safety Course. meghan.bogardu….

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Tue, 12/11/2018 - 13:50. LittleBits unique coding software is based on Google ’s Blockly, which makes programming more intuitive. The software is available for all major operating systems and installs quickly. That way, one student can be responsible for the building and the other student can be in charge of the software.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

ISTE 2018 in Chicago was my latest “half marathon.” Once again, the software giants impressed me with their free educator certification programs. Google for Education, Microsoft EDU, BrainPOP, and Apple all offered multi-level certification options on the Saturday and Sunday preceding ISTE 2018. CTOS UNITE!

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Since 1990, jobs in science, technology, engineering and math have grown by 79 percent , and are expected to grow an additional 13 percent by 2027 , according to a 2018 Pew Research Center survey. . Coding skills are in high demand and will soon become a necessary skill for nearly all industries.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2018

K-12 schools can often be at high risk, because they tend to rely on a broad range of apps and software and are big users of web-based learning and testing. K-12 schools can often be at high risk, because they tend to rely on a broad range of apps and software and are big users of web-based learning and testing.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2019

Schools are following suit: Technavio’s “ Artificial Intelligence Market in the US Education Sector 2018-2022 ” report predicts a nearly 48 percent growth rate for AI tools over the next three years. . The challenge? Separating market interest from authentic impact. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how K–12 schools have adopted AI in 2019.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2020

The United States ranked 36th in math and 13th in reading among 79 countries and regions that took the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2018. Many policymakers, families and educators hold onto the nostalgia of the traditional school model, but it was failing us even before the pandemic.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

In February, Educause bought the assets of the New Media Consortium and pledged to continue the Horizon Report series, and to complete and publish the 2018 edition. And the group will continue to use the software developed by NMC to coordinate the research, which was among the assets purchased by Educause.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Udacity already offers a self-driving car nanodegree but, as its founder and former CEO Sebastian Thrun writes , it “has many prerequisites [and] is built for seasoned software engineers.” A year later it pivoted, and now focuses on training students with skills to land jobs at big tech firms including AT&T, Didi Chuxing, and Google.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 29, 2018

In 2018, NYC Media Lab worked alongside researchers, technologists, entrepreneurs and executives who are building educational technologies in these areas and more. 5G Source: nycmedialab / YouTube In the fall of 2018, NYC Media Lab launched the Verizon 5G EdTech Challenge in partnership with the Verizon Foundation and Verizon 5G Labs.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 31, 2018

Tue, 07/31/2018 - 10:51. It’s an absolute necessity if you want devices or software to work well in a classroom or school, including new technology deployments. . Instead of using Chromebooks, tablets or software to transform learning in the classroom , they’re using the devices to make digital worksheets. . eli.zimmerman_9856.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 13, 2018

Wed, 06/13/2018 - 14:32. More professionals and students use Software as a Service (SaaS) on a daily basis. In January 2018, a Forrester report predicted “that the SaaS market will grow to $157 billion in 2020; some providers have more than $1 billion in revenue and are growing strongly.”. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 27, 2019

We have stepped seamlessly into a world called the Internet of Things — a world of interconnected software and human interaction. More and more people now use virtual assistants in the form of smart speakers and their AI-powered software in an increasing number of aspects of their daily lives.

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ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Having watched and tested the development of Zotero+Google Docs all along, there’s really no way to describe it as anything other than “pure magic.” Sean Takats (@stakats) October 19, 2018. Our favorite citation and research organization tool now integrates into Google Docs. That’s right.

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Tom Murray

DECEMBER 15, 2018

Kickstarter, Zopa, SocietyOne) The largest software vendors don’t write the apps. Apple, Google) Our current “Fourth Industrial Revolution” has wrecked havoc on the way we’ve always done things. Retrieved from [link] World Economic Forum (2018). Yet, how we teach, and what we focus on, is vital to consider.

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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. So when Amazon announced its free Amazon Future Engineer (AFE) initiative late in 2018, I didn’t find it a surprise.

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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.”. At the Sigma Lab, the computers link to a video wall of 12 large, interconnected NEC LED displays, which allow teachers to show video clips, snippets of software code or students’ computer screens. meghan.bogardu….

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2019

First announced in 2014, the challenge invited organizations to submit open-source software that showed potential to help children in developing countries improve basic reading, writing and math skills. Its board of trustees includes director James Cameron, media mogul Arianna Huffington and Google founder Larry Page.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 7, 2018

Mon, 05/07/2018 - 15:15. A good example is Google Expeditions , which has gotten more and more popular as schools get their hands on these kits. Of course, Google Expedition kits are not cheap. On the AI side, teachers are using Google Assistant and Amazon Echo in class more. jena.passut_7651. Content Subtype. Pull Quote.

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Marketplace K-12

DECEMBER 20, 2018

What were the biggest news stories about the K-12 market in 2018? The post Top Posts of 2018 Focus on Big Education Companies and Popularity of Digital Tools appeared first on Market Brief. Check out Marketplace K-12's 10 most popular blog posts over the past year.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

PORTLAND, Oregon – (September 21, 2018) Learning.com, a leader in providing digital literacy solutions for grades K-8, announced today that it joined the Google for Education Technology Partner Program.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2018

Below are the finest collection of stories you’ll never see on any other day, and which have been brewing in our heads over the course of 2018 in between too many cups of coffee, indecipherable email pitches, 1:1 meetings, product sprints and the occasional but unavoidable sparring on Twitter. We’ve got you covered. Next up: the EduWand.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2018

Thu, 08/23/2018 - 17:54. “Do As a Chrome device, it runs Google Apps and Google Drive seamlessly, so data and apps remain in Google’s secure cloud infrastructure. That also means it supports most educational Android apps in the Google Play Store (stick to the ones that have been approved by your school’s administrators).

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 23, 2018

Mon, 04/23/2018 - 15:21. During testing, I invited several students to draw, write and take notes with the JTouch’s full-featured interactive whiteboard software. Review: Teachers, Students Get Interactive with InFocus JTouch Plus. jena.passut_7651. Student Testing Reveals Versatile Features. JTouch Is App-Friendly. CDW Activity ID.

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Marketplace K-12

MARCH 21, 2019

K-12 Market for Mobile Devices Remains Flat; Only 2 Percent Growth in 2018 appeared first on Market Brief. The technology companies powering the devices are finding ways to integrate their products with more partners and by offering new solutions, according to Futuresource Consulting. The post U.S.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 30, 2018

Mon, 07/30/2018 - 11:28. Each student has a brand-new laptop and has easily mastered Google Classroom and the other educational apps you carefully chose for them. Do the same for apps and software. Make Parents Comfortable with Tech for a Successful 1:1 Program. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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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. A 2018 survey conducted for Dell Technologies indicates most of these young people use technology as part of their formal education, and they want to work with technology.

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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. A 2018 survey conducted for Dell Technologies indicates most of these young people use technology as part of their formal education, and they want to work with technology.

Digital Learning 150

Digital Learning Digital Citizenship Mobility Learning 150

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. A 2018 survey conducted for Dell Technologies indicates most of these young people use technology as part of their formal education, and they want to work with technology.

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