EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2019

Tue, 08/27/2019 - 11:25. 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. . It is crucial to define key needs AI tools can meet and shortcomings it can address.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2020

Examples from The Hechinger Report’s collection of misleading research claims touted by ed tech companies. Website traffic to the homepage for IXL, a popular tool that lets students practice skills across five subjects through online quizzes, spiked in March. Some companies are trying to gain a foothold in a crowded market.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 18, 2019

ISTE 2019 is fast approaching, and as enthusiasm levels rise, so does the pressure to see it all and do it all. On the flipside, it also means that attendees can easily get overwhelmed by the sheer amount of tools and new information. Where else could you find such diverse and great edtech tools in the same place? It really is.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 24, 2021

Thankfully, we have technology that enables us to find a way that meets our specific preferences, and that enables us to be able to see and hear each other, engage in conversations, and learn together. It can be for a very casual conversation to share ideas or tech tools. Read more: How to overcome digital fatigue as a teacher.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 8, 2019

Wed, 05/08/2019 - 10:57. The kids will say, ‘ We need to communicate better, let’s meet to talk about our strategy ,’” Tiffany Bui, faculty adviser for the Mission Viejo esports team, told EdTech. How K–12 Schools Can Start an Esports Program. eli.zimmerman_9856. They’ll talk about what went well, what didn’t go well.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2019

Congratulations for making it through the first quarter of 2019! BACK TO THE FUTURE: Weary of unwanted scrutiny, companies that once described themselves as the “Facebook of education” are now scrambling to disassociate themselves from the beleaguered social network. One company is responding with a new approach. Why stop there?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Where Instructure planned to go with Bridge, its learning management system for corporate and enterprise customers, has been an open question for over a year, when the company was still publicly traded. Goldsmith is no longer CEO, and the Salt Lake City-based company is now privately owned by private equity firm Thoma Bravo.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

Readlee is an amazing literacy tool that enables teachers to go from collecting reading data a couple times a year to getting data each week (or day!) You can provide feedback to your students on any text (print or digital) and they can hear you read as well.This is a perfect tool for summer school, reading tutors and anyone teaching reading.

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Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2018

Amazon will be sunsetting TenMarks and its online instructional tools, which were once at the forefront of the company’s K-12 digital education strategy. The message reads: “TenMarks will no longer be available after the 2018-2019 school year. Licenses for TenMarks Math and Writing will be honored through June 20, 2019.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 28, 2023

2023), TEACHING WRITING IN SMALL GROUPS (March 2021), A TEACHER'S GUIDE TO READING CONFERENCES (2019), and UNDERSTANDING TEXTS AND READERS (2018). They were released in Spring 2019 and are available through Heinemann (Learn more: hein.pub/cc ). How is that going to meet the needs of every kid in my class? So it's essential.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 5, 2023

In this show, she shares some ideas for streamlining and discusses the future of AI in VR and AR and how she thinks it can help us use these advanced tools even more. We had episode 523 where we talked about augmented reality and your presentation at ISTE 2019. Or, so this is being built into a lot of other tools.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2023

Maggioncalda calls Coach a “hands-on, interactive” tool, one that lets learners set their own pace with the material. The company also uses a customizable assignments generator that it acquired, for an undisclosed amount, from a Bulgarian startup in 2019. It’s a dance that Sourabh Bajaj is familiar with.

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2023

Amira is the invention of Amira Learning, a six-year-old edtech company that fuses voice-based artificial intelligence into reading activities, guided by an eponymous AI bot. SoapBox Labs has created its own patented voice recognition tool that’s become an off-the-shelf API product for literacy apps like EarlyBird and Amplify.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Companies are so quick to get a product out to meet what’s current in education that they fail to develop the quality and depth they need. When edtech products are designed and developed based on findings from learning sciences research, learning tools can offer more powerful learning experiences for the full spectrum of learners.

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2019

The tool essentially allows teachers to send messages via text, web or mobile app that can be automatically translated into 25 languages. TalkingPoints claims its messaging tools reached 300,000 parents and teachers last year. Lim believes that number will grow to a million users, across about 10,000 schools, by the end of 2019.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 15, 2019

The NEO team will be heading to London next week to attend The BETT Show 2019 , between January 23-26. On the flipside, it also means that teachers, ed tech specialists or principals can easily get overwhelmed by the amount of tools and new information. Does the conference meet your school’s ed tech goals?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2024

From idea to scale, Catapult helps companies shape, develop and deploy innovative, proven solutions to meet critical educational challenges. Educators struggled to meet students' needs without proper technology tools, training and infrastructure, and edtech innovators capitalized, introducing much-needed solutions.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

EdSurge Sessions In between hearty servings of Tex-Mex and meat, won’t you have time to stop by and meet? Where School Safety, Security, & Surveillance Meet Happy hour will have to wait, as we kick our sessions off with a sobering and important conversation that warrants your attention. Monday, March 4, 5 p.m. 12:30 p.m.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

It’s looking to acquire some companies as well. And it’s acquired three technology companies since its founding in 1947. Instead of writing small checks for early-stage companies, his team is looking to invest up to $15 million in more established ones raising Series B or subsequent rounds. Now, it is taking the plunge.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Kahoot , an Oslo-based developer of a digital quiz tool popular with teachers, just started making money this year. But a recent investment from one of the biggest names in the entertainment business is valuing the company in the hundreds of millions. TechCrunch reports that the deal gives the company a $376 million valuation.

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TeacherCast

JUNE 19, 2019

This year, I had the opportunity to work with so many great educational technology companies on the podcast and I'm excited to have the opportunity to walk the vendor floor and meet everyone to say THANK YOU for being a part of the TeacherCast podcasting family. I would love to meet you! Microsoft Education – Booth 2900.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2022

This provides us with so many options to filter content to meet specific district, classroom and learning needs.”. Content Bundles are a flexible tool that can serve as an effective solution for many common education scenarios, both inside and outside the classroom. Sora was named one of TIME ’s Best Inventions of 2019.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2020

This allows the 29 member states to offer Deledao through a nationally bid contract designed to meet state bid law requirements. This partnership aligns with our company goal of providing education solutions that are easy and effective. Deledao released their first product in 2019 and now helps schools in 10+ states.

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2021

In 2019, total U.S. Aside from a handful of large operators like Bright Horizons, a publicly traded company, most programs are small businesses and home-based operations. In exchange, these companies take a cut of providers’ proceeds. Recent forecasts point to a growing industry.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The company says its tools are used by more than 30 million people across the education and corporate learning markets. Instructure is currently a public company, and its leaders say a move to private ownership will allow it to invest more in its software and potentially make more acquisitions. “We

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

And earlier this month, the nonprofit announced that 13 education companies had become the first to earn the distinction. In early 2019, the staff incorporated what they had heard from educators and other stakeholders to create the criteria and competencies of the research-based design certification.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2019

On the other hand, there is a paucity of coverage about edtech companies that grow their businesses with little or no venture capital or outside investment. Bootstrapped companies rarely have “unicorn” potential and most aren’t nearly as sexy as their venture-backed counterparts. In a way, it makes sense. Below is our story.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

This tool that White’s university has used since 2018 came from Mentor Collective , a Boston-based startup that has just secured a late seed funding round of $3 million. This brings the company’s total funding to date to $4.73 The pair meet through video, phone or in person.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Like last year , we’ve also added a selection of editor’s picks—our favorite stories, op-eds and investigations from the past year spotlighting how the education system is meeting a diverse array of challenges. What should the companies do? Happy New Year! Everyone Has Invisible Bias. This Lesson Shows Students How to Recognize It.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 31, 2020

As it turns out, the company wasn’t done fundraising. Capitalizing on increased usage seems to be the formula among edtech companies seeking new money this year. Companies like Coursera, which helps universities build and access online courses, have ridden the momentum from new registrations to secure a $130 million investment in July.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

SYDNEY – Canva , the world’s only all-in-one visual communication platform, today announced the launch of a suite of K-12 education products as part of its Canva for Education platform, making it the first company to introduce AI-powered educational tools at scale.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Connecting educators to a vast collection of high-quality, standard-aligned content, ready-to-use digital lessons, intuitive quiz and activity creation tools, and professional learning resources, Discovery Education’s K-12 platform facilitates the creation of engaging instructional experiences for all students. “At Discovery, Inc.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Mon, 10/07/2019 - 12:55. Some companies that produce monitoring software report sending tens of thousands of alerts about cyberbullying, violence, sexual content and other concerns. Some tools can be very invasive, Attai says. . K–12 Leaders Weigh Threats and Benefits of Increased Web Monitoring. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2020

News & World Report and adding others that are “prominent” or that have been featured in media reports about facial recognition tools, according to Evan Greer, deputy director of Fight for the Future. To create its scorecard, the campaign contacted nearly 100 higher ed institutions, starting with the 40 institutions ranked highest by U.S.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Julie York, a computer science and media teacher at South Portland High School in Maine, was scouring the internet for discussion tools for her class when she found TeachFX. With other classroom tools, I have to collect the data myself. The makers of these AI tools believe that technology can help stem the tide out of the profession.

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2023

Geared towards giving girls in middle and high school access to STEM resources and career exploration tools, this program dives deeply into the topics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cyber security. Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc., Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2019

For years, the privacy community has been urging educators to be more intentional—and careful—about introducing new tech tools in their classrooms. Called Check the Privacy , the initiative, announced Wednesday, aims to provide a one-stop shop for educators searching for safe, secure tools to use with their students.

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