Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2023

And in the edtech world, normal meant more ed and less tech than in 2020 and 2021. Public and private edtech companies felt the pain of these poor results, announcing more than 8,000 layoffs in an industry that only employs about 100,000 people. It’s a tough time to build or invest in an edtech company.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2021

In 2020 and 2021, educators pioneered ed tech tools for their classrooms at an overwhelming pace. Districts with more than 1,000 students accessed an average 1,449 ed tech products online each month during the 2020-2021 school year, according to research conducted by LearnPlatform.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 30, 2021

This year’s 2nd most-read story focuses on the K-12 edtech predictions educators and experts had for 2021–were they right? 2020 has been called a dumpster fire, the worst year in recent memory, and more. For 2021, we’ll begin to see students re-learn how to learn and teach themselves effectively.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Here is where the reach, flexibility, and familiarity of educational technology (edtech) can be leveraged. Among the many potential benefits of edtech use in SEL is cultivating students’ agency in their own learning experiences. Washington, DC: National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development, The Aspen Institute.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

By Robert Iskander When they close the book on this era, 2020 will be remembered as the year of COVID. 2021 was the year that the world learned to live remotely, the year that everything was on the table, and the phrase, “That’s the way we’ve always done it,” was generally removed from educators’ vocabularies.

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Edsurge

JULY 28, 2021

It’s got an effective mobile app that really changes the context in how people access language, a critical mass in consumer interest in learning applications and since the pandemic hit, it put edtech into the minds of investors as a real investable category,” says Trace Urdan, an edtech analyst and managing director at Tyton Partners.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2024

After the pandemic, the edtech market exploded with new products and services, and investment flowed freely. When schools shuttered in the spring of 2020, more than 1 billion students worldwide shifted to online instruction in less than one month. billion in 2021. billion in 2021. It’s been a wild ride.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2021

In 2021, two of the biggest MOOC providers had an “exit” event. Now, a decade later, MOOCs have reached 220 million learners, excluding China where we don’t have as reliable data, In 2021, providers launched over 3,100 courses and 500 microcredentials. The company is expected to bring in more than $400 million in revenue in 2021.

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eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2022

In 2020 and 2021, Congress passed three COVID relief packages that added up to over $190 billion for public and private schools. Join eSchool News and a panel of the country’s most insightful analysts as they discuss the state-of-play of federal and state edtech funding programs and what districts can do to take advantage.

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ViewSonic Education

AUGUST 14, 2019

Quick Take: Take a closer look at the Adobe Flash 2020 Retirement: What will happen. Adobe will retire its crown jewel Adobe Flash in 2020. The once ubiquitous Flash Player found in 98% of all Internet-connected desktops around the world will fade into its golden years at the end of 2020. Adobe Flash software after 2020.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic upended education in 2020, sending more students home to learn virtually and bringing new concepts such as hybrid learning to the mainstream. Experts say to expect more of the same this year and beyond as schools mull how to safely return students to the classroom and maximize technology — both in person and online.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Three stimulus bills passed by Congress in 2020 and 2021 provided nearly $190.5 billion to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund. Many district leaders invested extra dollars into devices and connectivity initially, which may leave them searching for a way to allocate remaining funds.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2021

Despite kindergarten being a crucial time for literacy development, those classes saw an average 16 percent drop in enrollment nationwide in 2020, according to a report from NPR. Teachers have found it particularly difficult to teach early reading skills virtually. Literacy is foundational to childhood education.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2021

While some districts stuck with remote learning for the entire 2020-2021 school year, others opened their doors to students and teachers last August. These schools…

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 21, 2021

As we prepare for school, learning the current best practices and edtech apps is a great way to get excited (and save time.) On Wednesday, July 28th at 11 am CDT (noon Eastern) and 4 pm UTC Pear Fair Back to School 2021 will kick-off. Smooth Sailing for the 2021-2022 School Year by Dani Kennis. This is going to be fun!

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Driven by pandemic pressures, many schools moved fully online in 2020 and attempted hybrid frameworks in 2021. But expanded digital education initiatives also come with potential pitfalls: In the second half of the 2020-2021 school year, cyberattacks on K–12 campuses increased by 60 percent. Tasked with storing and…

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2021

Finding technology tools and solutions amid the challenging year that was 2020 often felt like Mission: Impossible at times for many school districts. The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) has identified its top three tech enablers as part of the next report in its Driving K–12 Innovation series, set to be released in early 2021.

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MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 21, 2020

JiJi and colleagues from MIND Research Institute traveled to Miami on January 14-17 for FETC 2020 , the Future of Education Technology Conference. It was lots of fun to catch up with educators from across the country and share information about the new version of ST Math , coming for the 2020-2021 school year.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2022

According to a risk assessment survey of 120 school systems conducted in 2020-2021 by the Consortium for School Networking and Security… In addition to having a robust cybersecurity plan in place to protect their districts, schools should also have someone on their IT team who is dedicated to cybersecurity.

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2021

Braced for the next wave of edtech? The most recent player to step into the edtech spotlight is India’s Byju’s. Byju’s growth demonstrates how the edtech market is truly becoming borderless,” says Isabelle Hau, a longtime global impact education funder who is working on a book on early childhood learning. “We It will be big.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2022

Read on for the full list of the stories most popular with readers in 2021. But Jeff Bezos is known for playing the long game, and public education is very much part of it, opines Dominik Dresel, a school administrator and edtech entrepreneur. Jeff Bezos Wants to Go to the Moon. Then, Public Education. It will be big.

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Neo LMS

JULY 15, 2021

A version of this post was originally published in University Business , on April 13, 2021. Despite the growing demand for edtech and online learning, face-to-face lectures and on-campus activities remained the core part of how students accessed their education. Read more: 3 Ways in which edtech enables hybrid learning.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 17, 2022

Bett 2022 returns as an in-person event after hosting the 2021 version online. This event also celebrates the best edtech in the industry by hosting the Bett Awards. We like to make sure that everyone has a great time as you can see in this highlight video from 2020. Quick Bett 2022 facts. Find CYPHER LEARNING at Bett 2022.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 16, 2021

Throughout 2020 and into 2021, districts have… In terms of appearance, it’s exactly the same, but over the past year, Promethean has added features, software enhancements and services under the hood that have earned the panel a second look.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 9, 2021

Since March 2020, the federal government has provided roughly $190 billion to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund. The passing of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 on March 11 marks the third designation of federal funding K–12 schools have seen during the pandemic.

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Jamf on EdTech

DECEMBER 15, 2020

2020 taught us to embrace change and proved that technology will play a defining role in the productivity and satisfaction of employees, students and healthcare patients. So what's in store for 2021? Let's find out.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 1, 2021

First, the good news: In 2020, despite the shift to remote learning, the number of reported ransomware attacks on K–12 schools decreased by 20 percent compared with the previous year. Individual attacks were more severe, and the FBI has reported a recent surge in attacks, which it predicts will continue through 2021. The bad news?

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

By James Stoffer A recent report from LearnPlatform shows a 40 percent increase in average products accessed by US school districts over the past year; from 1,033 in 2020 to 1,449 in 2021. Clearly, schools are working hard to solve the learning challenges before them. But sometimes, hard work is only a portion of the solution.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2022

Every moment I inched closer towards the third school year following 2020, it felt as if I had to do something different. Some colleagues announced that they did not intend on returning to the 2021-22 school year. There are so many edtech companies that have been started without an educator in sight.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 3, 2023

In 2020, Nidhi Hebbar, a former education lead at Apple who later studied racial bias in ed tech at the Aspen Tech Policy Hub, co-founded the Ed Tech Equity Project. This story about racial bias in edtech was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The acquisition is expected to be complete in the second quarter of 2021, and Nerdy will be listed on NYSE under the tickers NRDY. In 2020, users logged over 4.7 These figures help add up to $106 million in revenue for 2020—a 16 percent growth over the previous year. These include Adit EdTech Acquisition Corp.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Since there is a lack of data from studies on pandemic instructional practices, most of what can be gathered are based on studies before the closing of schools in 2020. 2020, [link]. BMC Public Health 21, 1035 (2021). He can be found on Twitter @T4edtech and on his YouTube Channel Transformative Edtech.

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EdTech4Beginners

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

There’s no doubt that education technology or ‘EdTech’ is an important and fast-evolving entity in the digital age, and one that is having a dramatic impact on the quality of students’ learning. between 2021 and 2026. The Rise of Hybrid Environments. The Use of Augmented Reality in Teaching. Introducing Asynchronous Learning.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Edtech is booming, with 40 times more venture capital invested in the sector in 2021 than in 2010. There is no question that edtech has brought new ways to support the learning process and was used extensively by schools to connect remotely to students who could not attend classes in-person during the worst parts of the pandemic.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The post The Best Teacher Tips and Lesson Ideas of 2020 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Here are the BEST Blog Posts and Podcasts of 2020! I have put together a list of the BEST and most popular Shake Up Learning blog posts and podcast episodes from 2020. Let’s make 2021 the best year yet! Click To Tweet.

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2022

Milton-based EdTech developer and publisher, BoomWriter Media Inc. , (BoomWriter) has merged with education powerhouse Walch Education. With so many start-ups in the EdTech industry there will be inevitable consolidation and lots of elimination of fledgling companies,” adds Chris Twyman, founder of BoomWriter.

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MIND Research Institute

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Already we've announced the new ST Math, moved corporate headquarters, and traveled with JiJi to Miami, Florida to attend FETC 2020. Here is a recap of important news, content, and resources that came out of MIND and our community in January 2020. The future of edtech was bright at FETC! Have you heard the news?

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