eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2020

Rave Mobile Safety (Rave), the critical communication and collaboration platform customers count on when it matters most, today announced a new survey report that reveals the top safety concerns that school administrators, teachers and staff have about returning to the classroom, as well as the steps they are taking to create a safe environment.

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Mobility Data Classroom Survey 84

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

When the unemployment rate spiked during the spring of 2020, jobs that required a college degree declined more than those that didn’t, and new college graduates were hit the hardest. Surveys suggest that employees stay longer at companies that offer formal training pathways. Many employers are wrestling with their own Catch-22.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Computer science has taken a priority slot for K–12 teachers , as experts forecast a majority of jobs will incorporate some kind of coding skills or computational thinking by as early as 2020. . Makerspaces in Schools Make Coding Accessible to Students. To me, it’s the ultimate equitable-access space.”.

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Libraries Learning EdTech Accessibility 411

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

A first-of-its kind vehicle will be hitting the streets this autumn in Colorado as an all-new, all-electric, ‘Magic Bus’ Mobile Preschool will serve to put early-childhood education on wheels. The company builds quality motorhomes, travel trailers, fifth wheel products, boats, and commercial community outreach vehicles.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

DreamBox Learning’s products complement Discovery Education’s other digital solutions, which include Discovery Education Experience , the company’s award-winning K-12 platform, the Techbook series of digital textbooks, Mystery Science , and more, in supporting student achievement. to accelerate learning.

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Data Adaptive Learning Company Assessment 93

Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 29, 2022

As education goes online driven by the evolution in digital technologies and the COVID 19 pandemic, several companies are wooing the learners, academic institutions, and corporate houses with powerful tools to conduct online and blended learning programs. Benefits of KITABOO and Microsoft Immersive Reader Partnership.

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Microsoft eBook Accessibility Mobility 52

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 27, 2018

Pause a second and think about companies such as Uber and Airbnb. respectively by 2020. Cost and ease of access will only lead to more schools and districts going down this path. Persistent access to high-speed Internet in and out of school. Where would many of us be without these or similar apps today?

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Smartphone Steelcase Mobility BYOD 186

Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2019

For the third time this year, an American education technology company is laying claim to the magical “unicorn” status. To date, company has raised $138 million. Founded in 2012, Duolingo claims more than 300 million users, of whom 30 million are active on a monthly basis, according to the company. billion in 2020 to $10.5

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Coursera Company Mobility Exercises 85

Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2019

Governments, educators, advocacy groups and companies large and small need to work better together. Long-term planning and investment in infrastructure for widespread and improved access to the internet and mobile devices is critical. Chile has more mobile cellular subscriptions (127 per 100 people) than the U.S.

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Technology EdTech Education Mobility 137

eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2024

We are excited to collaborate and take significant strides together toward making education more engaging and accessible.” Additionally, the Dictionary.com mobile app has garnered more than 100 million downloads, putting word knowledge directly in the hands of learners. million linguaphiles eager to enrich their vocabularies.

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IXL Learning Learning Trends Mobility 52

Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Think of the giant digital companies formed by founders who met in a dorm (most notably, Facebook and Microsoft). In contrast, Coleman argued that social capital is a powerful force that activates class mobility, with students leaping over the economic divide, some waking up transformed by the American Dream after college.

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Social Media Industry Study Microsoft 151

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

and Canada for some time, and even today the company is in second place, with DTL Brightspace, a Canadian firm, close behind. Poor Internet Access Cripples Online Higher Ed When the pandemic careened across the globe in spring 2020, U.S. Branded eventually as Blackboard, it was the market leader in the U.S.

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Online Learning Learning Mobility Blackboard 116

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Websites like Code.org have a great approach to making coding accessible to all kids but still, too few students think they are smart enough to do these jobs. App Developer is listed as number three on ThinkAdvisor’s list of the best jobs of the future, with a projected growth of 57% through 2020 ( according to the BLS ).

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Smartphone Mobility Digital Citizenship Industry 197

Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

According to the report, the EdTech industry will reach a global value of $252 billion by 2020. For instance, Osso VR is a virtual reality technology company founded on the principle of training surgeons with real world skills that can be directly applied when in the operating room. 5 New EdTech tools to watch. Robot teachers.

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EdTech Gamification Tools Robotics 347

Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2020

Instead of company founders presenting to crowds at a venue in the San Francisco Bay Area, they provided one-slide presentations, a company description and biographies of employees for a Y Combinator website. Here’s a look at some of the education-related companies “presenting” among the 197 companies in YC’s winter 2020 batch.

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Company EdTech Training Study 151

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) today announced a new five-year $250 million effort to advance economic mobility, educational opportunity, diversity and inclusion, and health and well-being in communities around the world. As a global company, we care deeply about unlocking human potential,” said Brian Humphries, CEO, Cognizant. “We

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Mobility Company Accessibility Groups 71

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

It’s a big deal for a startup that was founded in 2011 on the bet that as internet connectivity and mobile devices became more affordable and accessible in classrooms, teachers and students would need a way to create and share digital content and resources. In 2020, an estimated 19.5 The company has changed hands several times.

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IXL Learning Learning Company Assessment 168

Digital Promise

MAY 27, 2020

With digital learning likely to stretch into the fall due to COVID-19, how can we ensure every student has equitable access to powerful learning opportunities? Personally, I don’t believe people took the equity and access gap as seriously as they should have in the past because it wasn’t smacking them in the face.”.

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Digital Divide Education Accessibility E-rate 250

Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2018

EduLab Ventures is a new offshoot from EduLab , which is the parent company of JIEM, a Japan-based research and assessment group. But now, the company feels confident to invest on its own. “We It will also boast a small AI team in its Boston office that will work closely with portfolio companies. billion by 2020.

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Technology EdTech Education Company 119

Edsurge

MAY 5, 2020

We’ve been amazed by the creativity and impact of the ideas that education technology companies submitted for this challenge! Their solutions for the Amazon Alexa EdTech Skills Challenge focused on improving the home to school connection, teacher and administrator productivity, accessibility and student learning.

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EdTech Outcomes Company Technology 118

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2020

The sudden shift gave leaders at DreamBox Learning, a math education company headquartered nearby, an early glimpse at the upheaval to come and an inkling that digital teaching tools would soon be in high demand around the country. That strained the company, but it also notched DreamBox record levels of renewals.

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EdTech Khan Academy Chegg Coursera 177

Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2020

Its 2020 summer conference, originally scheduled for May, convened virtually—but not without losing substantial revenue that it normally generated from its in-person event. Its early work focused on lobbying on behalf of its members, which also included companies across the banking, financial and trade publishing sectors.

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Industry Conference EdTech Student Data Privacy 149

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The conversation has quickly shifted from whether technology should be used in learning to how we can use it to improve learning and ensure that all students have access to high-quality educational experiences. students are unable to access school online, and 42 million Americans don’t have the means to purchase internet access.

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EdTech Digital Divide Learning Social Media 142

eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Never before have educators been challenged and tested as they were, beginning in March 2020 and up until today, and never before has their resilience been more apparent. One roadblock Sparks encountered was internet access. Buses also were equipped with Wi-Fi so they could be deployed as mobile hot spots.

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iPad Mobility Elementary Company 92

Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 29, 2022

During this time, EdTech platforms, schools and universities, gaming companies, and other stakeholders in education and learning have invested in leveraging technology to bridge learning gaps. . With EdTech innovations , there is no limit to how many learners can attend a lecture and access learning resources.

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Trends EdTech eBook Learning 52

eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2021

Future of School (FoS) today announced that Microsoft has joined as a partner in the Resilient Schools Project (RSP) to provide access to valuable training sessions from Microsoft Store aimed to support educators with remote and hybrid learning. To track the RSP’s progress throughout the year, visit [link]. About Future of School.

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Microsoft Training Digital Learning Accessibility 88

Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Will more schools embrace student-centric mobile devices? “There will be more momentum for mobile devices in classrooms with an eye toward affordable alternatives to traditional 1:1 rollouts.” Billion has been invested in US K-12 education technology companies since 2010. Will the cloud continue to reign? Indeed, $2.3

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EdTech Common Core Chromebook iPad 176

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Augmented Reality (AR) has exploded in the past few years, mainly due to the easy access provided by our mobile devices. The new ARKit 3 options have inspired these companies to consider ways to bring the previously impossible learning experiences into your classroom through easy to use apps. 11-inch iPad Pro. inch iPad Pro.

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iPhone iPad Company Mobility 120

Edsurge

AUGUST 27, 2019

companies, affirmed a commitment from America’s leading companies to create value not just for their shareholders but for every stakeholder, including customers, employees, suppliers, and communities. This month America’s leading companies said they’re ready to think beyond their bottom line.

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Company Training Mobility Video 98

eSchool News

MAY 29, 2023

Kathryn received $1,000 for the project NYC Model Rocketry Initiative that makes space science and engineering accessible to underserved middle schoolers across New York City through engaging STEM resources. Samvrit Rao is a 15-year-old from Virginia and a 2020 finalist. Inspired by the global media company Warner Bros.

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Education STEM EdTech Resources 88

MIND Research Institute

MAY 15, 2020

To fill broadband gaps among student families without high-speed internet, DMPS provided many homes with a mobile hotspot as a temporary solution for immediate connectivity, while also entering into a partnership with Mediacom, the metro area’s largest internet service provider. May 5, 2020. March 31, 2020. March 31, 2020.

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Education Broadband Learning Elementary 124

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

These were delivered to FWPS on November 6, 2020. The small footprint takes up little classroom space while 5” casters provide easy mobility to share between classrooms. The small footprint takes up little classroom space while 5” casters provide easy mobility to share between classrooms.

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Chromebook Mobility Laptops Microsoft 53

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

When we posted our 2020 predictions on January 1 last year, we–along with the majority of the world–definitely didn’t anticipate the curveball that was (and continues to be) the global COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 has been called a dumpster fire, the worst year in recent memory, and more. education system.

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EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 139

Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2021

At the turn of this century, adventurous faculty ventured out into cyberspace on their own, propelled by their own talent, accompanied merely by a laptop and internet access. Some, troubled by inferior OPM service, have parted company with their partners and are now on their own, often having learned a thing or two.

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Course Trends EdTech Laptops 180

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

ClassVR, the company’s solution, is a full turnkey VR and AR offering for classrooms, teachers, and education. Teachers can access the front office, enable daily communications campus-wide, or initiative an emergency alert from the touch of a button. Renaissance displayed its literacy solutions.

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EdTech Resources Tools Robotics 122

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

imagiLabs ( www.imagilabs.com ), the all-female founded startup that makes coding more accessible to young girls, has raised $300k (€250k) in pre-seed funding, allowing it to further equip the next generation of working women with critical coding skills. imagiCharm sales increased by 300% between Q3 and Q4 of 2020. About imagiLabs.

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Android Company Google STEM 56

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Kids are helped along by access to take-home devices and individualized learning plans that allow them to progress through class material at their own speed. In mid-March 2020, schools in Lindsay Unified shut down in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Today, students are even able to access assignments on their mobile devices.

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Online Learning How To Competency Based Learning Learning 128