eSchool News

JANUARY 4, 2024

To support the success of all students in the post pandemic world and to address the state of emergency in our students’ reading and math skills, our district has reviewed its edtech resources. We’ve decided to keep those that are proven effective in helping our students regain lost learning. Alongside Eureka Math, we use i-Ready.

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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. based unicorns.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The national K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center reported 408 publicly disclosed cyber incidents in 2020, including student and staff data breaches, malware outbreaks, denial of service attacks, phishing attacks and other social engineering scams. That’s an 18 percent increase from 2019, according…

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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. Global edtech funding plummeted 49 percent from 2021 to 2022, falling to $10.6

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Neo LMS

JUNE 18, 2020

A version of this post was origianlly published on April 14, 2020, on FE News. However, the mere presence of edtech in a school setting doesn’t guarantee any results. However, the mere presence of edtech in a school setting doesn’t guarantee any results. 7 Ways an LMS supports a school’s edtech strategy.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 20, 2022

Bureau of Labor Statistics, computer science jobs are projected to grow 13% between 2020 and 2030. How to Assess Digital Literacy. Beyond Digital Literacy: How EdTech Fosters Children’s Social-Emotional Development. 5 Strategies to Assess Student Knowledge. 5 Strategies to Assess Student Knowledge.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

A version of this post was originally published on December 3rd, 2020, in Education IT Reporter. 3 Ways in which edtech enables hybrid learning. First, there are so many edtech tools out there that no teacher can test them all and see which ones are the best for their classroom. Practically, there’s a catch. Conclusion.

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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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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. What are the projections for edtech? We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2024.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Over the past decade, the world’s largest educational assessment nonprofit has been testing the waters of education technology investments. Traditionally, ETS has been focused on assessments in K-12 and higher education,” says Ralph Taylor-Smith, managing director of ETS Strategic Capital, the name of the new division. In the U.S.,

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Neo LMS

JULY 15, 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. However, the events of 2020 have put HE on a fast track to digital adoption. Read more: 3 Ways in which edtech enables hybrid learning. Change is inevitable.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 7, 2020

Assessment Trends In Education: A Shift To Assessment For Learning. Throughout the K-12 learning landscape, assessment practices are changing to embrace assessment for learning, not assessment of learning. Assessment Trends In 2020: A Vision For Assessing Today’s Students.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 1, 2020

digilead pic.twitter.com/iJ8afKWb63 — Eric Sheninger (@E_Sheninger) February 16, 2020 When and if IWB’s are purchased, there should be a clear vision for how they will be used in the classroom consisting of a balance between teacher and student use. This represents a sound investment.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

All in this Edtech Reports Recap. But there’s still a ways to go to hit the FCC’s “longer-term” target of 1 Mbps, which was to kick in by now, for taking advantage of bandwidth-hungry edtech apps. It estimates another 4,300 districts could be upgraded in the 2020-21 academic year. That Broadband Gap Bar?

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2020

Soon, schools would be inundated with sales pitches from edtech companies, and it didn’t take long before they started pushing back against those that seemed predatory. For the edtech industry, the pandemic poses a paradox. Yet this reality seems not to have dampened investor enthusiasm for private edtech companies.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Arkansas’ LISA Academy public charter school district today announced the renewal of its partnership with worldwide edtech leader Discovery Education. Discovery Education is the global edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports instruction wherever it takes place. Mystery Science. Discovery, Inc.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! These tools allow multiple ways for all students to participate, are amazing assessment tools, and require no registration for students. These tools allow multiple ways for all students to participate, are amazing assessment tools, and require no registration for students.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

A version of this post was originally published on July 2, 2020, in Open Access Government. Creating an effective edtech strategy for when schools reopen. Education technology — or edtech — is nothing new. Edtech can massively reduce a school’s administrative strain through various systems and automated processes.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 17, 2022

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. We’re honored that CYPHER LEARNING’s NEO is a finalist for the Higher Education – Digital Learning Product category.

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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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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.) Pear Deck 101 – how to get started using formative assessments, polls, and interactives to achieve 100% student engagement. From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter.

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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

DECEMBER 14, 2020

As some schools reopen, edtech product use declines. All in this Edtech Reports Recap. Its measurement gathered up “more than one million” fall screenings given using its FastBridge adaptive assessments going back to fall 2016. million assessments” from 50 states and the District of Columbia. Inequity Back to … Normal?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2020

MTI 562 starts Monday, June 22, 2020 . In this course, you will use a suite of digital tools to make that possible while addressing overarching concepts like digital citizenship, internet search and research, authentic assessment, digital publishing, and immersive keyboarding. Assess student technology use organically.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Now, we know that edtech has been proven to improve test scores and overall classroom engagement. But, how does the 2010 vision for edTech match what’s actually happening today? The cost, plus it’s easy manageability and durability, made Chromebooks a main player in the edtech game. 7 YEARS LATER… 1. Indeed, $2.3

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Teachers can communicate effectively with both parents and students in multiple languages, assess students, and collect work. The transformation to virtual learning means teachers now act as the tech support for students and parents who are also new to virtual learning.

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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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Neo LMS

APRIL 8, 2021

At Kansas State University, academic integrity violations jumped from 97 cases in the 2019 fall semester to 238 cases in the online-only 2020 spring semester. At University in Florida, compared to the 2019 spring semester, academic integrity violations increased by 65% in the 2020 semester. Teaching students proper citation rules.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

This 3-part blog series, featuring guest authors from Michigan Virtual , describes the formation of the Learning Continuity Workgroup and how it has supported their edtech procurement and decision-making processes. When we formed the Michigan Virtual Learning Continuity Workgroup in April 2020, we knew these struggles all too well.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 12, 2021

Once it was determined by my school district that we were continuing with distance learning when the school year started in 2020, there was a flurry of activity from our district in an attempt to create some type of training for teachers, many who were winging it in the Spring 2020 semester.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

This year, the conference includes thousands of sessions — spread over a week — on topics such as online and blended learning, digital citizenship, equity and inclusion, social-emotional learning, assessment, data privacy and more. Join EdTech as we provide written and video coverage of ISTE20. Kendi is the Andrew W.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 12, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Assess student understanding with emojis. Our learners are communicating on digital devices more than ever. Emojis allow students to express themselves, share their personalities, and add emotion to their messages. Emojis also represent an international language.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2020

In July 2019, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and SXSW EDU issued a challenge to the edtech world: Design an Alexa skill to transform education. 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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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 20, 2020

She says it excites her sixth grade students in New York and gives us the low-down on why Boom Cards are so exciting and how she uses them for assessment and learning. Listen to Mary Howard Talk about Engaging in EdTech for Distance Learning Subscribe to the Show Get Credit! Mary Howard is one of those teachers.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2021

There is an increased movement towards personalizing the educational experience, practiced with student agency and choice on assessments. Additionally, ISTE provides opportunities such as the Online Learning Academy and literature targeting new teachers, such as the 2020 publication. T4Edtech #edtech.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! These tools allow multiple ways for all students to participate, are amazing assessment tools, and require no registration for students. These tools allow multiple ways for all students to participate, are amazing assessment tools, and require no registration for students.

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Neo LMS

JULY 21, 2020

A version of this post was originally published on February 4, 2020, in Open Access Government. So let’s explore how teachers can harness edtech resources, with a focus on school learning management systems, to maximize their limited time and supplies, while also delivering a more engaging, personalized experience for middle school students.

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