EdNews Daily

JANUARY 8, 2021

2020 spend by America’s K12 schools was captured by the Learning Counsel’s Digital Transition Survey and summarized here. Technology Spend Increase U.S. K12 school spend on hardware and major software systems is expected to increase by $400 million or more, going from $22.7 billion in 2021, up from $35.8

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 13, 2020

Distance learning is a crazy time for many, but we can celebrate the way various companies are offering very cool and engaging tools, resources, and activities for free. Below are some free resources to inspire students to enhance their STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) skills and also for Social and Emotional Learning.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Paula Stamey, a seventh-grade social studies teacher in Benton, Tennessee, taught for 20 years before her school became a Verizon Innovative Learning School and adopted one-to-one technology in 2017. Mrs. Stamey is not alone in her initial reluctance to use technology in her classroom.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

What does it mean to be human in a digital age? Some people researching education technology might not spend their days wondering how their work fits into this existential question—but George Siemens isn’t "some people." A researcher, theorist, educator, Siemens is the digital learning guy.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 11, 2020

In one of the most anticipated events each year at the Learning Counsel’s National EduJedi Gathering and Awards, CEO and Publisher LeiLani Cauthen delivers the 2020 Digital Transition Strategy Survey Market Briefing. This year’s top takeaways include: Smaller states and most small districts joined the Ed-Tech transition.

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Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2021

But even students who do have Wi-Fi and digital devices for schoolwork may not be able to fully participate in their courses if the technology they have is old, outdated or not powerful enough to handle the demands of today’s higher ed software and streaming services. Christopher Brooks, director of research for EDUCAUSE.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

In 2020, the digital proctoring company Proctorio brought a lawsuit against Ian Linkletter, who was then a learning technology specialist at the University of British Columbia. The videos, which had been posted by the company as “unlisted” on Youtube, described how Proctorio’s software works.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2020

Two private equity firms are combining three education technology assets into a new company—one that its CEO jestingly likens to a “greatest hits album” of software for higher-ed institutions. It will offer 14 administrative software tools to help college officials attract, support and engage with faculty and student communities.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2022

They’re rejecting time- and place-based education; creating low-cost degrees; adopting competency- or outcome-based education; emphasizing digital technologies; focusing on populations underrepresented in traditional higher education; and offering pioneering subject matters and certifications. Consider online instruction.

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Edsurge

JULY 28, 2021

As a string of online-education companies have gone public, including Chegg, Coursera, Kahoot and others, it seems that investors have decided that there’s enough public interest in digital learning, and they want in. According to Urdan, language learning in the U.S. million in the three months ended March 31, 2020 and $55.4

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2021

For educators and parents navigating the world of education technology, international players such as Byju’s may not yet be household names. That cash, combined with what observers have estimated was $800 million in revenue in 2020, has been fueling its growth spurt. We want to make them fall in love with learning.”

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eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2022

Silver Spring, MD (Thursday, June 16, 2022) – The Discovery Education K-12 learning platform won the Best Education Platform award for PK-20 and the Mystery Science service earned the Best Science Instructional Solution award for Grades PK – 8 as part of the recent 2022 SIIA CODiE Awards.

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EdTechTeacher

JULY 31, 2020

Infrastructure and access To begin, schools must answer questions of what infrastructure and access students and teachers need to participate in digital learning experiences. Some technological considerations include: – Internet. – Software. – Hardware. art supplies, paper and pencils).

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Edsurge

JULY 17, 2020

On Wednesday, CampusLogic, a provider of financial aid software to colleges and universities, raised $120 million. education technology company in 2020. Many of our partners are seeing a 40 to 50 percent increase in revenue from having their courses on our platform from Q1 to Q2” of 2020, Maggioncalda claims.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Hobsons , which offers a suite of software for college and career planning, admissions and enrollment, and student success and advising, will be broken up and sold in a pair of transactions totaling approximately $410 million. which itself was acquired three years later and merged into another higher-ed technology company, Anthology ).

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2020

As the start of the 2020-21 school year approaches, states and school districts are wrestling with decisions about when, how and whether school will take place inside brick-and-mortar classrooms. As the district’s chief technology officer, I co-direct a district-wide team devoted to maintaining student equity.

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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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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2021

It’s not surprising that most higher education articles published since March 2020 begin by calling to mind that year’s unprecedented move to remote instruction and online learning—and with good reason. Are those devices capable of running the necessary educational technology tools and platforms needed in your classes ?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

As aspects of pre-pandemic life slowly emerge from nearly two years of masking, testing, and social distancing, educators are once again gathering at edtech conferences to experience the latest and greatest solutions, digital tools, and professional learning opportunities. Kami demonstrated its all-in-one digital learning platform.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

It is back to school time 2020 for many of us in the United States and beyond. Regardless of your districts approach, now is a time to facilitate the student centered learning that Project Based Learning makes possible. Are we providing students the opportunity to own their learning? Check out my Booking Page .

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

But it could prove just as disruptive in the world of education publishing, where technology startups have been steadily taking market share from traditional incumbents. The Toronto-based company got its start selling “clicker” software that allows students to respond to questions through their computers and phones.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The global education technology industry is headed for a record-setting year when it comes to venture capital investments. Source: Brighteye Ventures: “ The European EdTech Funding Report 2020.” Others are building language-learning apps and toys that teach kids STEM concepts. where devices and software remain in high demand.

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EdNews Daily

MARCH 22, 2019

The Age of Experience is an economic term and describes our present age as being beyond merely a focus on information and technology. Federal compliance requirements, new testing, new standards, a changing population of students, economic pressure and an urgency to integrate technology make for one wild ride for any leader.

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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2022

The landscape of financial products and the ease with which technology can facilitate financial transactions have changed dramatically in recent years. EVERFI collected anonymous survey responses from students who participated in one of three EVERFI financial education courses during the 2020-2021 school year. About the survey.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 1, 2022

10 Ways to Rejuvenate and Learn This Summer Advancement Courses – sponsor Dean Shareski’s Book – Embracing a Culture of Joy Stream Deck – sound board Dean uses OBS Studio – free software to let you do interesting things inside zoom with sound. Resources Cited in this Podcast - Creating a Culture of Joy.

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eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2021

times higher in March and July 2020 compared to the same period one year earlier; suicide attempts were 2.34 Even as COVID-19 infection rates decline and schools move to reopen, students face extraordinary challenges adjusting yet again to hybrid learning schedules, altered school environments, and new classroom health requirements.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2021

It offers fewer courses than Coursera—in 2020, edX listed 3,090 courses and Coursera about 4,600. Money turns out to be key for building tech platforms, both in terms of software development and building out partnerships, courses and marketing. (To Dhawal Shaw, founder of MOOC-discovery platform Class Central.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

She has been covering inspirational educators and technology in the K–12 arena for Tech & Learning for the past eight years. Google Classroom —Digital learning management system using Google apps ? MobyMax —Digital personalized learning software ? Seesaw —Student-driven digital portfolio ?

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2020

Even without a pandemic, Instructure faced a transformative 2020. The learning management system provider—best known for its Canvas product popular among colleges—is officially under private equity ownership. Instructure could buy a company that helps with international expansion.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

But too many have also had a chilling moment when they realized their bandwidth infrastructure couldn’t begin to deliver on their technology goals. Want to learn more about Seattle’s burgeoning edtech scene? asks Ellen Dorr, Renton’s Director of Instructional Technology. “We

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. With AI, we have just begun to see the possibilities this technology can provide for education. This begs the question: What’s next for education?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The irate investors have said Instructure rushed the sales process with little transparency and that the sale—about six times Instructure’s expected 2020 revenue—undervalues the company. Thoma Bravo helped to take Thompson’s SolarWinds IT management software company from a publicly traded company to a privately held one.

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edWeb.net

MAY 14, 2020

As of March 29, 2020, school closures due to COVID-19 have impacted at least 124,000 U.S. In the Montour School District, they are designing a positive future for Montour schools aligning every action and decision to their three core values: curricula, educational technology, professional development. Learn more at www.net-ref.com.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

EdSurge is all about exploring one fundamental question: How can learning be supported by technology? With an eye on improving students’ learning, we adopted a cheerful green banner and plunged into examining how entrepreneurs, teachers and administrators were beginning to collaborate. By 2020, 65 percent of U.S.

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NeverEndingSearch

JANUARY 13, 2021

The WA Digital Teachkit is an easy-to-use guides crafted by teacher librarians to help K12 educators select, understand, and use commonly-adopted digital learning tools in Washington State. Divided into two sections, WA Digital TeachKit. The guides may include tools not currently adopted or approved in your district.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Since the shift to remote learning in spring 2020, schools in the U.S. Verizon has committed over $3 billion to help schools pay for technology, hoping “to leave no student behind.” Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, gave $10 million to a single school district in California, aimed at closing digital disparities.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. With AI, we have just begun to see the possibilities this technology can provide for education. This begs the question: What’s next for education?

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