Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 16, 2020

If your teaching has been moved online in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, learn which webtools make online learning exciting for kids and easy for you in this class–starts March 23rd! MTI 562 starts Monday, March 23, 2020 . NOT Included: Standard software assumed part of a typical edtech set-up.

Digital Citizenship 224

Digital Citizenship How To Personal Learning Network Differentiated Instruction 224

Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 29, 2022

For instance, physical textbooks have been replaced by online learning modules. Classroom-style lectures have given way to self-learning. EdTech innovation has fuelled these shifts, bringing more flexibility, diversity, and versatility to learning opportunities. What is EdTech? Top EdTech Innovation Trends.

Trends 52

Trends EdTech eBook Learning 52

Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! My students love doing any learning when they get to brainstorm on their desks with a dry erase marker. Mind42 is a free online mind mapping software that runs in a browser. Groupboard is an advanced collaborative online whiteboard and web conferencing software.

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Tools Android iPad STEM 195

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Since the last edition of a ‘Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News”: I’ve joined efforts to support Net Neutrality protections ; Written further about the prediction made in the book, “Disrupting Class.” A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 and 29 Combined Edition).

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2017

In the past, experts have made big projections for the global edtech market, with some groups estimating as much as $252 billion pouring into the market by 2020. Because of limited edtech providers in Mexico, Najera relies on products from the United States and Spain. You know education is not a big business in Mexico.

EdTech 125

EdTech Trends Coursera Company 125

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Now the San Francisco-based edtech investment group is doubling down with two additional funds totalling $585 million. Since 2015, Owl has invested in 39 edtech companies. edtech companies raised $803 million in the first half of 2020. Owl Ventures’ portfolio includes some recognizable names in the K-12 edtech market.

EdTech 114

EdTech Company Training Survey 114

Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

News that schools and districts across the country are closing campuses and preparing to transition their staff and students to online learning have led to a flurry of questions and, subsequently, people lending support. Chris Lehmann (@chrislehmann) March 16, 2020. Not all company executives are offering software.

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Company Software Instructional Materials Assessment 209

Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

For more information, Del Tufo recommends the universal design for learning research of Anne Meyer and David Rose. Rebecca Koenig (March 16, 2020) Administration and Leadership How is all this being negotiated with teachers unions? Rebecca Koenig (March 16, 2020) How will this affect teacher pay? Don’t Pitch Them Right Now.

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Company Social Media Policies Student Data Privacy 131

MIND Research Institute

MAY 24, 2023

has provided three ESSER packages for public school districts to spend: ESSER I—approved back in March 2020 for $13.5 Unique to the provisions of ESSER III under the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act, local education agencies (LEAs) must reserve at least 20% of the funds to address learning loss. To this day, the U.S.

Secondary 52

Secondary Software Elementary EdTech 52

Edsurge

MAY 13, 2021

It was 2012, and online learning was suddenly booming. Courses at Stanford and at MIT were opened for free online to the masses, and the masses signed up—with some courses attracting more than 160,000 each. It offers fewer courses than Coursera—in 2020, edX listed 3,090 courses and Coursera about 4,600.

Coursera 167

Coursera MOOC Company Course 167

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. So what else is next for the Salt Lake City-based edtech company? I guarantee that will come at an opportunity cost.”

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LMS Blackboard Company Moodle 96

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. How might we bring these important elements to the online learning experience in the next school year?

Blended Learning 192

Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2021

All in this Edtech Reports Recap. Market data and services firm MDR has updated a wide-ranging survey it last fielded in 2018 about teachers and tech, and the resulting report, “How 2020 Shifted Perceptions of Technology in the Classroom,” illustrates how COVID-19’s disruptions have upended some edtech trends and accelerated others.

EdTech 167

EdTech LMS Survey Classroom 167

edWeb.net

JUNE 17, 2022

Ways to optimize school districts’ evolving use of edtech systems, based in part on lessons learned during the pandemic, were discussed during the edLeader Panel, “ Leadership Change within IT During the Digital Era.” ” Adapting to Hyper Change. Preparing for the Future.

Technology 72

Technology Education Software Future Ready 72

Georgia Test Prep

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Biggest Issues Faced By Parents with Virtual Learning. A study by edtech company Promethean found that only 5% of teachers feel like they’re receiving full training and support for edtech in their schools. There is little that parents can do if the school software itself crashes. Parents are unsupported with the tech.

Learning 98

Learning Chromebook Exercises Study 98

MIND Research Institute

MARCH 15, 2021

As we did in April 2020 for the CARES Act , and in February 2021 for the CRRSA Act , team members at MIND Research Institute have summarized the funding opportunities available for K-12 education under the American Rescue Plan below. Coronavirus-Related Funding Opportunities for Schools and Districts (April 24, 2020).

E-rate 87

E-rate Libraries Secondary Software 87

Kitaboo on EdTech

JANUARY 6, 2023

Rising costs of printed materials, coupled with a growing sense of eco-consciousness amongst readers, made digital books and online readers more popular with the masses. Almost a decade later, 2020 saw over 191 million eBook titles sold in the US alone. The Coronavirus pandemic further propelled reliance on digital learning solutions.

eBook 52

eBook Mobility Comparison Study 52

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. This year’s 6th most-read story focuses on the predictions educators and industry experts made for learning in 2022.

EdTech 115

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 115

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

As we wrapped up 2020, we thought for sure that 2021 might bring us a reprieve from pandemic learning. Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but then classrooms welcomed back students for full-time in-person learning in the fall. And now, we head into our third year of learning during a global pandemic.

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EdTech Learning Data Classroom 145

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

airing on Discovery in 2020.) Ross Wehner Founder, World Leadership School Ross Wehner is Founder of World Leadership School, which partners with K-12 schools to reimagine learning and create next-generation leaders. World Leadership School is a pioneer in the field of Purpose Learning, or learning as thinking, feeling, and doing.

Learning 48

Learning Conference Social Media Secondary 48

Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 27, 2022

Related read: 10 Must-Have Features of an Online Education Platform. With all its capabilities and features, Google Classroom can emerge as a powerful tool for online learning only when it is integrated with a third-party tool or content publishing and delivery platform such as KITABOO. Digital Publishing / January 16, 2020.

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Google eBook Classroom Android 52

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

I wrote about social-emotional learning (algorithms) as a “trend to watch.” ” Elsewhere in algorithms… Via The New York Times : “Sent to Prison by a Software Program’s Secret Algorithms.” The latest report formerly known as the Sloan Survey of Online Learning has been released.

Kaplan 46

Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Although sometimes talked about as a “movement,” Mozilla’s Open Badges Project was really more of a technical specification, one that was transferred from Mozilla to IMS Global Learning Consortium in 2017. And “free” doesn’t last. Without revenue the company will go away.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

“ Cory Reid , who previously ran two edtech companies – Instructure and MasteryConnect – as their chief executive, has landed a new gig at Tyton Partners,” says Edsurge , failing to disclose that it shares investors with MasteryConnect. Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Facebook , an Online Learning Platform?”

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” Via eCampus News : “The 2 edtech fields with the most potential under Trump.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” An op-ed in Forbes by University Ventures’ Ryan Craig : “Make Online Education Great (For The First Time).” to 2020, to Reach $1.83 Seriously?!

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46