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. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter The post How edtech can worsen racial inequality appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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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

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Teachers’ confidence wavers in using edtech for instruction. All in this Edtech Reports Recap. The survey, conducted of RAND’s nationally representative American School District Panel from September through November 2020, included more than 375 K-12 public school districts and charter management organizations.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

A recent study by the University of Pennsylvania, only 30 percent of edtech licenses are actually used. Will edtech be caught up in a backlash against ‘big tech’ over data privacy? Rising edtech expenditures and privacy concerns have caught the eye of regulators. But purchasing is not proof that something works. A group of U.S.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Last summer, when I was working for ThinkCERCA, which helps students develop critical thinking skills through reading and writing, the edtech startup was facing a big decision: should it try and break into the lucrative Chinese market? Here’s a handy guide for anyone in edtech looking to cross the Pacific.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 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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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. The Best Teacher Tips and Lesson Ideas of 2020. Got a minute?

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 14, 2020

For the last seven months of 2020, school districts have gone through extreme changes regarding how learning is happening in a pandemic-induced educational environment. She was named in 2020 as the winner of EdTech Digest’s National Leader award and is the longest serving woman executive in the education technology nonprofit sector.

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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.

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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).

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 25, 2023

As I shared in my podcast this week, we've adapted our acceptable use policy to include AI considerations and allow its use with teacher permission and proper supervision. When AI Fails Training Data is Older I did ask Notion to summarize the top three articles in edtech with hyperlinks. And so are we.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2020

MORE FROM EDTECH : How to clear hurdles to foster true innovation in K–12 schools. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 education’s top tech hurdles to innovation. In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results. We hope you will join us!

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

MORE FROM EDTECH : How to clear hurdles to foster true innovation in K–12 schools. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 education’s top tech hurdles to innovation. In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results. We hope you will join us!

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Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference Advocacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : How to clear hurdles to foster true innovation in K–12 schools. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 education’s top tech hurdles to innovation. In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results. We hope you will join us!

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eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2021

Education isn’t the only industry in which storytelling is important, but through opportunities to highlight perspectives, from the classroom level up to global consultants and edtech entrepreneurs, the education field has many advantages with respect to creative content, diverse voices, and relevant idea-sharing.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : How to clear hurdles to foster true innovation in K–12 schools. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 education’s top tech hurdles to innovation. In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results. We hope you will join us!

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Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference Advocacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : How to clear hurdles to foster true innovation in K–12 schools. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 education’s top tech hurdles to innovation. In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results. We hope you will join us!

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference Advocacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : How to clear hurdles to foster true innovation in K–12 schools. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 education’s top tech hurdles to innovation. In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results. We hope you will join us!

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference Advocacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : How to clear hurdles to foster true innovation in K–12 schools. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 education’s top tech hurdles to innovation. In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results. We hope you will join us!

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference Advocacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : How to clear hurdles to foster true innovation in K–12 schools. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 education’s top tech hurdles to innovation. In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results. We hope you will join us!

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Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference Advocacy 150

Edsurge

MAY 1, 2019

But expecting teachers to wade through the legalese of every vendor’s privacy policy may be too much to ask for. That can prove tedious and inefficient—especially with most districts now running more than 500 edtech products per month. A screenshot of Check the Privacy's searchable library of more than 7,000 edtech products.

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Edsurge

JULY 14, 2020

Even an investment firm that has supported dozens of edtech startups appeared on the list. When school closures started happening, edtech companies started hurting for cash. Funding for Big Fishes Among venture-funded edtech companies that received a PPP loan, Altitude Learning has raised the most capital.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2020

A trio of copyright lawyers and experts gave their verdict: Reading books online during the pandemic is actually covered under fair use policies, which are actually strengthened in emergencies. Instead, teachers should be at the center of edtech product design that prioritizes human connection. Actually, Yes. Editors’ Picks.

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Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2016

tech firms, including edtech players. China-based edtech companies raked in more than $1 billion in investment in 2015, or 37 percent of global funding for the year. edtech companies can expect to confront special regulatory and infrastructure challenges in China, in addition to having to adapt content and design. The hurdles?

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2019

That was early in the days of low-cost cloud computing enabling a multitude of new edtech startups, really fast internet beginning its spread to schools, and Chromebooks starting their climb to ascendance in U.S. Next: ASU GSV Summit, San Diego, March 30 - April 1, 2020. Next: SXSW EDU, Austin, March 9-12, 2020.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

But notes are still a gray area and the policies vary from school to school. Course Hero is the first entrant in 2020. “I Sharing clearly copyrighted print or digital materials is a no-go, as is posting a verbatim transcription of a lecture, says Grauer. A series of large fundraising deals in a record-setting 2019 for U.S.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Recently, some of her students help shape state policy towards refugees by telling their stories. 2020 NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellow Award ? 2020 Global Teacher Prize Winner Nominee ? She has helped children under her care tell their stories and have a voice for their experiences.

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2021

Yet, finding funds for edtech purchases poses a challenge for school districts. Some relief came in 2020 through the CARES Act with an initial $13 billion allotment to K-12 schools. A new funding package from the federal government in December 2020 dedicated an additional $54.3

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Technology Classroom EdTech Software 172

Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2019

But what may surprise some readers of the report, released Monday, is what the United States can learn from developing nations when it comes to bringing together all parties interested in edtech. This in turn helped the Chilean edtech ecosystem by helping edtech companies scale and subsequently invest in smaller markets. “In

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Edsurge

MARCH 25, 2021

million credentials to date, growing at a 61 percent pace from 2019 to 2020. Hubspot, the marketing giant, issues its own certifications and partners with colleges to integrate them into curriculum, and certification issuance was up approximately 70 percent in 2020. And the evidence that new credentials are here to stay is growing.

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Blended Teaching: How Plagiarism Detection Software Can Help Educators Gain Confidence Discover the benefits of using plagiarism detection software in times of blended teaching Today, EdTech has become more popular than ever before. In fact, most US colleges have chosen the hybrid learning model for the fall semester of 2020.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The first report, The State of Student Learning in 2022 , analyzes reading and mathematics data gathered from nearly two million Grades 1–8 students during the 2021–2022 school year via the edtech company’s i-Ready Assessment tool. The question is no longer if or howthe pandemic affected student learning, it is if and how it can recover. “The

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

Edtech, I believe, is going through a similar rebuilding moment powered by three trends: widely available infrastructure, the catalytic impact of spending by both the government and philanthropy in education, and—finally—the embrace of edtech by educational institutions and educators themselves. Not yet convinced?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2021

On March 12 and 13, 2020, the University of Michigan cancelled class to prepare the whole campus for emergency remote teaching starting on March 16. And it’s not always clear who owns and controls recorded lectures that are hosted and shared through university or third-party edtech systems.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 31, 2020

Capitalizing on increased usage seems to be the formula among edtech companies seeking new money this year. edtech companies raised over $800 million in the first half of 2020. Its revenue surpassed $100 million last year, and is on track to exceed that in 2020. According to the EdSurge database, U.S.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2019

IES is now reviewing the applications, and possible start dates for approved applicants are between July 1 and September 1, 2020. The research will use fiscal year 2020 funds, which Congress is still debating. IES invited the applications this year so that the applicants would have enough time to prepare.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Honoring the work of several institutions that successfully pivoted to the online space, in fall 2020, NASPA contacted researchers, edtech experts and higher education professionals, including myself, to advise them on what became the Virtual Innovation Awards: Excellence in Delivering Virtual Student Services.

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