Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2020

educators do not have enough experience, resources, or training to use technology in the most effective ways, with teachers at low-income schools particularly ill-prepared. Our new report presents findings from a survey of edtech coaches in the U.S. What did we learn about the role of edtech coaches during COVID-19 school closures?

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Digital Promise

MAY 23, 2023

This 3-part blog series , featuring guest authors from The Learning Accelerator and MA DESE OET , highlights the importance of centering equity in edtech selection. In this third post, the author describes lessons learned while leading a cohort of diverse schools and districts through a process of strengthening their edtech systems.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 20, 2022

The 2021-2022 school year may be drawing to a close, but educational conference season is in full swing. And while attending conferences to learn about using technology in the classroom during any part of the year is great, most teachers prefer to start planning way ahead of time. . We’re excited to meet you all there!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 31, 2022

Education technology has good uses, but as we’ve moved through the pandemic, sometimes it may have been mis-implemented or implemented without teacher PD. Today’s guest, Al Kingsley, has worked with edtech for over thirty years. He shares observations on where education technology is and where it is going in the future.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2021. The edtech community stepped up to accommodate students and teachers during remote and hybrid learning with an emphasis on core subject areas.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

While diverse edtech products promise innovation, they simultaneously pose challenges. Educators, learners, instructional technology coaches, and IT/edtech staff are grappling with the complexities of managing an ever-expanding arsenal of disconnected digital tools.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2024

Those are vital questions for education technology innovators as they build ventures, secure funding and expand their impact. From idea to scale, Catapult helps companies shape, develop and deploy innovative, proven solutions to meet critical educational challenges. billion in 2021. If you build it, will it work?

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Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2023

For the technically inclined, pivoting to a job in the education technology industry seems like a natural fit. When teachers pack up their classrooms for the last time to start their edtech careers, where exactly are they going? Edtech is not going to be the solution for every teacher,” she says. Which Path to Take?

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Neo LMS

JULY 1, 2021

We would like our kids to have the same experience as we did since meeting the right teacher at the right moment could make a world of difference for a student. But what should we add to all these abilities in a highly technologized education system? Read more: 5 E-learning trends for 2021 and beyond. Read more: What’s next?

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2022

By this point, calling edtech big business is probably an understatement. spent $100 billion on edtech during the last decade–with companies raising up to $8 billion in 2021 alone. But despite explosive growth in edtech spending, there’s still very little that’s known about which educational products actually work.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

based firm will invest in early-stage startups building solutions in financial technology and the future of work—the latter of which includes services that offer alternative postsecondary education pathways, reduce financial barriers to learning, leverage data for academic success, and provide reskilling opportunities for adult learners.

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Neo LMS

JULY 15, 2021

A version of this post was originally published in University Business , on April 13, 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. Read more: 3 Ways in which edtech enables hybrid learning.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2022

Read on for the full list of the stories most popular with readers in 2021. But Jeff Bezos is known for playing the long game, and public education is very much part of it, opines Dominik Dresel, a school administrator and edtech entrepreneur. Jeff Bezos Wants to Go to the Moon. Then, Public Education. It will be big.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on equity, edtech innovation, immersive learning, and the science of reading. This year’s 5th most-read story focuses on expert predictions for edtech. As we closed the door on 2022 , we approached 2023 with clear-cut priorities for edtech and education as a whole.

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2023

Amira is the invention of Amira Learning, a six-year-old edtech company that fuses voice-based artificial intelligence into reading activities, guided by an eponymous AI bot. When schools reopened in 2021, Burkiett and her team decided to roll out the program across the district for students in kindergarten to third grade.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

As we wrapped up 2020, we thought for sure that 2021 might bring us a reprieve from pandemic learning. Equity remained front and center, too, raising issues of inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. Edtech companies that fail to prioritize accessibility will be left behind.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 15, 2021

The post How to Change the Layout in Google Meet appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Depending on the purpose of your Google Meeting, and how many participants, you may want to change your layout to optimize for your students! How to Change the Layout in Google Meet. How to Change the Layout in Google Meet.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 9, 2021

The post How to Use Jamboard with Google Meet appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Here’s a super cool Google Meet integration for teachers and students! Google Meet allows you to create and share Jams from Google Jamboard on the fly! How to Use Jamboard with Google Meet. How to Use Jamboard with Google Meet.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 9, 2021

A version of this post was originally published in FutureScot , on October 5, 2021. Besides ensuring continuous access to education, edtech tools can support educators in achieving just that. Read more: Using edtech to bring edutainment in the classroom. The best part about edtech tools is that they don’t limit creativity.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

As we wrapped up 2020, we thought for sure that 2021 might bring us a reprieve from pandemic learning. Equity remained front and center, too, raising issues of inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. Edtech companies that fail to prioritize accessibility will be left behind.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2021

These benefits are widely recognized by educators; Promethean’s 2021/22 State of Technology in Education report found that SEL is the top priority for schools across the country. Our report also found areas of opportunity in districts’ investments in education technology. It’s clear that SEL is central to student success.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2023

DALLAS, Texas – BookmarkED , the industry-first technology solution to personalize libraries with parental choice, has announced its official launch in Texas. We are driven to first empower Texas school districts with this technology, and then move to a national level,” said Steve Wandler, CEO and Co-Founder of BookmarkED.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Some of those connected systems include smart lighting and HVAC, facial recognition technology, wireless door locks and temperature monitors, interactive whiteboards, IP surveillance cameras and other sensor-equipped items. billion industry that’s expected to grow through at least 2021, according to a Marketplace report.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

13, 2021) – FEV Tutor, the most comprehensive virtual tutoring solution in K-12, has been named a 2021 Tech Edvocate Award winner in the Best Tutoring/Test Prep App or Tool category. A complete list of winners of the 2021 Tech Edvocate Awards can be found here. WOBURN, MA.

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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. A less frothy but steadily growing edtech market is emerging in Europe, where investment check sizes often have fewer zeros. Source: Brighteye Ventures: “ The European EdTech Funding Report 2020.”

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 22, 2021

The post Google Meet Host Controls: How to block access, chat, and more! As the host of a Google Meet, you can control how and when your students join, and what they can do. Quick Access controls make it so the host must join first and keeps uninvited guests out of your Google Meet. © Shake Up Learning 2021.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 24, 2021

We have pushed ourselves to embrace new methods and technologies, and we have all grown personally and professionally as we worked through this experience together. Then, find a room to join in whenever it meets your schedule and make new connections and take away new ideas. Read more: How to overcome digital fatigue as a teacher.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 2, 2021

The post How to Mute ALL Students in Google Meet appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Did you know you can mute ALL the participants in your Google Meet? Teachers have been begging for this feature to help curtail those noisy students during Google Meet video chats. How to Mute ALL in Google Meet. Click To Tweet.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 18, 2021

The post 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Google Meet – SULS0110 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode with Shake Up Learning Trainer and Community Manager, Pam Hubler, we explore the new updates to Google Meet. 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Google Meet. Google Meet is all grown up!

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

2021 was a tough year for teachers and students, to say the least. 2021 has also brought major developments and an ongoing global pandemic that have changed the way we think about work and life. Instead, we need to meet students where they are, showing them that we value where they spend their time.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2021

June 17, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) announced that Dr. Karen Richardson, Executive Director, Virginia Society for Technology in Education (VSTE) was selected as the recipient of the inaugural Candice Dodson Influencer Award (CDIA).

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH: See how artificial intelligence can help strengthen personalized learning in the classroom. A recent Gartner report predicts one in five workers will have some form of artificial intelligence as a coworker, and Forrester predicts by 2021 , automation technology will account for the work of nearly 4.3

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Neo LMS

MAY 13, 2021

A version of this post was originally published in District Administration , on April 15, 2021. However, the available technology has enabled students to thrive and continue learning despite the changes in dynamics and challenges. Since March last year, schools, colleges, students, and teachers have been on a roller coaster.

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edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2021

In the edLeader Panel, “ Back to the Future: 3 Key Actions for 2021-22 You Can Take NOW ,” sponsored by Alma SIS , educational leaders described projects they plan to pursue post-COVID to maximize newly available federal funds, foster equity and inclusion, and “future proof” their learning communities. Access to food, for example, among them.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 16, 2021

A version of this post was originally published on February 22, 2021, in eSchool News. Edtech explosion. School closures and the ensuing need for remote learning provisions have propelled edtech into the limelight, increasing awareness of online learning platforms and digital resources to a much wider audience than before.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Data released at the end of the 2021-22 school year showed the district increased math scores by double digits in grades 3-8, outperforming pre-COVID levels. Savvas is proud to call out Johnston County Public Schools as an outstanding example of K-12 success using enVision — a true “K-12 Hero” using its innovative education technology.

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