Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2019

based company explained the difficult decision as an effort to return its focus to the education market following a foray into creating consumer toys. Sphero has acquired littleBits , a New York City-based company best known for its electronic kits and instructional resources that introduce kids to building and programming by hand.

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Robotics Company Common Core Academic Standards 121

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2016

But when funding dries up and profits remain elusive, companies have to make tough cuts. Back in the driver’s seat is Mick Hewitt, who co-founded the company in 2009 and served as its first CEO. He adds: “As a venture-funded company, there’s been a decision to get to profitability in the next nine to 12 months.”

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EdTech Company Academic Standards Industry 113

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 6, 2016

Online tutor or homework help companies even have their own website and own application for communication. Ask about the quality of the service of the company or the tutor they worked with. Next is to look at their company profile, and try to evaluate their teacher based on their information provided in their website.

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How To Company Digital Citizenship Academic Standards 150

Doug Levin

JULY 7, 2016

In my view, at least four such assurances are needed in a digital age: One, we must ensure every student has access to the digital tools they need to succeed in school. The goal is to ensure that students can take best advantage of the powerful learning tools at their disposal wherever their academic and career aspirations may lead them.

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Instructional Materials Education Academic Standards Software 150

Edsurge

JULY 2, 2019

And it’s scenarios like this that put pressure on edtech companies to make their tools more interoperable. Eight years ago, some of its customers requested that Empower support the Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF) , an open data interoperability standard that was then in vogue with K-12 schools and districts.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2018

Earlier this month in New York City, the AT&T Aspire Accelerator, AT&T’s program that finds, develops, and invests in promising edtech companies from around the world, hosted an afternoon of mock board meetings with its 2018 cohort. The same principle applies to edtech companies. To date AT&T has made 27 investments.

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EdTech Company Outcomes Academic Standards 81

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2018

Imagine is owned by Weld North Education, a private equity firm that has amassed a portfolio of more than 10 education technology companies over the years. curriculum market shifted towards purchasing materials aligned materials to Common Core and state academic standards, the organization began building new offerings based on these U.S.

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Kaplan Common Core Education Company 64

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

But while standardized test scores might improve, a recent study found that in 63% of classrooms, students aren’t using technology to “solve problems, conduct research, or to work collaboratively.” Teachers need help planning lessons that meaningfully contextualize academic standards.

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EdTech Academic Standards Social Media Technology 150

Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2019

In today’s workforce, one employee backed up by teams of experts providing training, tools, just-in-time access to materials and data can perform work that once required dozens of line workers. In contrast, the American education system, despite efforts to centralize elements like academic standards, remains enormously fragmented.

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Policies Trends Common Core Training 106

Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2017

His group is creating online lessons plans that uses beatboxing as tools for speech therapy, with a focus on helping blind and visually-impaired students. In particular a program called Get Media Lit teaches “how to analyze media stereotypes and media literacy as a tool for social change,” says Weaver. Peer Connect.

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Education Social Media Groups Company 121

techlearning

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Through this certification, Illuminate Education is meeting its pledge to open standards in light of the critical needs of schools and districts to standardize the usability of digital teaching and learning tools across the curriculum. “By OneRoster ® Allows for the secure use of roster info by teaching and learning systems. ?

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Academic Standards Learning Assessment Data 41

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

And career preparation here isn’t just a buzzword but more like a guiding principle: When the end-of-day bell sounds, some children transition from students to employees of the district, and earn $10 an hour for working on a variety of projects for local technology companies. Photo: Wayne D’Orio for The Hechinger Report.

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STEM Report Robotics Company 99

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

At Nueva, when it comes to assessment, standards-based grading is king. They include not just academic standards, but several teacher-selected “habits”: responsibility, curiosity, creativity, and self-improvement. Surveys are by far the most common, making up over 90% of available tools. In other words, SEL competencies.

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Survey Assessment Report Academic Standards 96

edWeb.net

MARCH 26, 2021

Katie Hansen, Staff Development Specialist for Phoenix Union High School District, said her district was not in a 1:1 space, so it was essential to build capacity and understand the tools available to everybody and think about how they should drive those learning outcomes.

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Professional Learning Academic Standards Outcomes Secondary 58

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 5, 2019

With all of the digital tools available to teachers these days, developing learning experiences should be a cinch, right? Sharing Platforms – Ralyea notes that a major aspect of digitization is the ability to share standards-aligned resources with peers. That’s already happening with tools like Google Classroom.

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OER Analysis Data Academic Standards 53

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2014

As more than 900 entrepreneurs and educators converge in San Francisco this week, some will talk academic standards, literacy and charter schools. Participants can teach to student avatars in a virtual classroom, check out the Two Bit Circus or attend “Hour of Power,’’ sessions that promise to be “provocative, fun and interactive.”.

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Marketplace K-12

MARCH 25, 2016

The digital resources in the Knovation repository—including videos, games, podcasts and articles—have been selected, evaluated, tagged and aligned to academic standards. “We can have a bigger impact through this partnership approach than singularly going to schools.”

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OER Education Company Academic Standards 40

Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

These tools help us identify and then address -- through intervention or enrichment -- individual students' needs around each of the major academic standards. But in recent years, we've seen a spike in the number of smaller, tightly focused, niche edtech product companies. blended learning).

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EdTech Blended Learning Khan Academy iPad 120

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Several software companies have their own repositories, such as Microsoft’s Docs.com, Schoology’s public resources, Canvas Commons, and more. A common set of academic standards could alleviate the discovery issue, but several states have withdrawn from the Common Core State Standards and decided to adopt their own.

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OER Resources Common Core Education 60

eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2016

It has helped millions of students worldwide to improve their reading and writing skills, master increasingly rigorous academic standards, and prepare for high-stakes assessments. “We Smarty Ants is not the only Achieve3000 solution currently implemented at Virginia Beach.

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Blended Learning Secondary Differentiated Instruction Academic Standards 0

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2020

It’s been impressive to see students create true masterpieces,” says Suzanne von Oy, a graphing specialist at Desmos, the company that organized the contest. Announced on March 6, the competition challenged students to create any artwork of their choice using the company’s online graphing calculator. Try high school students.

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Company Exercises Common Core Academic Standards 217

TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

How does this happen–especially when you have a very specific daily learning target you’re trying to meet in pursuit of an academic standard? They may not lead to the precise mastery of the standard or objective in your Carnegie unit or Hunter’s lesson plan, but they’re thinking.

Academic Standards 40

Academic Standards Guidelines Examples Meeting 40

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 28, 2023

Just last year, over 60,000 teachers used their digital tools. Additionally, his free financial literacy course aligns with Jump$tart Coalition Standards for K-12 Personal Finance Education, National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies, and State Academic Standards. Before we dive in, let's talk about EVERFI.

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Course Comparison Academic Standards Social Media 269

Edsurge

JUNE 24, 2019

And 2: Many scour the web to find tools to use on their own—often without the knowledge or approval of school leaders. To continue encouraging teachers to find tools while still keeping tabs on what they’re using, Racine has asked them to turn to another destination: the Clever Library.

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EdTech Libraries Software Company 116

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2018

Throughout the speeches, presentations and product showcases, company employees and Apple touted how their tools can offer “creative” learning experiences that no others can do. Apple CEO Tim Cook It was hardly Apple’s first day at school; the company’s education efforts trace back four decades. Here’s what we saw.

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iPad Chromebook Education Company 129

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

But to the BMO’s annual education industry conference, where company executives, investors, bankers and financiers of all stripes descended in their suits and slacks (but very few ties). On the agenda were one-on-one interviews with company CEOs and panel discussions on opportunities and challenges in different markets. Viva Amtrak!

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Industry Student Data Privacy Education Company 114

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2016

For example, specific policies regarding academic standards, testing requirements, and charter school authorization caps can give rise to specific types of products. To illustrate this dynamic, consider the market for teacher evaluation tools. Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards, etc.). K-12 landscape.

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Policies Academic Standards Common Core Exercises 60

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

For-profit schools, such as Salter and others owned by its parent company, Premier Education Group, have zeroed in on this market. The company posted more than $175 million in profits between 2004 and 2014, according to a 2016 lawsuit filed by a former company CEO who alleged that he was owed bonus pay.

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Company Data Outcomes Report 108

eSchool News

MAY 12, 2016

CodeCombat, which offers a platform to help kids learn computer science, announced that it has closed a $2 million seed round of funding from Third Kind Venture Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and Allen & Company. It provides my students with a very engaging framework that also maps to important academic standards.

Academic Standards 40

Academic Standards Company Survey Course 40

eSpark

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

But while standardized test scores might improve, a recent study found that in 63% of classrooms, students aren’t using technology to “solve problems, conduct research, or to work collaboratively.” Teachers need help planning lessons that meaningfully contextualize academic standards.

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EdTech Academic Standards Chromebook Analysis 52

eSpark

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

But while standardized test scores might improve, a recent study found that in 63% of classrooms, students aren’t using technology to “solve problems, conduct research, or to work collaboratively.” Teachers need help planning lessons that meaningfully contextualize academic standards.

EdTech 40

EdTech Academic Standards Chromebook Analysis 40

techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Tech & Learning Rounds Up a Summary of New Tools for Schools Software & Online GOOGLE FOR EDUCATION UPDATES ( edu.google.com ) Google for Education announced updates and new tools to help teachers keep innovation alive in their classrooms. SECOND NATURE QWERTYTOWN 2.0 ( qwertytown.com ) QwertyTown 2.0

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Chromebook Pearson Student Data Privacy Data 45

Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2019

Field-trip photos are texted to parents, quiz reminders find their way into students’ chat feeds, and teachers have new tech tools to motivate their students. The tools to target advertising and create addictive products were primitive by comparison. Our schools are inextricably linked to our democracy.

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Comparison Academic Standards Technology Social Media 119

eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2016

That has been the value of the clearinghouse, he said; not only pointing teachers and others toward online lessons to fit state academic standards, but providing an Ohio-specific seal of approval. “We Another Lager-owned company, IQ, was hired to provide an online interface for the program and was paid $1.2

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Advocacy Academic Standards Company Resources 40