Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

Businesses and organizations are providing free access to digital tools and apps for teaching and learning (see THE Journal’s ever-growing list of Free Resources for Schools During COVID-19 Outbreak ). To assist with this, my students and I co-wrote a freely available, open access book, “ Teaching with Digital Tools and Apps.”

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Previously a consultant and policy adviser to Michael Gove, the United Kingdom’s former Secretary of Education, Martin first explored growth opportunities for international education companies in Africa in 2015, after leaving his gig at Boston Consulting Group. In return, Injini takes up to 15 percent of equity in each company. “We

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Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 28, 2018

From their website: OpenStax is a nonprofit based at Rice University, and it’s our mission to improve student access to education. Our first openly licensed college textbook was published in 2012, and our library since scaled to more than 20 books for college and AP courses used by hundreds of thousands of students.

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OER Adaptive Learning Outcomes Libraries 60

Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Edtech features like online learning, digital modules, instructional videos & presentations, and much more allow learners to access learning material anytime and anywhere. . Instead of just theoretically learning complex topics, students can now practically apply them through virtual reality platforms.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Consider the following developments in artificial intelligence: In 2016, the Associated Press began outsourcing its minor-league baseball dispatches to a company called Automated Insights. Corey had me at "Greg Toppo," as I've been a fan of his since 2018 when I first read one of his earlier books.)

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Um, they do.)

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eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2018

When I first joined the Christensen Institute over five years ago we were knee-deep in studying the fast-growing market of tools designed to support blended learning environments. For example, teachers can find tools that bring industry experts into their classrooms or diversify students’ access to peers and near peers beyond their school.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Ten years ago, when we began building equitable, offline-first education technology for the 2/3 of the world who didn’t have internet access, many people told us to just wait and the gap would close naturally. Courtney Groskin, Instructional Learning Coach, St. Vrain Valley Schools, Longmont, Colo.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 142

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2017

Perhaps we’ve grown too accustomed to paying for purchases with a mobile app, or booking reservations online, or using Google to plan our daily commutes. How that information from edtech tools is stored, exported, and made accessible to educators remains inconsistent. Data interoperability should be invisible. Higher Ed Parallels.

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Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

They returned a syllabus that was all-white in composition – not just in that the primary authors of the books selected contained no people of color but the books themselves largely avoided America's colonial-settler, chattel-slavery, and racist-imperial history.” ” Will for-profit higher ed be an election issue? .”

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Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2016

Facebook, like many digital technology companies, promises that in exchange for collecting your personal data – your name, your age, your gender, your photos, metadata on your photos, your location, your preferences, your browsing and clicking habits, your friends’ names – it will deliver “personalization.”

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Technology Pearson Education Facebook 73

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Chopra worked at the CFPB and, while there, “sued two for-profit-college companies – ITT Educational Services Inc. The lawsuit contends that the publisher is “ predatory ” because it charges scholars to have their work published in open-access journals. ” asks Fast Company. (I’m

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Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 52

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Via The San Jose Mercury News : “In a direct challenge to California ’s landmark law guaranteeing public access to beaches, Silicon Valley billionaire Vinod Khosla on Thursday filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that he should not be required to allow public access to Martins Beach in San Mateo County.”

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Hack Education

AUGUST 23, 2016

One pays a fee for the right to register (and renew) a domain name for a website; one likely also pays a fee to a company that hosts the files for that website so that it is accessible over the network. One pays a fee to access the network. These fees must all be paid monthly or annually to maintain access and functionality.

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Software Data Company Libraries 40

Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 2, 2019

Educational publishers, who till now had a steady stream of income compared to non-educational book publishers, due to the recurring need for textbooks every year by students, are now gradually shifting towards digital publishing. It offers unlimited access to digital textbooks and course materials for $119.99 a semester.

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OER Education MOOC Adaptive Learning 16

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2017

That prompted my partner and me to create LearnZillion and become the first curriculum-as-a-service company. We provide free accounts to teachers and they get access to a meaningful fraction of the content as part of our curriculum-as-a-service package. Eric Westendorf's favorite books about tech, education, and the mind.

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Assessment LMS Analysis Facebook 60

Fractus Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Students will not get bored with multiple games, themes, and over 350 math skills to be learned. The app offers offline access for iOS devices, PC, and laptops; kids may play on any iTunes App store device (iPad, iPhone, iPod), and Android devices available on Google Play store. The engaging game may even relieve some pre-exam stress.

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Khan Academy Android Common Core iPhone 52

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies has announced it is allowing any SQL-based business intelligence tool, such as Tableau and Jaspersoft, to access data from its modern, student information system and learning management system. Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. HERO K12, BV INVESTMENT PARTNERS AND SCHOOLMINT ( herok12.com

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Ten years ago, when we began building equitable, offline-first education technology for the 2/3 of the world who didn’t have internet access, many people told us to just wait and the gap would close naturally. Courtney Groskin, Instructional Learning Coach, St. Vrain Valley Schools, Longmont, Colo.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

BENCHMARK EDUCATION COMPANY ADVANCEALL ( benchmarkeducation.com ) Benchmark Education Company (BEC) released Advance ALL, a new series motivating students to read with literary and informational reading text sets. This allows students to automatically access an MP3 version of content added by the instructor into the LMS.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

” Via The New York Times : “DeVos Abandons Plan to Allow One Company to Service Federal Student Loans.” Buzzfeed’s Molly Hensley-Clancy looks at the acquisition of EDMC – the parent company of the Art Institutes chain – by The Dream Center Foundation , a network of Christian missionary centers.

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Khan Academy Elsevier Education MOOC 46

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

SoFi : a student loan company and one of the most well-funded ed-tech companies out there sure seems swell. ” “ Delta Career Education Corporation , a privately held for-profit college company, is phasing out seven of its campuses,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Unified settles lawsuits with teacher Rafe Esquith.”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

and aims to address some of the obstacles to broadband adoption -- in terms of cost, access, relevance, and digital literacy. Ethics and Legalities The New York Times continues its investigation of education giant Pearson and ethics concerns surrounding lavish trips that the company''s foundation has sponsored for state education officials.

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Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

” The winners of this year’s Pulitzer Prizes include Harvard University’s Matthew Desmond for his book Evicted and the Salt Lake Tribune’s staff for its reporting on sexual assault at BYU. “Ed access to VR growing as low-cost options expand,” says Education Dive. Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Hack Education

JUNE 15, 2017

No doubt, today’s technology companies view students and schools as a largely untapped market. Technology companies – particularly those hawking aspirational, education-related products – have long viewed parents in a similar way. Mattel is, after all, a toy company with lots of intellectual property.

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

The learn-to-code company Treehouse has launched “Techdegrees,” “a guided-learning experience designed to prepare students for entry-level developer jobs at companies across the country.” ” “ Zynga ’s Headquarters Is Worth More Than The Actual Company.” Credit Cards).”

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Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

. “ Apollo Education Group , the parent company of the University of Phoenix and Western International University , announced Thursday that it would eliminate the use of mandatory arbitration clauses in students’ enrollment agreements,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Elsevier has acquired SSRN , an online open access repository.

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Education Pearson Report Company 46

Wired Campus

APRIL 30, 2015

In the TV series Shark Tank, entrepreneurs with budding companies pitch their ideas to a panel of investors who ask probing questions and then decide whether to back the proposals. Freund: When I sold my previous company, I had some time at my hands for the first time really in my life. Each spoke from a different perspective — Ms.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2011

of Text-Messaging at School A Big Step for Gesture-Based Learning? Members will have access to lab and office space, as well as a slew of lab equipment. Once downloaded, students will be able to access the "packs," even when they''re offline. No need to be a "professional scientist" in order to join. Definitely worth a listen.

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Khan Academy Education STEM Blackboard 44

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

The change is part of a nationwide pilot program Walsh joined this year, one that could indicate just how deeply and how quickly the personalized-learning trend will penetrate the average classroom. Basecamp schools then receive mentoring from and troubleshooting by Summit staff, as well as PLP access throughout the academic year.

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