eSchool News

MAY 6, 2022

Sora Sweet Reads provides free access to a variety of popular digital books during the next 100+ days to encourage student reading during the rest of the school year and summer break. TeachingBooks, which features lessons, book guides and activities, was acquired by OverDrive in 2021.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

higher education courseware in 2015, down from 50 percent the year before, according to a 2018 report from Macquarie, an investment bank and financial services company. In a 2018 survey of college students, the trade publication Library Journal found that 75 percent say that reading print books is easier than e-books.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Linda has authored two books and also created many online courses such as Classroom Management 101 (www.teach4theheart.com/cm101) and Reclaim Your Time 101 (www.teach4theheart.com/reclaim). A Very Useful Guide to Virtual Classroom Collaboration Breaking Down Barriers: How to Make Math Accessible. if you've never tried Kahoot!

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Class Tech Integrate

MARCH 10, 2016

The program runs through First Book and an app called Open eBooks. Right now, the app only works on tablets (iPad/Android), but the Open eBooks company informed me that they hope to have a web based version out later this year, so if you are a Chromebook district, keep your eye peeled!

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Fractus Learning

MARCH 17, 2021

With school comes school supplies, and maybe a new book bag. Rather than just shoving a laptop into an ordinary book bag, laptop backpacks can help to make carrying a laptop more convenient, and hopefully a little safer. Students are transporting a variety of tech with them each day, and this can include laptops.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Mercier, who’s starting his second year studying business management at City, University of London’s Cass Business School in a couple of weeks, found three of them on a new service called Perlego , a UK-based company which wants to be the Netflix of academic content. And what’s more, students can collaborate on the platform.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Computers were still housed in labs or on carts, but one-to-one computing and internet accessibility were hot topics. They were the most powerful companies in education. They bought other companies to try to blend assessment and curriculum as they also continued publishing. Clearly, a lot has changed over the last decade.

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eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2016

A big move into education, Amazon edges out OverDrive to capture NYC e-book contract. Under the terms, Amazon would have the right to sell e-books and other content but not devices like Kindles through an internal marketplace site. The e-books will be readable on e-readers, tablets, smartphones, laptops and other devices.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 3, 2015

There are those who are already replacing their full-blown laptops with a more portable tablet. Students will be able to access their classroom on the cloud through a unified learning platform system where, if the school is willing, students are not required to be in the class physically. Second, the introduction of gamification.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 18, 2015

30 Companies That Offer Teacher Discounts In 2016. From Apple to J.Crew, these companies offer exclusive discounts on just about everything a teacher could possibly need for the new semester! 30 Companies That Offer Teacher Discounts In 2016. Half Price Books. by RetailMeNot. Luckily, the 30 retailers below want to help.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

These devices accelerated the unbundling of content so that students can directly access leveled news articles on Newsela, or their favorite book on Epic. That doesn’t mean every student has access to a device all the time. Introduced in 2010, iPads spurred Dumbo Drops of tablet tech into classrooms.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Digital Promise and other nonprofit organizations including EveryoneOn and The Learning Accelerator have been working with companies and schools to ensure these programs and offers are making their way into the hands of teachers, students, and families across the country. Safari Books. Read more about Safari Books’ work.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2018

Using a mobile device or tablet, the student can start the story and look around the scene based on their interest, rather than the cameras focus. If you don’t have access to a 360 camera, capturing a 360 image is easy and free using the Google Street View app. Upload your 360 image and add directional sound, links and content.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Websites like Code.org have a great approach to making coding accessible to all kids but still, too few students think they are smart enough to do these jobs. App developers can work for software companies, retailers, in healthcare, in the travel industry, for the entertainment industry, or in financial services.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 14, 2017

One of the challenges, from an African perspective is Internet access, as well as consistent power. The deal saw the books delivered to over 600,000 government distributed teacher tablets across the country, amounting to over 40 million individual e-textbooks! Descomplica. Conclusion.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Around 70% of kindergartners can use educational apps on tablets or smartphones. Episode 388 Digital Resources Mentioned: EVERFI and WORD Force , amazing reading games for reading literacy Wixie one of Debbie's favorite tech tools for young learners Book Creator – students can write their own ebooks.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 16, 2020

This will give the head of the educational institution access to all the data needed to run a school efficiently. Being able to read on tablets, smartphones and even e-readers , besides being very practical, is an excellent way to motivate young people who do not let go of the small screens to discover the world of reading.

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Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2019

She tried several options before jumping on a free trial of the wireless video streaming and screen mirroring technology by Vivi, an education-focused company founded in Australia. One of the great things with Vivi is that it works with laptops, Chromebooks, iPads, Android tablets. Has there been an impact on student engagement?

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eSchool News

MAY 20, 2021

Today, we are looking forward to combining our rich legacy, array of books, and digital learning resources with the powerful expertise of the Children’s Learning Institute and Yale Child Study Center. Our youngest learners will benefit from this much-needed support as they enter PreK for the very first time this fall.”

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Using wireless presentation tools by Vivi , an education-focused company founded in Australia, Gunn was able to mirror her tablet screen on the classroom screen and play YouTube clips directly through a hardwired receiver without slowing down the school’s wifi—or her students’ work. But now we’re bringing our books to life.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 25, 2019

A lot of big names in the publishing industry have had to restructure business operations due to the decreasing number of print book sales. Switching over to digital publishing will also reduce the loss from unsold books. Today, a lot of companies offer subscription-based services.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 2, 2012

We are seeing more and more teachers, conferences, and companies embrace QR as another way to engage students, audiences and customers. Tablets- It''s going to be tough to find anyone who would argue that Tablet did not increase in use in education this year. So, how did I do last year? That I believe to be true. BYOD can help.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2018

Seven of the 134 companies in this batch provide education services—which is a similar percentage from the last cohort. In this latest cohort of edtech companies, only one is aimed at being used in classrooms. The husband-and-wife duo behind the company, Aparna and Deepak Ramanathan, come from different backgrounds. “A

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Even other physical objects like whiteboards, digital boards, tablets, digital pens, and translation devices are considered to be part of the Edtech ecosystem. . Edtech features like online learning, digital modules, instructional videos & presentations, and much more allow learners to access learning material anytime and anywhere. .

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

When Apple released its first iPad seven years ago, the company thought one area it would revolutionize was education. So when Hiram College announced last month that it would provide every student and professor an iPad starting this fall, it made us wonder what the state of Apple’s sector-creating tablet on campuses is these days.

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My Paperless Classroom

MARCH 17, 2018

For a more detailed discussion check out my new book “ Programming in the primary grades: Beyond the Hour of Code ”. There are many tablet-based programming apps available and there seems to be more every day for both iOS and Android. Use guided access to protect your learning focus.We Click HERE to order my book.

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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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Kathy Schrock

APRIL 3, 2019

If you follow this blog, you know I regularly review items from Brenthaven , a great company with an awesome focus on the educational market! The Tred Slim Pack holds a 14" (or under) laptop or tablet, and the Tred's back zippered pocket is totally padded to keep it protected. Its external dimensions are 16.5" wide and 4" deep. (I

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Fractus Learning

AUGUST 5, 2022

1 – Digital Access. Digital access is full electronic participation in society. Although statistics show that 98% of 18-24-year-old Americans are internet users, it doesn’t mean they have access at home. They can’t afford it, don’t see the need for it, or digital access is not available to them. Globally 2.14

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Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 12, 2019

And this is also the time when many students will opt for courses that will help them in their choice of career in the future, as companies look out for highly skilled candidates with specialized training in a particular field. For offline access it has a feature where students can download the eBook and save it on the platform itself.

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 3, 2015

However, this past year my school received a robot grant that provided ten robots for us from the company Sphero. Sphero is a robotic ball that can pair with an iPad, tablet, iPhone, or smartphone through Bluetooth, and getting started is relatively easy.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 30, 2022

One way to address this is to partner with digital publishing companies or third-party service providers who can help in the digital content transformation. A case point is Kitaboo, a digital publishing platform that allows publishers to transform their print books, documents, and manuscripts into electronic or digital copies.

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My Paperless Classroom

MARCH 17, 2018

For a more detailed discussion check out my new book “ Programming in the primary grades: Beyond the Hour of Code ”. There are many tablet-based programming apps available and there seems to be more every day for both iOS and Android. Use guided access to protect your learning focus.We Click HERE to order my book.

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 9, 2013

Learning when there is no school' In 1995 I read a little black paperback book that changed my view on the world. The title of the book was ' Being Digital ' and the author was Nicholas Negroponte. Several key elements of Negroponte's book stood out for me and challenged my thinking.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2022

. – August 17, 2022 – Capstone, an innovative learning company merging children’s content with easy-to-use edtech tools for K-5 classrooms, libraries, and home, announces substantial enhancements to its Capstone Interactive eBooks platform. With multi-user, simultaneous access, Capstone Interactive can be used by every student in a school.

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Kathy Schrock

MARCH 30, 2016

They were one of the first companies that understood how important it was to offer cases that would protect student laptops as one-to-one programs were rolled out in schools. I purchased a few Higher Ground cases over the years, as they expanded their line of products to include tablet cases and sleeves.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2016

The new Brightspace Daylight experience is built from the ground up to work on any device and be fully accessible so students and teachers can use smartphones, tablets or any browser-enabled device.

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