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. There exist major gaps in teacher knowledge and the availability of curricular tools to support this type of learning. What can we take from this when we return to our classrooms?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2019

Meanwhile, billions of dollars have been spent on edtech by these same school communities. Today’s edtech market is radically fragmented. And edtech companies cater to this fragmentation in their product design and marketing. And more to the point, how can edtech catalyze and accelerate a redesign of school itself?

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Doug Levin

APRIL 27, 2017

Zeynep Tufekci shares her experiences more broadly (beyond education) in this provocative talk from June 2016: I’ll be spending some time later this week with friends and colleagues at the EdTech Efficacy Research Academic Symposium and look forward to the dialogue. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 17 Edition).

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In 2021, the New Hampshire Department of Education selected Discovery Education’s award-winning K-12 learning platform to support all New Hampshire learning environments with high quality instructional material. million educators and 45 million students worldwide, and its resources are accessed in over 100 countries and territories.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

The best-flipped classroom tools can transform and remodel classroom teaching, allowing in-depth learning and personalized attention that can help learners improve their grades. The right learning platform apps and tools can produce engaging content ranging from science videos to English lessons. Screencast Software Tools For Teachers.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on equity, edtech innovation, immersive learning, and the science of reading. Please go to mos.org/Roblox to learn more and here to access “Mission: Mars” directly on Roblox. Each year, we share our 10 most-read stories.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 5, 2019

Some digitally enabled K–12 schools find it difficult to provide appropriate lesson plans that can be accessed by all students, said Tim Clark, director of curriculum, instruction and digital learning at Chicago Public Schools. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how technology is key for boosting equity. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2024

The acquisition will allow Savvas to offer an immersive, engaging college learning experience to millions of high school students and increase educational equity, access, and opportunity. The GSV 150 is an impressive group of edtech companies that are leveraging AI and driving positive outcomes for learners and society.”

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MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 8, 2020

MIND Research Institute is a proud partner of the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) and the Education Commission of the States (ECS) – two of the most prominent and important venues for edtech policy discussion. Hundreds of state commissioners and edtech policy leaders joined the ECS Live!

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

We are thankful to our university partners, our educators, our students, and our team members who have helped us to accomplish our mission to provide access to college and career learning to students, regardless of geography or socioeconomic background.”

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eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2022

The report, Student Growth during COVID-19: Grade-Level Readiness Matters , analyzes data gathered from the edtech company’s i-Ready Assessment tool for reading and mathematics from more than two million Grades 1–8 students who used i-Ready Diagnostics during the last three school years, using student testing location (i.e.,

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Doug Levin

JULY 7, 2016

Based on universal access to free and equal schools, the social contract for public education equates the attainment of a high school diploma with readiness for college, meaningful participation in the workforce, and the rights and responsibilities of adulthood.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Newsela , founded in 2013, is best known for its leveled reading tool that lets students read content licensed from publishing partners at different Lexile levels. Complementing these materials on the instructional content platform are lesson plans and assessments aligned to state learning standards organized by subject and grade.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 7, 2024

Today, the shift towards digital content as the primary instructional material is undeniable. Teachers are now creating interactive academic course material with the help of learning management systems such as Moodle and distributing it to students at large. Access Control Encryption Licensing Watermarking IV.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The certification is the latest example of the industry’s push to ensure that edtech products on the market—and in classrooms—can and do actually work. Digital Promise sought to isolate one “signal” of high-quality edtech products—as CEO Karen Cator puts it—and zero in on that.

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EdTech4Beginners

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The accessibility of free, high-quality, and instructional internet films, available on websites such as YouTube, is a natural complement to contemporary educational settings. Everyone—teachers, students, and parents—agrees that watching videos on the internet may be a practical learning and teaching tool.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

Its other edtech investments include Capella Education and Watermark. Boosted by Broadband Core to the company’s offering is its leveled reading tool, which lets teachers and students find instructional materials that challenge students based on their Lexile-measured reading level. million teacher users.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 6, 2024

Digital magazines today are increasingly eclipsing traditional print media due to their dynamic features such as multimedia integration, interactive elements, enhanced accessibility, and more. Digital magazines offer a convenient and accessible reading experience and can be accessed anytime, anywhere, and on any device.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Editor’s note: This is one in a series of profiles about the men and women who are creating today’s EdTech companies. The method teaches children to read by providing training and direction instruction materials for teachers and individualized software instruction for students. “Too By Kenna McHugh.

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eSchool News

MAY 20, 2021

Teaching with high-quality instructional materials has a direct impact on student learning outcomes. With its adaptive learning and differentiated instructional design, enVision provides an innovative and engaging curriculum with extensive customization options to empower teachers and increase student achievement.”.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

This partnership also builds on the company’s long-standing support of increasing access to STEM education programs that provide hands-on, inquiry-based learning in elementary to post-doctoral classrooms, and the professional learning needed for educators to make these efforts possible. DOVER, Del., About DuPont. About Discovery Education.

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Contributing to the difficulty of transitioning to meaningful technology integration is the idea that technology exists as a tool separate from curriculum and instruction and then treating it as such. Access to the Internet has had a transformational effect on how students learn, how educators educate and how leaders lead.

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techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

Summit Math won a BESSIE in the High School: Math Website category and Stride won in the Teacher Tools: Adaptive Learning Tool category. The curriculum also provides teachers with access to student progress data to help determine which students need intervention and where, thus supporting their unique needs.

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2017

Some tools are adaptive, but they’re saying they’re “AI” [but we still have a ways to go.]. Blum: At ACT (which acquired OpenEd),we’re focused on the question of: If you’ve identified the learning gap, what’s the best instructional material to help the student? A Survey of the State of Machine Intelligence 3.0,

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

At this stage of the edtech revolution, most educators are focused on using tech to enhance lessons rather than on the tech itself. But many times tech is only integrated at specific points in the classroom or with a specific tool as determined by the teacher. Technology is so pervasive in students’ day to day lives. About the Host.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2018

For example, many of the nation’s largest school systems use Google’s free suite of education tools, which allows teachers to develop their lessons, create assignments and administer assessments online. Students and schools should be able to access and export all of their data to the service providers of their choice or for their own needs.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Cleveland’s leadership and vision for equitable healthcare access have been instrumental in expanding access to healthcare services for students across the district. Cleveland relentlessly advocated for equitable access to Hazel’s mental health services in all district schools rather than limiting services to a small group.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2021

Home may be the new classroom, but instructional approaches are slower to change. All in this Edtech Reports Recap. Apparently 1:1 device access. One key finding in the report and the full survey : Teachers’ instructional materials didn’t necessarily change to meet the needs of remote instruction.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2022

. — To help accelerate teaching and learning this coming school year, Curriculum Associates has updated its award-winning i-Ready Personalized Instruction and Assessment program with new reports, lessons, accessibility features, and more. New Tools for Scaffolding Comprehension have also been added. About Curriculum Associates.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

These one-time gifts from billionaires and multinational corporations are welcomed by most schools, but they are not enough to close gaps in access to learning technologies nor ultimately a sustainable financing solution for technology infrastructure. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 25, 2020

What are the benefits of using an edtech tool for formative assessment? As described by the NCTE position paper Formative Assessment That Truly Informs Instruction , formative assessment is a "constantly occurring process, a verb, a series of events in action, not a single tool or a static noun."

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 20, 2023

With the growing use of technology in education, it's becoming increasingly important for schools to be up-to-date with the latest apps and teaching tools. That’s why I have compiled a list of what I think, based on my long experience of reviewing hundreds of edtech apps, are some of the best apps for schools!

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

JANUARY 26, 2020

When our district began a move to standards based grading (SBG), we realized that we needed a different digital tool. While Empower is a fully functioning learning management system, its core capability of capturing student evidence and calculating this for overall standard scores is really the "crown jewel" of the tool.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2024

Drawing from my experience as an EdTech blogger and educator, I’ve been sharing insights and reflections on this dynamic and evolving field. Technological Integration: Using technology not just as a tool for teaching but as a part of the learning process itself, enabling new ways of learning, collaborating, and creating.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

“What Betsy DeVos means for edtech ,” according to venture capitalist Ryan Craig. Via Education Week’s Market Brief : “ Amazon Joins With Purchasing Group to Give Schools Access to Online Marketplace.” pic.twitter.com/gOvmSOjcSf — Shelly (@ShellySometimes) February 14, 2017.

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