eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

What are some good examples of using technology to enhance learning? Virtual Field Trips: Utilize virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) applications to take students on virtual field trips, allowing them to explore historical landmarks, ecosystems, or outer space from the confines of the classroom, enhancing experiential learning.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2018

The classroom of the future isn’t far from becoming a reality in 2018. From learning analytics tools providing students with instant feedback on their work to virtual reality facilitating field trips to faraway lands to 3D printers filling makerspaces, the classroom looks quite a bit different than it did just five years ago.

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Trends Digital Citizenship Learning Analytics STEM 240

Kathy Schrock

APRIL 15, 2023

I used TinyWow's Article Writer to produce an article entitled "Online Tools for Classroom Teachers." I especially disagreed with the section below because online tools should not be supplemental, but infused into the curriculum in a meaningful way to support teaching and learning. This is what it was supposed to create.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2023

While there is still work to do in closing the digital divide, access is becoming less of a limiting factor for game-based learning. At the same time, schools and teachers are increasingly comfortable with the idea of games in the classroom. A growing body of research highlights the efficacy of game-based learning.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: Technology in K-12 classrooms can revolutionize education Choosing the right edtech requires a thoughtful and strategic approach Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News Technology transforms K-12 education by enhancing engagement, personalizing learning, and fostering collaboration.

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Technology Tools Learning EdTech 52

Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2016

First up, Google Education announced a new “casting” app for the classroom projector, released the “Expeditions” virtual reality app for all teachers and students, and added a new quizzing feature in Google Forms. We caught a few tidbits—take a look below. THE BIG GUYS: Here’s news from Google, ABCMouse, and Amazon. One of the top performers?

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Microsoft OER Digital Citizenship EdTech 109

TeacherCast

DECEMBER 16, 2015

I recently completed a Masters degree while working full-time and taking a full load because online learning is so flexible. The needs of the students were thus that adaptive learning which has been described in the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative was warranted. Unfortunately, they only did this when they were in the classroom.

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Personalized Learning Adaptive Learning Learning Laptops 68

Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2021

While Google, Microsoft and Apple have been pursuing their ambitions in K-12 and higher education for more than a decade, Amazon has mostly remained at the sidelines. These learning centers look less like classrooms and more like co-working spaces, with lounges, group meeting rooms, individual study spaces, playgrounds and makerspaces.

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Education Company E-rate Industry 218

Fractus Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Defeat strange and funny monsters using basic math and problem-solving skills; it is a fun way to do math homework and practice the math learned in the classroom. The adaptive gameplay is purchased as a standalone or part of the automatic renewable Mkakajai subscriptions. Best Step-By-Step Math Solutions: Microsoft Math Solver.

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Khan Academy Android Common Core iPhone 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 9, 2014

For decades, the big textbook publishers had offered up catalog after catalog of new and updated textbooks that were plush and expensive, something akin to Microsoft’s computer-based software. And so, for the same reason Microsoft delayed shifting to the web, the textbook publishers delayed going into online education.

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Software Education Microsoft Company 66

Bryan Alexander

JUNE 30, 2017

Student Success – Does the LMS improve learning? Does Microsoft have an LMS? K-12 – following up on Schoology and google classroom, what force is K-12 going to be in the future of higher ed LMS? (Trisha Dionne). open edx – how do you see the current position of this lms? perspectives? Gisele Larose).

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LMS Sakai Blackboard Moodle 43

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Fishtree believes in giving students “voice and choice” to select the resource that matches their learning style. Other adaptive learning vendors claim they can choose the right resources automatically. Often, finding the best open resources for a classroom is not enough. They also should share their goods.

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OER Resources Common Core Education 60

techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

Teachers can create transformational learning experiences for students by joining 3DBear’s AR Innovator Program. The program includes in-classroom professional development sessions. Furthermore, ABCMouse will be offered at no cost to teachers for use in their classrooms, allowing them to take full advantage of many of these offerings.

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Tools Robotics Software Microsoft 54

Bryan Alexander

JUNE 30, 2017

Student Success – Does the LMS improve learning? Does Microsoft have an LMS? K-12 – following up on Schoology and google classroom, what force is K-12 going to be in the future of higher ed LMS? (Trisha Dionne). open edx – how do you see the current position of this lms? perspectives? Gisele Larose).

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

There’s an understanding – even if it’s a disgruntled one – among those in the classroom and those making procurement decisions of what the LMS is for, what it should do, and so on. Pearson promises “personalization” through its “adaptive learning” products, for example. (It

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Adaptive learning technology is the new go-to for personalized learning. Diagnostic products and software systems that target specific areas of learning for improvement can help students find success, freeing educators to help every learner reach their personal best within one classroom. Microsoft Office 365 ?

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Classroom Schoology Khan Academy Blended Learning 55

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2011

EVENTS This Thursday, as part of the Future of Education interview series , my guest will be Mike Marriner from Roadtrip Nation , the fascinating program to empower students to get out into their communities and connect what they learn to their real world. The Classroom 2.0 show is back! The future of television?

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Khan Academy Education STEM Blackboard 44

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

DISCOVERY EDUCATION STEM CONNECT ( discoveryeducation.com ) Discovery Education debuted STEM Connect, a cutting-edge, web-based, interdisciplinary K-8 supplemental resource that empowers educators to bring STEM to life in their classrooms. classrooms with a range of education packages available online. KANO EDUCATION PACKAGES ( kano.me/educators/packages

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Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 53

Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

DreamBox Learning (adaptive learning): $130 million. DadaABC (English language learning): $100 million. Knewton (adaptive learning): $182.3 Age of Learning (educational apps): $181.5 DreamBox Learning (adaptive learning): $175.6 Microsoft bought three companies in 2018.

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Trends MOOC Company Edmodo 93

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

As we embrace AI in the classroom, we must also consider the ethics of relying too heavily on this evolving technology, ensuring that AI enhances and does not replace the student-teacher relationship. AI transcends the mere provision of answers; it offers real-time tutoring support to students, guiding them through the learning process.

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Student Engagement Education Adaptive Learning Personalized Learning 181

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

EDMODO AND CLEVER ( www.edmodo.com/integrations ) & ( www.clever.com ) Edmodo announced a new partnership with Clever to give teachers, students and parents immediate access to fully rostered digital classrooms.

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Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 72

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Use ChatGPT as an innovative pathway in education For students and educators alike, allowing for creativity in new types of learning in the classroom should always be encouraged. If we go back to the War of 1812 lecture example, we can see the value of adaptive learning if we instead embrace these tech advancements.

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Education Industry Company Exercises 52

Edsurge

MAY 3, 2017

10:00AM: Tech Titans Battle for Market Share: How Google, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft are Reshaping the K-12 Landscape with Kevin Bushweller (Education Week), Chris Curran (Tyton Partners), Holly Yettick (Education Week Research Center), Keith Bockwoldt (Township High School District 214) and Tom Ryan (Sante Fe Public Schools & CoSN).

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

These tools, ranging from interactive whiteboards to educational apps and virtual learning platforms, bridge traditional methodologies with innovative approaches. Integrating technology in the classroom not only cultivates digital literacy but also fosters collaborative and personalized learning environments.

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Khan Academy Technology Tools LMS 55

Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2018

Via Wired : “How Apple Lost Its Place in the Classroom.” ” Via The New York Times : “Apple Unveils New iPad to Catch Google in the Classroom.” ” Via Techcrunch : “Comparing Apple , Google and Microsoft ’s education plays.” Cue the “hot takes.”

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Education Robotics iPad Company 45

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

.” Via the AP : “A judge ruled Friday that school districts [in Florida ] can’t hold 3rd graders back just because they score badly on a mandated standardized reading test, saying that classroom grades and teacher evaluations have to be considered.” Here’s the Top 100 list, for what it’s worth.

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Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 52

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

” Microsoft acquired Minecraft in 2015 – which probably speaks volumes right there about its progressive potential – and in January of this year, Microsoft bought TeacherGaming, the maker of a Minecraft version aimed at classroom usage. And it places women in leadership positions throughout the school.

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Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

” Via Chalkbeat : “Can in-house child care keep young teachers in the classroom? Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “Teaching Tech-Based Farming: Microsoft Backs Program for Ag Group’s 650,000 Students.” ” “ Campuswire launches to redesign classroom communications,” writes Techcrunch.

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Education Pearson Company Blackboard 43

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

It’s a partnership with Microsoft. ” Gotta love a quote like this, from a story in Edsurge profiling McComb, Mississippi ’s Summit Elementary School: “We are learning how to mitigate between policy and trying to be as innovative as possible without breaking state laws.” ” Oh.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The Flipped Classroom". It was probably Sal Khan’s 2011 TED Talk “Let’s Use Video to Reinvent Education” and the flurry of media he received over the course of the following year or so that introduced the idea of the “flipped classroom” to most people. WTF is Unizin ?! Collared Dove. Ban Laptops" Op-Eds. They’re distracted.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

Microsoft has released an early access version of its Minecraft : Education Edition. ” In other Microsoft/Minecraft news , the company will donate $10,000 to the Marietta Center for Advanced Academics to build a Minecraft Lab at a local school. ” Upgrades and Downgrades. ” asks Education Dive.

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Education MOOC Company Report 48

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

Teacher on Paid Leave After Confederate Flag Found Hanging in Classroom.” Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill on layoffs at the LMS Schoology. “The Growing Role of Technology in Personalized Learning ,” according to KQED’s Mindshift. Adeptemy , an adaptive learning company, has raised $3.48

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Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40