eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2023

We’re proud to recognize Rise Vision with an EdTech Breakthrough award for the flexibility that lets campuses construct complex, multimedia presentations that include videos, commentary and analysis, animated diagrams, audio, and more to enhance school safety.”

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2020

Not all parents have the luxury of working from home, and many households lack sufficient technology to support their children’s online learning. Baker’s experience was reflected in the results of a survey sent by BrightBytes, an education data company, from April to June 15.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2015

According to the company, this includes more than 5,000 videos, images, websites and games “reviewed and approved by LeapFrog learning experts.” The tablet, called Epic , is meant for students from pre-K to about nine years old. It uses a special browser only allowing access to pre-selected, kid-safe web content.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — As students return to the classroom for the new school year, Savvas Learning Company is helping educators move learning forward with engaging, easy-to-use K-12 solutions that offer data-informed instruction and adaptive technology to take personalized learning to the next level. “A

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Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2021

And we’ve only seen the beginning—within the next few years, the company is poised to disrupt the healthcare market, become the market leader in online advertising, establish itself as a competitor to USPS, FedX and UPS, and provide global access to broadband internet through a network of satellites orbiting the planet… to name but a few examples.

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Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2017

The United States is expected to lead the charge, followed by countries in Asia and Europe, so it may come as no surprise that people interested in edtech are traveling from all over the world to learn from, sell to and acquire U.S. Limin Chen “They want adaptive learning tools, STEM products and learning management systems,” says Chen. “If

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

One edtech company that has embraced an AI-plus-human-teacher approach is Squirrel AI Learning , a Chinese company that has opened over 2000 after-school learning centers in more than 400 cities across China in the past three years. It’s something many other education companies using AI can’t deliver either.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

The four focus areas include career credentialing, digital and adaptive learning platforms, STEM and computer science instructional tools and data analytic services for schools. New Markets has supported 43 companies since its launch in 2003; edtech startups make more than 90 percent of its deals in the past five years, Palmer adds.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2018

The company that set the bar for hyping adaptive-learning technology has had to adapt to new leadership and a new business model. The rest comes from company’s existing investors, including Accel, Atomico, Bessemer Venture Partners, FirstMark Capital, First Round Capital, Founders Fund and Sofina.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Savvas Learning Company , a next-generation learning solutions leader for K-12 education, is proud to announce that its enVision® Mathematics Common Core Grades 6-8 © 2021 received the highest rating from EdReports.org. Teaching with high-quality instructional materials has a direct impact on student learning outcomes.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

The merger marks yet another change for Carnegie Learning, which traces its roots to Carnegie Mellon University. In the 1980s, researchers developed an adaptive-tutoring math system used in high schools and colleges, and the tool was spun out as an independent company in 1998. The tempo has picked up in recent years.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Learning Management Systems With learning management systems now installed at nearly all higher education institutions here and abroad, instructors can create course materials, assess student progress and generate custom exams. Most authoring software also integrates assessment tools, testing learning outcomes. million students.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2016

It represents a category of edtech, called “digital courseware” by foundations and industry analysts, that’s changing the way online students learn and faculty teach. These neatly packaged courses also raise questions about the role of faculty, and who decides what students need to learn. Course of the Future.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2019

Textbook companies defend their new model, arguing that digital titles help students learn better than past methods and are sold for far less than traditional textbooks. I look up a lot of things I need to know, and it’s right there on Google for free, or you can find videos on how to do it.

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Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2016

It brings together K-12 educators, companies, reporters, university professors, and students to talk about product announcements, implementation strategies and edtech trends. The ISTE conference isn’t the biggest edtech conference in the world by sheer luck. Full EdSurge coverage on Google here.) Wondering about Apple?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

ALEKS® (Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces) is a course assistant used in both K-12 and higher education that helps instructors identify what students know, don’t know and are ready to learn, and, from there, deliver customized practice until they truly get it. Learn more at www.ancorahigh.com.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2017

Since launching in 2012, Rethink has invested in 27 companies that serve a broad spectrum of learners and needs, ranging from elementary-grade grammar ( NoRedInk ) to college student success platforms ( Civitas Learning ) and career training for professionals ( General Assembly ). The firm has an eye for smart bets. Lessons From K-12.

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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. Recently I wrote " What If Your Co-Teacher is a Computer? think there was a sense from the audience that there was almost really a personality there."

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

More instructors are experimenting with adaptive-learning systems in their classrooms. To explore the issue, EdSurge invited a panel of experts to discuss their vision of the promises and perils of AI in education, in the first installment of our new series of video town halls called EdSurge Live. To just say "Trust us.

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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. About Fuel Education Fuel Education® partners with school districts to fuel personalized learning and transform the education experience inside and outside the classroom.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The company provides comprehensive benchmark and formative assessments for states and districts, actionable learning analytics dashboards, personalized pathways powered by machine learning, and blockchain-enabled micro-credentials for student empowerment. Video link: [link]. For more information visit www.focalpointk12.com.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Edtech allows learners to learn and teachers to teach despite language barriers, inability to gather physically in one place, network and bandwidth problems, etc. 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

JUNE 30, 2016

But optimizing a flawed model of education is not in the best interests of our students, and from a learning outcomes perspective may make things worse than they already are. In the case of adaptive learning, education commentator Audrey Watters gave examples of how things can go badly wrong on her blog. Tune too easy?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

We also have a hospitality management authoring project which we're going to be doing some video and photos from the kitchen area the students can use but to provide them with some of that information up front before they actually get there in the physical space. Lang: I really think so, yeah. So what's next?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2017

We are seeking teams of educators in every corner of the nation who have the passion and potential to create learning environments that equip every student to graduate prepared and inspired to achieve their most ambitious dreams and plans. We listen carefully to educators and conduct market research to help uncover these gaps.

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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. As an example, a quick search in YouTube for “calculate the area of a circle” returns over 55,000 videos. Other adaptive learning vendors claim they can choose the right resources automatically.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

ADVANCED & MEASURED PROGRESS ( www.advanc-ed.org ) & ( www.measuredprogress.org ) Measured Progress and AdvancED will join forces to form a unique and far-reaching nonprofit educational company focused on data-driven tools for school improvement. has joined the ENA family of companies.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2017

The Australian company, now based in San Francisco, has signed on 150 universities, along with another 50 companies and organizations, for its “digital courseware platform,” the term that Ben-Naim is much more at ease with. More than 20,000 online courses have been created by over 8,000 educators, the company claims.

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Edsurge

JULY 3, 2017

While students were going through the math remediation courseware, they were also meeting with their peer mentor on a weekly basis using video conferencing.”. So he struck up a partnership with Cengage Learning, a Boston-based education technology and information company.

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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 Okay, okay.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 22, 2016

In Pat Deklotz’s district in Wales, Wisconsin, students can help design their own learning; they can enroll in one of the district’s four dynamic and innovative charter schools, for example, or engage in curriculum that delivers instruction differently or closes skills gaps. Devin is an inclusive leader.

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Fractus Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Khan Academy Kids is a free math learning tool that teaches kids from age two to seven years a variety of topics, including math, writing, problem-solving, and language learning. The award-winning app offers math in a more traditional course-type with over 40,000 questions, 10,000 videos, and an expansive variety of math types.

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2016

To address these learning needs, a fully online general education biology course was implemented through Brightspace to heighten student engagement, improve student time-on-task ratios, and decrease the time burden on instructors.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 15, 2015

More importantly, and more concerningly, most edtech companies are not considering these capabilities in the data-collection systems they are developing and using. We’re seeing important shifts in the interplay of technology and education, but they are well off from what’s required to enable and empower quantified learning.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2017

That prompted my partner and me to create LearnZillion and become the first curriculum-as-a-service company. Right now we have 1,400 full lessons plans for math, and 2,000 full lesson plans for English language arts, plus thousands of instructional videos, activity worksheets and other supporting materials. How does it work?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

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. Valve , the company behind the video game hit Portal, is working on an educational game.

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Educator Innovator

MAY 29, 2014

Game designers are incorporating assessment tools into new learning games in ways that are useful for instructional decision-making, without overpowering teachers with irrelevant data. . Last fall, at Robinswood Middle School in Orlando, Florida, 65 students were learning about air pollution. Eventually iCivics scrapped the project.

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