Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2017

In the past, experts have made big projections for the global edtech market, with some groups estimating as much as $252 billion pouring into the market by 2020. We are using iPads for our fourth to ninth grade students, and we are looking for apps and websites for our students to learn [on the devices with],” says Najera.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 26, 2020

Use a URL shortener to make links easily accessible in a slide presentation or push out using a Learning Management System (i.e., Utilize chat and screen share features inherent in video conference tools. Leverage an adaptive learning tool if your school or district has purchased a license. My favorites at bit.ly

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Khan Academy Learning Blended Learning Schoology 542

Neo LMS

JUNE 19, 2018

The ISTE Conference & Expo is recognized globally as the most comprehensive educational technology conference in the world. ISTE 2018 is the place where educator-tested strategies come together with proven resources for transforming learning and teaching. NEO will be exhibiting at ISTE 2018, between June 25-27.

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Edsurge

JULY 16, 2018

edtech industry, that’s no big deal: In the first six months of 2018, 62 companies raised $739 million in venture capital. edtech company has hit the nine-figure mark in 2018: a $110 million round for Connexeo, a provider of administrative payment software for schools and community institutions. edtech acquisitions so far in 2018.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Attend workshops, webinars, and conferences to learn about emerging trends, innovative teaching methods, and best practices. Educational Conferences and Events: Attend educational conferences and events, both locally and nationally. What are the learning trends in 2024?

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Trends Education Robotics Blended Learning 52

Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2016

The ISTE conference isn’t the biggest edtech conference in the world by sheer luck. It brings together K-12 educators, companies, reporters, university professors, and students to talk about product announcements, implementation strategies and edtech trends. One of the top performers?

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Microsoft OER Digital Citizenship EdTech 110

Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2018

The move may seem unusual particularly as Thille, a frequent speaker at education conferences, has openly questioned the role of technology companies in developing learning technologies. (Amazon has an estimated 541,900 employees, according to an October story from Business Insider.)

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Professional Learning Company Software Learning 86

techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

3 Novel Ideas for Writing Instruction Learn how edtech tools are helping educators discover new possibilities for writing instruction. 8 New Personalized Learning Program Uses Adaptive Learning Redbird Language Arts & Writing helps students master language arts concepts and build foundational writing skills.

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STEM Adaptive Learning Analysis EdTech 40

ASIDE

JULY 25, 2019

Educational conferences can be like that. Source: Building Learning Communities 2019 That’s why the Building Learning Communities (BLC) conference from November Learning is one of our annual favorites. This recent BLC19 conference , from July 16 - 19 at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel , lived up to its pedigree.

Education 67

Education Gamification Common Core Conference 67

eSchool News

JULY 12, 2017

It seems as if no conference schedule or edtech brochure is complete without some “New and Improved!” way to increase educational return on investment, the latest of which is “adaptive” learning. Today we see it in the hyperbole around personalization, individualization, standards-based grading, differentiation, etc.

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Personalized Learning Software Differentiated Instruction Adaptive Learning 79

Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2016

(He claims to be among the first to coin this approach as “adaptive learning.” What’s all the buzz about adaptive learning really about? Learn more about its different definitions and applications in our special report on adaptive learning. Not everyone bought into his vision at first.

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Knewton Adaptive Learning Company Education 60

Edsurge

MAY 12, 2017

Throughout the past decade, Knewton ’s adaptive learning technology has been backed by some of the biggest names in the both the publishing and venture capital community. Pearson will no longer use Knewton’s adaptive learning engine for some of its digital offerings.

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Knewton Pearson Adaptive Learning Company 78

Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2017

I left my position running university internships abroad and went head first into the edtech world. How can edtech help students be more human? Sunny Lee: Part of our job at EdSurge is to report on, speak at, strike conversations and make connections at edtech conferences throughout the year. The interview, “ Why U.

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MOOC Trends Learning EdTech 68

Gaggle Speaks

MARCH 25, 2015

Last week, during the 2015 CoSN Annual Conference , I participated in the CoSN Camp FailFest where leaders in education shared professional failures in order to see future successes. Integrated Learning Systems” was used back in 1999, and then we moved on to other terms for more or less the same concept. Most ideas are not new.

EdTech 40

EdTech Differentiated Instruction Gamification MOOC 40

Gaggle Speaks

MARCH 25, 2015

Last week, during the 2015 CoSN Annual Conference , I participated in the CoSN Camp FailFest where leaders in education shared professional failures in order to see future successes. Integrated Learning Systems” was used back in 1999, and then we moved on to other terms for more or less the same concept. Most ideas are not new.

EdTech 40

EdTech Differentiated Instruction Gamification MOOC 40

Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2018

The EdSurge Fusion conference back in October surfaced some unexpected “aha” moments for me. The theme was personalized learning and heading into the conference I anticipated gaining a broader view of technology products promising to provide adaptive learning experiences for all students.

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Conference Personalized Learning Professional Learning Technology 109

Graphite Blog

JULY 3, 2015

The Common Sense Education team just returned from a fabulous four days at the ISTE Conference in Philadelphia. If your collection of notes, flyers, business cards, and phone photos looks anything like mine, it might take a while to process all the great new ideas and tools you heard about during the conference. What a trip!

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Reading By Example

OCTOBER 20, 2016

I prefer this definition over the typically more technical description frequently offered by #edtech evangelists. As a structure is established and the purpose is clear as to why personalized learning is necessary, educators should be evaluating the impact of the technology on the instructional goals and student learning.

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Personalized Learning Blended Learning Learning Exercises 42

Reading By Example

OCTOBER 20, 2016

I prefer this definition over the typically more technical description frequently offered by #edtech evangelists. As a structure is established and the purpose is clear as to why personalized learning is necessary, educators should be evaluating the impact of the technology on the instructional goals and student learning.

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Personalized Learning Blended Learning Learning Exercises 28

EdTech Magazine

MARCH 15, 2018

For educators, Google Forms are an integral component of facilitating personalized and adaptive learning. at a March 15 session at the Spring CUE 2018 conference. “I SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! Meghan is an associate editor with EdTech. Content Subtype.

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Google Differentiated Instruction EdTech Survey 205

Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2017

At this year’s SXSWedu, the annual education technology conference in Austin, Texas, he heard from provosts at large public university systems in states including Florida and Maryland commit to phasing out textbooks in favor of creating in-house online courseware design teams. Dror-Naim is optimistic that university leaders will commit.

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Adaptive Learning Tools Company Learning 92

Neo LMS

APRIL 30, 2020

As educators, the pedagogical techniques in face-to-face classroom settings may not be fully replicated in the online space but this can be compensated now with a wide range of tools and applications available that can aid the teaching-learning process. Read more: 5 Edtech tools to try out this year.

Learning 267

Learning Assessment Gamification Mobility 267

Hack Education

JUNE 15, 2017

I delivered this talk today at the NMC Summer 2017 conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Thank you very much for inviting me to your conference. This is the story we hear and we tell about computers, about algorithmic systems like adaptive learning, predictive analytics, personalization. Why and where.

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Robotics Company Technology System 67

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

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. Rather than putting a pause on instruction, how marvelous would it be if a teacher could program their own avatar to teach a lesson on a day they have to be out sick or at a conference?

Education 52

Education Industry Company Exercises 52

Edsurge

MAY 3, 2017

The region boasts an unusual concentration of highly-valued tech startups—Domo, Qualtrics and Inside Sales are among them—along with big education companies, including Instructure, the developer of the Canvas learning management system. godfather” of OER and Chief Academic Officer of Lumen Learning), trace their roots here.

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Coursera Knewton Udemy EdTech 71

Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2016

“But adaptive-learning technologies are bullsh*t, c’mon,” one of us would say. I see your perspective, but think about it this way,” another might respond, “Your dystopian visions of tech mean less when you think about the millions of students who aren’t learning now. You can’t mix AltSchool and Freire.”. “I She’s a poet.

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Adaptive Learning Facebook Conference MOOC 60

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

“UCL to investigate eugenics conference secretly held on campus,” says The Guardian. The English-language-learning company has raised $608 million total. According to Metaari (formerly known as Ambient Insight), “ Global Edtech Investment Surges to a Record $9.5 Research, “Research,” and Reports.

Education 43

Education Company Blackboard Kaplan 43

Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

More on University College London and its eugenics conferences via DC’s Improbable Science. From the press release : “ Knewton Launches Alta, Fully Integrated Adaptive Learning Courseware for Higher Education, Putting Achievement in Reach for Everyone.” Accreditations and Certifications and Competencies.

Education 44

Education Elsevier MOOC Knewton 44

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

.” 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.” Jeff Fernandez, the co-founder of the online learning company Grovo , has resigned.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Indeed, according to one story in The Atlantic , a school district in Colorado opted to do away with parent-teacher conferences entirely, encouraging parents instead to simply check online to see what their children were up to. He told NPR in 2015 that Knewton’s adaptive learning software was a “mind-reading robo tutor in the sky.”

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. The adaptive learning company has raised $4.57 “Examining ethical and privacy issues surrounding learning analytics ” by Tony Bates. .”

Coursera 60

Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” Via Politico : “ Stanley Buchesky , formerly a managing partner at the venture capital firm The EdTech Fund , will work [at the Department of Education] on budget and finance issues.” ” Among The EdTech Fund’s investments : Teachboost and Citelighter. Go, School Sports Team! ” (I admit.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40