EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2018

“There are many kinds of assessments that educators use in the classroom—what makes them ‘formative’ is when the information from the assessment is used to adapt the instructional approach to meet students’ learning needs.”. MORE FROM EDTECH: Read more about adaptive learning tools teachers are using in their classrooms!

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Kathy Schrock

APRIL 15, 2023

Examples of Online Communication and Collaboration Tools Examples of online communication and collaboration tools include Skype, Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Slack. These tools can be used to create quizzes, polls, and surveys to assess student understanding.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

On the other hand, big education technology companies, such as Microsoft, Google and Apple, have put significantly more focus on embedding accessibility into their tools. Microsoft has developed new tools for accessibility, such as Immersive Reader which allows users to adjust how text is presented (e.g.,

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “Teaching Tech-Based Farming: Microsoft Backs Program for Ag Group’s 650,000 Students.” DreamBox Learning has raised $130 million from The Rise Fund. The adaptive learning company has raised $175.6 ” Questionable survey data is questionable. More via AJC.

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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.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For its part, the OECD, the organization that administers the PISA test, has started surveying 10- to 15-year-olds’ social and emotional skills too. He told NPR in 2015 that Knewton’s adaptive learning software was a “mind-reading robo tutor in the sky.” But the new mode of testing caused a great deal of headache too.

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Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

Kahoot has raised $10 million in Series A funding from Creandum, Northzone, and Microsoft Ventures. Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “ Adaptive Learning Products Gain Ground in K–12, Market Survey Finds.” The gaming company has raised $26.5 million total.

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