EdTech4Beginners

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The landscape of education is undergoing a seismic shift, thanks to the advent and integration of Educational Technology (EdTech). This transformation is reshaping how teachers teach, students learn, and how educational institutions operate. Educators need to be trained to effectively integrate technology into their teaching methods.

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EdTech Gamification Education Digital Divide 113

ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 24, 2019

Adaptive Learning. Adaptive learning is a style of education where resources, activities, projects, and assignments are tailored to each student’s individual needs. Social Learning. Learning Management Systems. Beyond simple smartphone commands, AI has found a use in the context of eLearning.

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Trends Gamification Adaptive Learning LMS 397

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 19, 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. VR in the Classroom Grows More Feasible. STEAM Will Continue to Rise.

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Trends Digital Citizenship Learning Analytics STEM 231

Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2023

art, design, technology, sound/music, project management). Companies like Microsoft (Minecraft), Epic (Fortnite Creator) and Roblox have set up education divisions with ambitious goals. The novel also examines the issue of equity, exploring who has access to such a powerful learning platform. coding) and soft skills (e.g.

Game-Based Learning 169

Game-Based Learning Broadband Learning Company 169

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. content providers.

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Knewton Pearson Adaptive Learning Company 84

Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2016

David Samuelson, Age of Learning's head of global schools, told EdSurge in an interview that the product (currently geared at Pre-K, kindergarten and first grade) is essentially the ABCMouse consumer product—a collection of multi-subject learning activities—with all the necessary K-12 add-ons, like curriculum and professional development.

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Microsoft OER Digital Citizenship EdTech 113

Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 11, 2018

Hence, hands-on activities are important and count as a form of experiential learning. Immersive technology with new wearable devices like Microsoft HoloLens and augmented reality can be the solution. With the support of AI providing tangible, customized learning, it makes learning more exciting, fun and practical.

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Classroom Adaptive Learning Industry Software 127

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Are any education technologies, for that matter? Andreessen’s definition does begin to get at some of the reasons why platforms have been so appealing to investors – ideologically as much as technologically. One might ask, I suppose, if LMSes are platforms. But first, a definition (or two) might be helpful.

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

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

TeacherCast

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Perhaps I’m a little jaded, but when I read about Mark Zuckerberg’s and Priscilla Chan’s letter to their daughter which stated that technology would create a world where personalized learning was available to everyone, I thought: “No it won’t.”. Adaptive learning technologies have been proved to not work.

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Personalized Learning Adaptive Learning Learning Laptops 68

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 2, 2014

In this first installment, software engineer Ben Slivka — inspired by science fiction — dreamed of creating truly adaptive learning software. His biggest fame and fortune came from his fourteen years at Microsoft, where he worked on every big project, including starting the Internet Explorer team in 1994.

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Software Microsoft Education Blended Learning 69

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

His career also includes stops at Microsoft, Schoolnet and Kaplan. The four focus areas include career credentialing, digital and adaptive learning platforms, STEM and computer science instructional tools and data analytic services for schools. The Fulton, Md.-based

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EdTech Kaplan lynda.com Company 143

Kitaboo on EdTech

JANUARY 31, 2023

Digital textbooks, on the other hand, offer many features and tools that can be used to personalize the learning experience for K12 students. Adaptive Learning Digital textbooks can be designed to adapt to a student’s learning style and provide a personalized learning experience that works best for them.

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eBook Gamification Learning Analytics Data 52

Marketplace K-12

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Join the Conversation Visit Education Week’s K-12 Technology Leaders Group on LinkedIn and share your thoughts about the most pressing ed-tech issues facing school districts. Raises $10 Million: Game-based learning platform Kahoot! Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Company Game-Based Learning Mobility Secondary 70

Kathy Schrock

APRIL 15, 2023

However, the next paragraph following that one stated: Guidelines for Effective Use of Online Tools in the Classroom When using online tools in the classroom, teachers should be sure to select tools that are age-appropriate, aligned with learning objectives, and accessible to all students. You can read the full text of the "essay" below.

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Tools Classroom Online Assessments Guidelines 40

Bryan Alexander

JUNE 30, 2017

Student Success – Does the LMS improve learning? Does Microsoft have an LMS? Adaptive learning and analytics – Who is the market leader in Adaptive learning and analytics driven learning (sriram) . (Trisha Dionne). open edx – how do you see the current position of this lms?

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LMS Sakai Blackboard Moodle 43

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 67

Bryan Alexander

JUNE 30, 2017

Student Success – Does the LMS improve learning? Does Microsoft have an LMS? Adaptive learning and analytics – Who is the market leader in Adaptive learning and analytics driven learning (sriram) . (Trisha Dionne). open edx – how do you see the current position of this lms?

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LMS Blackboard Sakai Moodle 40

Mistakengoal.com

DECEMBER 29, 2013

Here are some of the blogs that I follow that regularly impress me: e-Literate : Led by Michael Feldstein , this group of authors routinely post insightful and detailed information about technology and U.S. Microsoft Social Media Collective Research Blog : The title of this blog tells you almost all you need to know.

Social Media 40

Social Media Learning Analytics LMS Microsoft 40

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. OpenEd ranks videos based on an analysis of how students do on assessments after watching them.

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OER Resources Common Core Education 60

techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

Amplify Fractions covers math standards in grades 3–6 and uses adaptive learning, interactive storytelling, and a personalized digital tutor to help students conquer fractions. The software takes advantage of Casio’s Natural Display technology for input and output of mathematical expressions.

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Tools Robotics Software Microsoft 52

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

Unfortunately, across the board, educators have not been prepared to teach well with technology, let alone teach remotely with technology. In some teacher preparation programs, pre-service teachers are not provided with any opportunities to engage with technology in meaningful ways.

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Digital Divide Social Media Microsoft Policies 216

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Teachers and the Future of Education" (the importance of teacher voice in education discussions, "Hack Your Education" (thinking about self-directed learning--Audrey''s in this proposal), and "Technology, Pedagogy, and the Silver Bullet" (addressing the myopia of some ed tech business ventures). The future of television?

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Khan Academy Education STEM Blackboard 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

This is the second part of my much-abbreviated look at the stories that were told about education technology in 2018 – and in this case, the people who funded the storytellers. I assumed that they looked to see if the company could do what it promised – financially, technologically. The technology did not work.

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Trends MOOC Company Edmodo 93

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 53

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

It includes a variety of assessments, multiple-choice and claim-evidence-reasoning assessments, along with extensive support for teachers such as embedded professional development and instructional resources to support a differentiated learning experience for each student. Each learning space is equipped with a 20’ 2” (6.16

Epson 51

Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 51

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 197

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies has announced it is allowing any SQL-based business intelligence tool, such as Tableau and Jaspersoft, to access data from its modern, student information system and learning management system.

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Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 70

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A key conversation focuses on weighing its benefits versus risks, and many education institutions have been quick to implement bans on the technology altogether for fears of plagiarism in written works. 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

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

Edsurge

MAY 3, 2017

Luminaries in the edtech industry, including Richard Culatta (ISTE CEO and former director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. godfather” of OER and Chief Academic Officer of Lumen Learning), trace their roots here. What is it about the Utah that makes it a hotbed of education and technology talent? (Is

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Coursera Knewton Udemy EdTech 75

Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Via Techcrunch : “Comparing Apple , Google and Microsoft ’s education plays.” ” From the press release : “ Microsoft Education and Open Up Resources announce partnership to deliver top rated math curriculum.”

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Education Robotics iPad Company 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

One of education technologies’s greatest luminaries passed away this year. It’s all of our loss, really, as too many in education technology happily reduce the potential of computer programming as an epistemological endeavor to a market for new products. This is part six of my annual review of the year in ed-tech.

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Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Paul LePage has called for a review of his state’s groundbreaking 1-to–1 student computing initiative, highlighting the growing pains nagging an educational-technology movement now well into its second decade.” No surprise, it’s the certificate offered by LinkedIn-owner Microsoft. ” Go, School Sports Team!

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Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 52

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “Teaching Tech-Based Farming: Microsoft Backs Program for Ag Group’s 650,000 Students.” ” Shocking, I know, but apparently “technology” is a “megatrend.”

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Education Pearson Company Blackboard 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. Um, they do.)

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

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.” MarcoPolo Learning has raised $8.5

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Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47