eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: As technology evolves, it presents exciting learning opportunities Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News Discover Technology Tools for Teaching and Learning New technologies are revolutionizing K-12 teaching and learning, ushering in an era of unprecedented possibilities.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2015

‘Friendly robot-tutor in the sky’ delivers on-demand, hyper-personalized learning. Adaptive learning provider Knewton has launched a free, open personalized learning platform. Any individual can create or use state-of-the-art supplemental lessons to provide students with unique learning paths in real-time.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

How do you use technology to improve your learning? The use of technology in the classroom to enhance teaching and learning is life changing. To enhance K-12 learning through technology, student can access interactive tools like educational apps and digital platforms into lessons, catering to diverse learning styles.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Playing against another human (not robots) inspires students to try harder to prove they know their stuff. Adaptive Learning with Percentile Scoring: Zapzapmath games are now integrated with an adaptive learning feature. Note to Zapzapmath folks: This is an excellent addition.

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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. Learning Analytics Tools Provide Real-Time Feedback. CDW Segment.

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Kathy Schrock

APRIL 15, 2023

I used TinyWow's Article Writer to produce an article entitled "Online Tools for Classroom Teachers." It certainly read like a robot had written in, IMHO. 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.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

But looking at 2024, here are some current trends in education: Technology Integration: Continued integration of technology into classrooms, with a focus on online learning, educational apps, and interactive tools. Social-Emotional Learning (SEL): Increased emphasis on social-emotional learning to support students’ well-being.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 11, 2019

But with so many apps, platforms and resources available on the market, where do schools start in terms of identifying the most appropriate and effective edtech tools for them? With the right tools and training, adopting edtech in the classroom can have far-reaching benefits. Read more: What every adaptive learning system should have.

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Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2020

MyBuddy, an artificial intelligence-powered English tutoring app, features a friendly robot that guides children through speaking exercises. The heads of the two companies knew each other, and last year MyBuddy started to build its own language-learning curriculum to add to its offerings. will become the brand for the combined entity.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 20, 2018

There are many changes I intend to make, but the most significant will be creating a book that is more “evergreen,” a book with less focus on tools and more on the dispositions of digital leaders. More and more schools have gone 1:1 thanks to the cost-effectiveness of the Chromebook and cloud-based tools. What should be removed?

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Can a robot be whimsical? The implications of all of this seems clear if not outright ominous: if an AI tool today can now write essays and poems, how must that change how we teach and assess student writing? Recently I wrote " What If Your Co-Teacher is a Computer? Even more amazing, ChatGPT made some independent artistic choices.

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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. The merger will create a $120-million nonprofit organization with 500 employees.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Ferreira’s decision marks the end of a nearly nine-year run at Knewton, where he strived to build technology to pinpoint what students know, don’t know and should learn next. Key to such a tool was the ability to capture data—lots of it—to adjust the feedback and sequence of content that learners would encounter based on their performance. (He

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

More than two decades ago, when I was hired at Stevens Institute of Technology, as dean of web-based distance learning—a quaint title for what is now known as online learning—few tools were available to help faculty migrate their on-campus courses online. All you need is your imagination.”

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Kibby also criticized Ferreira’s highly abstract and “complex” public statements about Knewton’s technology (referencing one NPR interview in which the former CEO called Knewton “ a robot tutor in the sky ”). Knewton’s pitch is that its mix of OER and an adaptive-learning system will set it apart.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Your most recent episode was about learning analytics , and listening to it reminded me that the focus of edtech folks these days is less about the tools being used and more about finding ways to improve student retention and learning. I do, and I think as the tools improve, they will become more ubiquitous and more effective.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

Increasingly, Asian companies are also investing abroad to find fresh ideas and tools to bring to their local markets. The technologies built by these companies span a wide gamut of buzzwords (adaptive learning, artificial intelligence, gamification) but will be integrated with TAL’s online offerings. edtech startups.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Ostensibly these tools are for the greater good—keeping kids safe. Companies include an AI robot, student incubator and a startup called Pie for Providers. From facial-recognition cameras to web and social media filtering software, surveillance technologies are finding their foothold in schools across America. Tuesday, March 5, 4 p.m.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2017

Using a completely adaptive learning engine and technology-enhanced assessments, UpSmart provides the right level of instruction and practice on each topic for each student. She became a dyslexia expert and advocate after her husband and two of her four children were diagnosed with the learning disability.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

While machine learning and automation are obviating the need for learners to memorize content and develop routine skills, current edtech solutions still focus on helping learners develop these capabilities, he says. Rise of the robots Siemens has both an academic and an industry perspective on digital learning.

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Hack Education

JUNE 15, 2017

To borrow from “ Norman’s Law of eLearning Tool Convergence ,” no matter the stories we tell about innovation, no matter the predictions we make about disruption, in time everything in ed-tech becomes indistinguishable from the learning management system. Maybe they’ll change how we think about robots.

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MindShift

AUGUST 11, 2016

A deeper look into these reports gives a sense that, even as computers become ubiquitous in classrooms, there’s a lot we still don’t know — or at least that we’re not doing to make them effective tools for learning. NPR Ed has covered adaptive learning before.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

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. In addition, KIBO also has a Marker Extension Set, enabling the KIBO robot to draw while moving.

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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. TOOLS THEY USE COXSACKIE-ATHENS ?

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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. With the acquisition, Gary Hensley will take the helm as the new CEO.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

More often than not, these platforms also come with a series of tools that enable their users to build their own products, services, and marketplaces. Pearson promises “personalization” through its “adaptive learning” products, for example. (It

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

One notable piece of K-12 tech innovation news is the integration of interactive devices and digital learning tools, transforming static learning spaces into dynamic, multimedia-rich environments. The proliferation of educational apps and online resources has expanded learning beyond the confines of textbooks.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Key points: Technology is a great tool–but what specific tech aids in student learning? From interactive apps to online platforms, edtech tools cater to diverse learning styles and enhance educational experiences. What technology helps students learn? What technology helps students learn?

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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. Educators can meet students where they are in viewing the tool with curiosity and encouraging it as a supplemental effort to their overall learning journey.

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Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2018

Here’s Edsurge : “Udacity VP of Learning: ‘We Never Start Anything Out of Academic Interest’ ” Here’s Techcrunch : “Udacity introduces real robots and virtual words to help students build skills.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” asks Edsurge.

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Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

“Researchers say removal of an IRS tool for financial aid applicants may have slowed FAFSA submissions, while college aid groups warn that affected students could already be losing out on aid,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Via Desmos : “The Desmos Geometry Tool.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Via The Verge : “ Aflac ’s toy robot for kids facing cancer is the smartest toy of all.” Via The Verge : “ Aflac ’s toy robot for kids facing cancer is the smartest toy of all.” “Is Personalized Learning the Next Big Thing in K–12 Philanthropy?

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

” Via The Washington Post : “ Education Department relaxes financial aid process in the absence of IRS tool.” ” I’m more interested in hearing about segregation and state laws in Mississippi than the adaptive learning software a school is using. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Oh.

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

“Imagine Discovering That Your Teaching Assistant Really Is a Robot ,” says The Wall Street Journal in a story about “Jill Watson” (of course it’s a female name), an automated teaching assistant at Georgia Tech. From the HR Department. Data, Privacy, and Surveillance. Because ed-tech is not science.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Affluent students get to digital tools for creative exploration; poor students get to use theirs for test prep. Purdue boasted that Course Signals increased retention by 21%, making it an incredibly effective tool. He told NPR in 2015 that Knewton’s adaptive learning software was a “mind-reading robo tutor in the sky.”

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Just you wait… Inside Higher Ed profiles ClassPulse , a(nother) classroom feedback tool. Speaking of feedback, Inside Higher Ed also profiles a sentiment analysis surveillance tool , developed at the University of St. The “ invisible ” “adaptive learning” company has raised $38.7

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

” Via Education Week : “New Tool Alerts Teachers When Students Give Up on Tests.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Parla.ai – “No need to spend money on teachers – I’ll help you learn English effectively and for free!” ” Exclusive!

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