eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2023

SAN DIEGO (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Internet Safety Labs , a non-profit organization dedicated to independent software product safety testing, today announced a big leap forward to help ensure mobile app safety for K-12 students, families and educators with the introduction of the App Microscope. Try Out the App Microscope, It’s Free!

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2023

Code Next was launched by Google in 2016 in response to the stubbornly low numbers of people of color working in tech — only 3 percent of Google’s tech employees were Black or Latino back in 2014. Teenagers come to the lab to develop their own projects under the tutelage of Google employees and Code Next’s academic coaches.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 21, 2022

Due to pandemic-driven increases in school districts’ purchases of devices and software, there’s now a need to develop cohesive systems in which data can be transferred and analyzed quickly and easily in order to improve student outcomes and district operations. Blog post by Robert Low based on this edWebinar.

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Technology Analysis Software BYOD 72

edWeb.net

APRIL 23, 2022

Teachers can no longer download any app they want and use it the same day—every piece of instructional technology must be vetted for how it relates to educational goals and checked against software the school already has. More important, though, every piece of technology must adhere to the district’s student data privacy policies.

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Student Data Privacy Guidelines Data Handbook 86

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Tech & Learning Rounds Up a Summary of New Tools for Schools Software & Online ACHIEVE3000 & ICIVIC ( www.achieve3000.com The software takes advantage of Casio’s Natural Display technology for input and output of mathematical expressions. The application is free to download from the App Store or Google Play.

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Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 57

Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Common Sense Privacy Evaluations Common Sense, a nonprofit education and advocacy organization, maintains a database that evaluates edtech tools on whether they are safe for use in schools. In the case of ClassDojo, a relatively harmless example, data goes back to the company and to Google Crashlytics.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 23, 2020

Apps and software are a boon for special needs students, but teachers shouldn’t download whatever they feel like. All software—and hardware—should be vetted by a team of faculty and IT staff. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

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Accessibility Digital Badges Elementary BYOD 55

edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2019

But, they also saw a large number of resources being recommitted to just this one aspect of education: space for server farms, money for hardware and software upgrades, overworked personnel, etc. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Software & Online ACCELERATE LEARNING STEMSCOPES SCIENCE ( www.stemscopes.com ) Accelerate Learning announced a new platform using the best of CNN’s digital content to create a new science education product. EDTHENA ( www.edthena.com ) Edthena has developed a one-click video recording and uploading solution for Google Chrome.

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Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 51

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 25, 2019

The Linux operating system is one of the most incredible success stories of the open source software movement. There is a popular myth that most of the people writing open source software do this work in their spare time for altruistic reasons. Let’s keep chasing this. A Lesson from Open Source. Second point.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

Strategic planning for edtech is an endless journey—and not just because of constantly evolving hardware and software. Most educators look at the cost of their device and software, but what they need to understand is that the total cost includes PD, tech support, sustainability. Are they prepared to adapt to other systems?

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EdTech Digital Badges Software Outcomes 51

edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

She started her career as a software engineer at NASA supporting Space Shuttle and Station Operations. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation. Frankie Jackson. ClassLink Analytics gives decision makers the usage data they need.

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Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 79

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 18, 2018

He is a former teacher but spent 20 years away from the classroom working as a technology attorney and software executive. ClassLink® OneClick® includes a library of over 5,000 single sign-on apps and instant links to file folders at school and on Google, Office 365, and Dropbox cloud drives.

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PowerMyLearning Data BYOD Training 40

edWeb.net

JULY 31, 2019

Software and services hosted in the cloud: First and foremost, by using cloud-based programs, schools don’t need to worry about having the staff and skills to maintain the programs. She started her career as a software engineer at NASA supporting Space Shuttle and Station Operations. About the Presenters.

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BYOD Data Software Training 42

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

But for that concept to work, a child must spend a lot of time on the computer, feeding the system with data that the software uses to improve itself. Google’s search engine serves up more of what you’ve clicked on in the past. based education reform advocacy group.

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Trends Study Knewton Personalized Learning 40

MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2017

But for that concept to work, a child must spend a lot of time on the computer, feeding the system with data that the software uses to improve itself. Google’s search engine serves up more of what you’ve clicked on in the past. based education reform advocacy group.

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Personalized Learning Technology Knewton Learning 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

and MAIT : Beyond the Buzzwords: How to infuse SEL, flipped learning, & more into everyday activities Kate Baker, M.Ed

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Conference Learning OER Blended Learning 34

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 23, 2023

But Large Language Models (LLMs), and particularly the recent demo of ChatGPT, seem to have put the fear of God into everyone from middle school English teachers to the CEO of Google. And improvements will absolutely need to be made. Did I Mention this Content Infrastructure Will Be Open?

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Yet, from my vantage point in the education policy arena (in leadership roles, for instance, at the National Association of State Boards of Education and the State Educational Technology Directors Association), the book and prediction drove widespread advocacy for changes in policy and practice.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Yet, from my vantage point in the education policy arena (in leadership roles, for instance, at the National Association of State Boards of Education and the State Educational Technology Directors Association), the book and prediction drove widespread advocacy for changes in policy and practice.

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EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

For decades, nonprofit advocacy groups and corporate donors have targeted K-12 education for intervention. I kept thinking how much the physical setup of the classrooms resembled a Silicon Valley workspace — or is it that Amazon, Google and Facebook have tried to replicate grammar-school life? We use Google all the time.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Google had a big press event this week too, unveiling shiny stuff to a cheering crowd of stenographers. VR headsets (well, it’s really just a mask that holds your Google phone up to your face). Google has also rebranded Google Apps for Education as G Suite for Education. A Wi-Fi system.

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Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 30, 2015

The Webinar will be held using Google Hangouts on Air, and it shouldn't require any special software. Those who are able to join the Webinar live will be able to ask questions in the chat during the Q&A period. The Webinar tomorrow is free to attend live and to watch in recorded form for the following 24 hours. See you online!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

The Webinars are held using Google Hangouts on Air, and shouldn''t require any special software. " Starting to Homeschool " is a series of six Webinars for those interested in starting the journey to homeschooling, or just learning more about homeschooling.

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Elsevier Advocacy Software Conference 28

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

How : Google Slides, PPT, Buncee , Thinglink , Genially , Canva School librarians can create choice boards aligned with different ability levels, and students can choose according to how they feel comfortable. Handbooks can summarize library services, events calendars, and important updates. Holzweiss asked.

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Libraries Social Media Handbook eBook 98

Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

Via The Hechinger Report : “ Virtual charter schools need ‘bold action’ for change, says national charter school advocacy group.” Investors in this round were the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, CRE Venture Capital, Learn Capital, Omidyar Network, Google Ventures, and Spark Capital.

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Education Coursera Microsoft Company 49

MindShift

MARCH 28, 2020

Some districts have plowed ahead with holding one-on-one lessons over software like Zoom and virtual meetings to discuss the individualized education plans — known as IEPs — that are required for students in special education. Louis, “but that doesn’t work well for my students, since I have students with more significant needs.”

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PresenceLearning Advocacy Video Software 62

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

” Via The New York Post : “Charter-school advocacy group to close up shop.” Via The New York Times : “Early Facebook and Google Employees Form Coalition to Fight What They Built.” ” That’s the Families for Excellent Schools , whose CEO was fired last week amid sexual harassment allegations.

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Lenovo Education Facebook MOOC 51

Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2016

” The Autistic Self Advocacy Network issued a statement on the nomination of Jeff Sessions as US Attorney General. Via Google’s press release : “ Google and Bertelsmann launch mobile digital skills initiatives with Udacity – 10,000 Android scholarships available for EU developers.”

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Education Report Android Libraries 40

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

Indeed, Edutechnica, which also tracks LMS data, responds with their own numbers and says that Blackboard still has about two hundred more installations than Canvas and about a million more students using the software. ” Via Edsurge : “ Britannica CEO Talks Google, Wikipedia and What Lil Pump Can Teach Us About Credibility.”

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Education Khan Academy Blackboard Report 43

Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

Silicon Valley does include Mountain View, where Google is headquartered. An advocacy for libertarian politics – think Peter Thiel (a Stanford graduate) now advising Donald Trump. To become a platform is to be “the next Facebook” or “the next Google” (and as such, to be a windfall for investors).

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Trends Company MOOC Edmodo 64

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2021

Unwilling to replace him and unable to find skilled workers in the United States to staff his 40-person company, the Dallas-based custom software maker 7T, Khandavalli opened a satellite office for the manager, outside Mumbai, and now employs about 15 other workers there. In India, Meadem joined a tech economy that has been growing.

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Education Industry Software Company 128

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Or the company will have to start charging for the software. In 2018, Mozilla said it would retire Backpack, its platform for sharing and displaying badges, and would help users move their badges to Badgr, software developed by the tech company Concentric Sky. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That).

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

It’s building this little web that turns the user into a mostly passive consumer of mostly western corporate content,” says Ellery Biddle, Global Voices’ advocacy director. ” Via Edsurge : “ Google and Digital Promise Reimagine Teacher Tech Training with New National Program.” trillion in 2017.

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Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

” The Gates Foundation is perhaps the best known organization for furthering political advocacy through its funding mechanisms. The pressure to move towards digital assessments has fueled schools’ investments in hardware and software more than any other argument about the importance of ed-tech. The Procurement Problem.

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Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Economic Boom Isn’t Helping Some Student-Loan Debtors , Advocacy Group Says.” ” Also via The New York Times : “ Google Faces Internal Backlash Over Handling of Sexual Harassment.” " [link] — Kaitlin Mulhere (@KMulhere) October 30, 2018.

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Education Company Report IXL Learning 53

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

. “Since 1970, DeVos family members have invested at least $200 million in a host of right-wing causes -- think tanks, media outlets, political committees, evangelical outfits, and a string of advocacy groups. Google has acquired Quiklabs , a tech training company. ” (emphasis mine).

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Education Pearson Common Core Report 40