eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Do all students have access to the internet? A critical finding is that school districts that are meeting the 1 Mbps per student goal are also getting access at a much lower rate than those districts not meeting that benchmark,” said Emily Jordan, Vice President of Education Initiatives, CN. “A Key points: U.S. Key points: U.S.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

Access to high-quality education is widely recognized as a pivotal tool for alleviating poverty, mitigating the spread of disease and malnutrition, fostering children's overall welfare and empowering women. billion people worldwide without internet access. billion people worldwide without internet access.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 2, 2020

We can ill-afford not to address this fact. Access to devices and reliable WIFI needs to be emphasized. Access to devices and reliable WIFI needs to be emphasized. Kids also need access to equitable resources and learning experiences. It also should not require them to be on a device for all of their learning activities.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2024

Announced in October 2023, the AWS Education Accelerator supports edtech startups who are innovating to enhance the teaching and learning experience and improve educational outcomes. The participating edtech startups are focused on a wide range of solutions for PK-12, higher education, and workforce education customers.

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EdTech4Beginners

JANUARY 18, 2024

In the rapidly evolving world of educational technology (EdTech), startups are constantly looking for innovative solutions to stand out and effectively serve their educational clientele. Here’s how EdTech startups can significantly benefit from this approach.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

During the “emergency teaching” era of the COVID-19 pandemic, digital resources and edtech tools were used by educators worldwide in an effort to maintain students’ continuity of learning. This push back to analog forces district leaders to view edtech through a new, more critical lens. Look for Text Options.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Importantly, these companies are pursuing equitable access to their products and content, regardless of identity, geography, race, religion, socioeconomic background, etc. They proactively plan for a diverse customer base and do not treat accessibility as an afterthought. Exploring the intersectionality of DEI and Accessibility.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 20, 2021

In an Uber-like educational system, clients (students) have access to the best service providers (schools, universities, teachers, etc.), In an Uber-like educational system, clients (students) have access to the best service providers (schools, universities, teachers, etc.), and they can build their own learning solutions.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Tracy Smith, Parkland’s assistant to the superintendent for operations, spoke with EdTech about the district’s strategies and best practices for improving digital equity and shared her hopes for bringing broadband to every home in the Lehigh Valley region. . EDTECH: What challenges related to digital equity are you facing in your district?

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 10, 2020

The shift to remote learning has proved to schools just how essential accessibility, connectivity, teacher training, data privacy and wise tech spending are to create a successful learning environment online. That transition also revealed another key lesson: School districts can’t afford to be slow.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 3, 2020

The shift to remote learning has proved to schools just how essential accessibility, connectivity, teacher training, data privacy and wise tech spending are to create a successful learning environment online. That transition also revealed another key lesson: School districts can’t afford to be slow.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 3, 2020

The shift to remote learning has proved to schools just how essential accessibility, connectivity, teacher training, data privacy and wise tech spending are to create a successful learning environment online. That transition also revealed another key lesson: School districts can’t afford to be slow.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 2, 2020

The shift to remote learning has proved to schools just how essential accessibility, connectivity, teacher training, data privacy and wise tech spending are to create a successful learning environment online. That transition also revealed another key lesson: School districts can’t afford to be slow.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 6, 2023

This 3-part blog series, featuring guest authors from Michigan Virtual , describes the formation of the Learning Continuity Workgroup and how it has supported their edtech procurement and decision-making processes. Shifting from threat to opportunity in K-12 innovation In educational futurist Michael B.

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Edsurge

JULY 26, 2021

China’s ballooning edtech market is suddenly deflating thanks to new government restrictions on lucrative private tutoring companies that serve millions of the country’s children. Hong Kong stocks have fallen as investors sell off edtech holdings, reports South China Morning Post , and Chinese stocks listed in the U.S.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2020

She shares one computer with her family of five, lacks home internet access and uses a smartphone to connect online. As the years pass, the gap between Jennifer’s and Maria’s access to technology widens: Jennifer has everything she needs at her fingertips, while Maria does not. Jennifer is in sixth grade.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2020

In many ways, 2020 has been THE year of edtech. The industry saw large capital inflows and more edtech “unicorns” than in any other prior year. Edtech funds closed larger funds, and top-notch venture capital investors including a16z , Lightspeed and Union Square Ventures have developed investment theses on education.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2021

Many Americans who lost their jobs during the pandemic can’t afford to go back to college, but they’ll still need to upskill and become marketable in the workforce,” Wilmington University President LaVerne Harmon said. Here’s how it breaks down: 1. Prepare for more people to work and learn remotely with technology.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Read more: Can EdTech enable Social Emotional Learning (SEL)? Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process that helps kids and adults alike to understand and manage their emotions so that they can develop positive and meaningful social relationships. Teaching SEL skills in online education.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Despite the influx of capital, employers, schools and policymakers are only just beginning to harness the sector’s advancements in the delivery, accessibility and effectiveness of education technology. Those perks have lost their luster, and with help from the Affordable Care Act, even healthcare is becoming less of a differentiator.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 31, 2017

EdTech Strategies, LLC joined over 500 small businesses from across the country in an open letter filed yesterday with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) raising concerns over the agency’s proposed repeal of net neutrality rules that prevent Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from blocking, throttling, and charging extra fees.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 31, 2017

EdTech Strategies, LLC joined over 500 small businesses from across the country in an open letter filed yesterday with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) raising concerns over the agency’s proposed repeal of net neutrality rules that prevent Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from blocking, throttling, and charging extra fees.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 22, 2020

And the Covid-19 pandemic has proved that EdTech and eLearning are integral parts of modern academic reality. Technology allows you to teach and learn from any part of the world with Internet access and electricity. Technology allows you to teach and learn from any part of the world with Internet access and electricity.

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eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2022

As thousands of educators, entrepreneurs, and investors gathered at the recent ASU+GSV Summit, a growing number recognized both the need and opportunity for educational innovation in developing countries, particularly for the over 250 million children who lack access to schools. The offline opportunity.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2020

Soon, schools would be inundated with sales pitches from edtech companies, and it didn’t take long before they started pushing back against those that seemed predatory. For the edtech industry, the pandemic poses a paradox. Yet this reality seems not to have dampened investor enthusiasm for private edtech companies.

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Neo LMS

JULY 16, 2020

Read more: 14 Awesome examples of Critical Thinking EdTech. With technology so widespread at work, at school, and at home, being able to efficiently interact with it is an essential skill for everyone — adults, teenagers, and children. Computer literacy: Students need to develop both. 3 Digital trends in K-12 education. Open content.

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2021

Braced for the next wave of edtech? The most recent player to step into the edtech spotlight is India’s Byju’s. Byju’s growth demonstrates how the edtech market is truly becoming borderless,” says Isabelle Hau, a longtime global impact education funder who is working on a book on early childhood learning. It will be big.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 24, 2019

E-rate , which helps schools and libraries obtain affordable high-speed internet access , last underwent big change in 2014. MORE FROM EDTECH : Find the information you need to prepare for your E-Rate application. E-Rate Improvements Support Easier and Faster IT Upgrades. lora.strum_r7w0. Mon, 06/24/2019 - 13:57. billion to $3.9

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In effect, it would limit data access to only a few administrative employees. Naturally, administrators are often enticed to engage powerful, enterprise-grade solutions like PowerBI or Tableau. After all, if it’s good enough for a Fortune 500 company, it’s good enough for a school district, right? Cost and scalability are two major factors.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The edtech solutions they invest in must address their most critical and pressing problems. It’s an interesting paradox: edtech has never been so prevalent, and yet the need for high-quality, relevant solutions has never been more dire. She didn’t have a Gmail account, let alone familiarity with Google Classroom.

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2023

Before transitioning to EdTech, Levine enjoyed 30 years working in various positions in K-12 and higher ed. Before transitioning to EdTech, Levine enjoyed 30 years working in various positions in K-12 and higher ed. is excited about the newest technologies and their impact on the learning experience.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

However, have you come across the EdTech startup: Quizplus ? A variety of affordable plans allow students to navigate through more than 30 topics. Furthermore, for additional access to Quizplus services, monthly plans start as low as $7. Furthermore, for additional access to Quizplus services, monthly plans start as low as $7.

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Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2019

Long-term planning and investment in infrastructure for widespread and improved access to the internet and mobile devices is critical. But what may surprise some readers of the report, released Monday, is what the United States can learn from developing nations when it comes to bringing together all parties interested in edtech.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2022

Silver Spring, MD (Tuesday, August 17, 2022) — Discovery Education —the worldwide edtech leader backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. As part of the Discovery Education family of services, DoodleLearning will continue to apply its educational ability to building and deploying affordable learning solutions for students worldwide.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

That’s a big price tag for the many students who already can’t afford up-to-date computers or internet connections adequate for completing their college coursework. Not everyone is sold on the idea that virtual reality technology could or should bring higher education into a future of avatars and holograms.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Scores of low-income youth, who have relied on these organizations for technology access and vital emotionally and academically supportive relationships, have been cut off. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, there’s been a lot of discussion about digital equity in U.S. public schools. I really do feel like it’s a family here,” says another.

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Neo LMS

JULY 25, 2019

Edtech trends come and go. Easily access content such as audiobooks and music. That being said, to be able to do all that, teachers need a device such as a smart speaker, that can blend in the classroom setting, is affordable and easy enough to use. That is of course, artificial intelligence. as part of their learning process.

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