Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

A pair of consultants who run a popular edtech blog plan to start offering events—in hopes of getting people at colleges and companies who don’t usually talk to each other to join forces on innovative teaching efforts. The amount of the sponsorships was not disclosed.

Technology 79

Technology Education Pearson Blackboard 79

Edsurge

MARCH 23, 2018

She also liked posting links to articles, and enjoyed seeing students do so too. She says if she was still using Facebook groups, she doesn’t think the recent news about the company would bother her. In higher education, learning management systems including Blackboard, Canvas and Moodle have taken on these functionalities.

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Facebook Social Media Moodle Edmodo 84

Educational Technology Guy

DECEMBER 8, 2014

The online survey is facilitated by Project Tomorrow and supported by many of our nation’s most innovative companies, foundations and nonprofit organizations including Blackboard, Inc., Feel free to share summaries and links to these articles, but do not copy and repost entire article. Since 2003, more than 3.7

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Classroom Survey Differentiated Instruction Blackboard 136

The Principal of Change

APRIL 11, 2017

This article from the New York Times, “ I’m Not Texting, I’m Taking Notes “, is pretty interesting. He refers to himself as a “digital native”, and acknowledges this is a norm for him and his friends, while not perhaps the norm for others in the company. The ending (spoiler alert!):

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Meeting Blackboard iPhone Social Media 56

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

As this article was being written, the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world, forcing a global experiment in online education as schools and colleges closed their doors and moved teaching to online formats. Newkirk calls his company Acuitus , in hopes of encouraging sharpness of thought.

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Education Learning Software Knewton 217

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

.” Re-reading that article now makes me cringe. At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 22, 2013

Date : Tuesday, Juy 23rd, 2013 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern ( interna tional times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). The Blackboard Collaborate room will be open up to 30 minutes before the event if you want to come in early. Log in at [link]. Frans earned his B.S.

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Blackboard Strategy Groups System 72

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Over the past 10 years, new learning management systems (LMSs) have sprung on the scene to rival the Blackboards and Moodles of old. And with certain established companies like Pearson pulling out of the LMS ranks , where do you start? On the EdSurge Product Index alone, 56 products self-identify and fall into the LMS category.

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System LMS Schoology Social Media 106

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 30, 2012

PicLits was conceived by Terry Friedlander in 2002: "I read an article from USA TODAY which talked about the most often searched words and listed in the top ten was writing/poetry. The Blackboard Collaborate room will be open up to 30 minutes before the event if you want to come in early. The numbers that I read were staggering.

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Blackboard Mobility Company Groups 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Subsidized by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, some publications have repeatedly run overtly and covertly sponsored articles that hawk the future of learning as “personalized,” as focused on “ the whole child.” A teacher in front of a blackboard. Sit down; don’t talk; eyes up front. Wait for the bell.

Technology 110

Technology Industry Education Robotics 110

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Some internet-access advocates say EBS is underutilized at best, and wasted at worst, because loose regulatory oversight by the FCC has allowed most of the spectrum to fall into the hands of commercial internet companies. The FCC did not return emails and phone calls requesting an interview for this article. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 92

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

In a recent eSchool News article, Carl Harvey, librarian and former AASL president described the ways eBooks can assist students in six areas of the Common Core Standards. Event Platform: The event software platform is Blackboard Collaborate, and the sessions can be accessed live from any personal computer and most mobile devices.

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eBook Libraries Strategy Blackboard 28

Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

When I first started working as a tech reporter, I assumed – naively – that venture capitalists were smart people who did thorough research before funding a company. I assumed that they looked to see if the company could do what it promised – financially, technologically. One should be conscientious, as such.

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Trends MOOC Company Edmodo 93

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2016

This graph comes from an article in the online publication Vox that includes a couple of those darling made-to-go-viral videos of young children using “old” technology like rotary phones and portable cassette players – highly clickable, highly sharable stuff. A good myth. A dominant ideology.) Digital data is fragile.

Technology 40

Technology Learning Data Libraries 40

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2018

Milliron stressed that the early-warning systems have worked at some colleges his company studied. This article is part of an upcoming EdSurge Guide exploring innovations in student success, publishing March 26. At that point, and after dealing with kids and work, she said, ‘This is a sign from God I’m not supposed to be in school.’

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Blackboard System Course Data 118

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 29, 2016

The article makes a strong argument for the importance of interoperability among learning platforms, tools, and content. While I think this is more accidental than malicious, as I’ll explain below, the article needs a clear response. Even Blackboard was originally a Linux/apache/mysql/perl, or LAMP, app!).

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OER Software Data Accessibility 60

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

This follows the company’s recent integrations with Canvas and Schoology and its OneRoster alignment. BLACKBOARD ALLY ( www.blackboard.com ) Blackboard announced that Blackboard Ally is now available for multiple learning management systems used by K-12 school districts.

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Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 69

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2016

Lately I’ve seen quite a few edtech companies that hope to graduate from offering a free product to actually monetizing it. Edtech companies that offer supplementary content or a digital tool for teachers and students are best sold bottoms-up. Bottom up or top down? then your product lends itself best to a. consumer marketing model.

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Technology How To Education Software 60

edWeb.net

AUGUST 27, 2020

This edWeb broadcast was sponsored by Beable, The Life-Ready Literacy Company. Saki Dodelson is Founder and CEO of Beable, the Life-Ready Literacy Company, and one of today’s true visionaries in education. is Co-Founder and Chief Academic Officer at Beable, The Life-Ready Literacy Company, roles she also held at Achieve3000®.

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Learning Blended Learning Company Pearson 98

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Emma Green, a staff writer for the New Yorker, has been spending time visiting these VR classrooms and researching the company for the magazine. Her article , published earlier this month, digs into how the school’s backers hope it will lead to the next frontier in the school choice movement.

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Blackboard Common Core Case Study Course 152

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2017

There have been several articles in the industry and investor press recently that describe the ed-tech market as “ on the rebound ,” with venture capitalists getting their “ second wind ” and finding ed-tech once again to be something worth throwing money at. And yes, I do include student loan companies here.

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Coursera Knewton Company Udemy 57

Hack Education

OCTOBER 18, 2018

There’s a passage that I like to repeat from an article by historian of education Ellen Condliffe Lagemann: I have often argued to students, only in part to be perverse, that one cannot understand the history of education in the United States during the twentieth century unless one realizes that Edward L. (I Skinner won; Papert lost.

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Data Facebook Social Media Training 97

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. “ Can a For-Profit, Venture-Backed Company Keep OER Free – and Be Financially Sustainable? The company sells a tablet for use in prison. National) Education Politics. “ Apple and Microsoft Now Offer $100 Styluses.

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Education Facebook Edmodo OER 44

Hack Education

APRIL 21, 2017

Disclosure alert : no mention that Edsurge, which published this article, shares an investor with Class Central.). The math tutoring company has previously raised $4.7 Blackboard says it is “Putting data in the hands of students.” .” “ MOOCs Started Out Completely Free. Where Are They Now?”

Education 45

Education MOOC Facebook Report 45

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. awards debt collection contract to company with ties to DeVos.” ” Via Buzzfeed : “Here’s How A Student Loan Debt Relief Company Preyed On Its Customers.” National) Education Politics. ” JFC.

Education 43

Education Company Blackboard Kaplan 43

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Yes, “that pays superintendents to attend meetings with educational tech companies.” ” Here’s a list of the companies that work with ERDI. ” Here’s a list of the companies that work with ERDI.

Education 46

Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” At least the e-cigarette company (which targets teens) offers a social-emotional learning curriculum, right? “ Is Blackboard dying? I mean, clearly the company has a strong grasp on the politics of information.

Education 46

Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. There’s also an article on financial aid and cybersecurity in the data and surveillance section below. Actually it’s Trilogy Education’s bootcamp , as the UO is outsourcing instruction to this company. ” LOL.

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Education MOOC Pearson Blackboard 58

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. E-Literate claimed this week that “ Canvas Surpasses Blackboard Learn in US Market Share” – with some additional analysis about “What’s Important about the Blackboard Market Share News.” million total.

Education 43

Education Khan Academy Blackboard Report 43

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Apologies that this week this article is a day late. ” (Related: “Theranos investor Tim Draper blames the company’s downfall on an investigative journalist,” Business Insider reports.). ” Testing. .”

Education 46

Education MOOC Coursera Company 46

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Sandler is also the founder of the ed-tech company Nibletz. ” I’m putting this story here as it discusses VCs’ willingness to continue to invest in Mike Cagney , the former head of the student loan company SoFi.

Education 43

Education Pearson Company Blackboard 43

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

” Via Politico : “A complex legal battle involving dozens of debt collection companies fighting over contracts with the Education Department has essentially suspended the government’s ability to collect defaulted student loans , the Trump administration disclosed in a court filing on Monday night.”

Kaplan 46

Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 2, 2018

And I probably should have recommended you read that article as I don’t want to get too side-tracked here.) It’s another historically dubious claim (and another topic I’ve written about – indeed, I have an article in Vice coming soon pushing back on this notion). Why blackboards? When blackboards?

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Blackboard Khan Academy System Technology 111

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Pokémon Go, a free augmented reality game developed by Niantic (a company spun out of Google in 2015), became the most popular mobile game in US history this year. I’ll look more closely at discrimination by design – in software and in algorithms – in the final article in this series.) ” From April: “ U.S.

Data 40

Data Technology Education Software 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Mattivi, whose eighth-grade English students discuss articles about the environment, civic life, and American history after using online literacy programs that provide similar material at different reading levels. I could never go back to the old model,” says Ms. But computers are expensive. It’s perhaps not surprising.

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Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

In previous years, when I’ve written about this topic, I’ve saved “The Business of Ed-tech” for one of the last articles in my “ Top Ed-Tech Trends" series. " I will do that in a separate article at the end of the year. Blackboard replaced its CEO. Daphne Koller left Coursera this year.

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

JULY 15, 2016

Here’s an old article from Chalkbeat on Pence’s K–12 policies. ” The article notes that “The number of states planning to use the new [SBAC and PARCC] tests dropped from 45 in 2011 to 20 in 2016.” ” A study has found companies are not happy with their corporate LMSes.

Education 40

Education Blackboard Common Core MOOC 40