EdNews Daily

JANUARY 30, 2020

Like many of you, I am a veteran of nearly one hundred education conferences and events over my lifetime. All great events. But one event, the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) , will always be on my agenda. I have attended this annual event nearly a dozen times. All great cities. But LRP wanted more.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 8, 2018

From cloud backups to backup generators , these four steps can give school administrators enough confidence to weather any storm: SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! Some companies have taken disaster proofing so seriously that they have created storage servers that are nearly indestructible.

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Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

There are efforts to collect and share offerings from companies that want to help impacted schools. NewSchools Venture Fund, a nonprofit philanthropy that funds schools and educational companies, has also started a list. Related EdSurge article on this topic: Want to Help Schools Closed by COVID-19? Don’t Pitch Them Right Now.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! The opening session will be moderated by Valerie Truesdale, CTO of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina, and will also include panelists from edtech companies such as Google. Meghan is an associate editor with EdTech. Engagement.

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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. He said some of that money may go into giving small grants to help support projects discussed at the event.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2018

Your success as a company depends every bit as much on growing your customer base as it does on attracting the right talent to engage those customers. There’s a general assumption that all companies have two separate audiences—namely, the customers and the potential hires—and that their branding should cater to each group distinctly.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

No need to dig far to discern what I think about it as I am quoted in the article. Google – which maintains close ties to the think tank – was alleged to pressure New America to push out a scholar and his team after they made a series of sharp statements about the behavior of the company. More on this below.).

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2018

While net neutrality rules were designed to ensure equal access to the internet , the December repeal effectively opens the door for internet service providers (ISPs) to disrupt access to content and charge companies to have their content prioritized. SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 23, 2018

My schedule for the Edtech Event of the Year! Remember that if you’re not going, there are lots of events including the Not at ISTE Ignite and other Events. Places to Join: Free LiveStreamed Events for ISTE. Type of Event: ISTE 2018 Panel Discussion on Location and Streamed by ISTE. Location: W196C.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2018

This annual event brings together educators, administrators and IT leaders to discuss innovative tips on everything from professional development and classroom tech to thought leadership on accessibility. 5-9, TCEA 2018 is expected to boast more than 8,000 attendees, 1,000 sessions and 450 exhibitors from a variety of tech companies.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

At Common Sense Education, the edtech reviewers have seen it all. And to help teachers navigate the plethora of materials for the digital classroom, Tanner Higgin, Director of Education Editorial Strategy at Common Sense Education, presented “ 50 Top Edtech Tools for the Classroom.” Below are some of Higgin’s favorites. Free Favorites.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Public data breaches, such as the massive compromises at Equifax , Target and other companies, have increased awareness, Abshire said. Keep this page bookmarked for articles from the event. Amy is managing editor of EdTech Magazine: Focus on Higher Education. We’ve got to be leaders in that area,” she said.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2017

Flocks of educators and entrepreneurs have made their way down to San Antonio this week for the mecca of edtech conferences, hosted by the International Society for Technology in Education—better known as ISTE. It’s also a time when companies of all sizes and ages announce their latest updates and tools. “As WHO GIVES A KAHOOT?:

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EdTech4Beginners

AUGUST 21, 2016

Just imagine being able to walk students through chemical reactions , take them to the center of a cell and relive the epic events of US history. Companies have begun distributing smartphone-compatible cardboard VR sets in the US and organizing events and meetups for teachers.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Attending trade shows seems like an absolute must for educational publishers; the cost, personnel, and logistics can be obstacles for even the larger companies. First, since no company can attend every event, staff should meet to discuss event strategy every year ahead of trade show season.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2018

The partnership ties into where the almost five-year-old company sees itself in the future. This is not the first time the two companies have partnered. Mattel and Tynker will be supporting Hour of Code again for this year’s event, the spokesperson for Tynker says.) The storyline was developed in partnership with Tynker.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 26, 2018

An article published in the Journal of Social and Behavioral Sciences indicates an increasing tendency to implement blended learning as a favored pedagogical approach due to the evident benefits it holds. Ila Mishra is a Content Specialist at WizIQ, an EdTech company that offers an LMS and Virtual Classroom platform to educators.

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Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2018

Overall, the opening day of the 8,000-person education event struck a more modest tone, starting with a trio of educators recounting their stories of interacting with students in schools—and spurring a host of emotions from the crowd including laughter and tears. Can evidence even keep up with edtech?

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Each year in January, London hosts the edtech extravaganza known as Bett. They find dozens of free seminars and keynote talks, several hundred exhibitors, and many special events outside of the official program, including seminars run by Microsoft and Google and debates hosted by Smart. 4 THEMES FROM THIS YEAR’S SHOW 1.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Recently, the American College Application Campaign (ACAC) hit a home run as part of its social media marketing campaign to drive inspire students across the country to apply for college at college application events at schools throughout the nation. In some ways, perhaps ACAC learned that all marketing these days is similar.

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Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2018

Joining them were an additional 6,000 reps from companies big and small. Fractions covers math standards for grades 3-6 and features a storyline and what the company calls “personalized feedback” through an online tutor. The company describes it as a “digital, adaptive personalized learning solution.”

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

MARCH 31, 2023

Next week, Next Generation Learning Challenges will publish an original article I wrote on the same topic! I'll do an Edtech Elixirs entry next week with links to the episode and the article once they go live online. David, welcome to Edtech Elixirs! Justin Gadd and his D&D club students will also be featured.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2022

She served on the leadership team for the EdTech Coaches Network of ISTE from 2015-2020, was a Future Ready Schools Instructional Coaches Thought Leader from 2017-2020, is a cohost of the Restart Recharge Podcast for coaches, and is a Google Certified Innovator, Coach, and Trainer. Katie finished her Ed.D. We need that feedback.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

ksdedtech #edtech. The company also published a help article for users to tell if they were affected and how to manually reconnect devices. For Henderson, the event is unprecedented. “We Shortly after devices went down, users took to both Twitter and Reddit looking for answers. at the height of our revelries.

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Edsurge

JULY 19, 2016

Our past public involvement in conversations surrounding race, bias and inequity has been modest: some articles both by us and by contributors, an occasional meetup. We wrote last week because we felt the collective pressure of recent events was so powerful that writing little or nothing seemed woefully inadequate. And we stumbled.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

I’m pulled in a hundred different directions, whether it’s representing [the district] at regional events, putting out fires, or researching best practices. I also lead marketing efforts, [which includes] applying to speak at conferences, writing blog posts or trying to get featured in articles. We luckily found a great local company.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2019

The Indira Gandhi Stadium, India’s largest indoor arena with the capacity to seat about 20,000 people, played host to an event in 2013 much different than its usual lineup of concerts and badminton competitions. The company reported revenue of 14 billion rupees (about USD$196.89 million) this fiscal year. billion, per TechCrunch.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 5, 2018

Go to www.coolcatteacher.com/edtech and plan your professional development for 2018. For a social studies teacher, a history teacher, who needs to give his or her student a little more access to historical articles and books, that’s a great resource. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show. Listen Now.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 2, 2019

But in order to take advantage of edtech, they first need broadband access. Telecom companies often forget about rural areas because they don’t have high population density. He frequently reaches out to them and invites them to school events and constantly nurtures those relationships. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Veative

JULY 11, 2018

We are very familiar with the term, “content is king” and most of us associate that expression with Bill Gates’ 1996 article named as such. Go to any EdTech event, educational conference or trade show and check out the VR offerings. In essence, that company has 10 really good modules for learning. What is On Display.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2018

This is my 12th year attending FETC and I have never been more excited about the edtech trends being highlighted at this conference. Cybersecurity companies are focusing their attention on providing school districts and parents with insurance that student safety and privacy both at school and in the home are guaranteed.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

He says his company will give estimates for all four-year colleges in the United States. He says that consumers wouldn’t rely on the pricing sticker that dealers put on the car window—they’d use a publicly traded company like TRUECar to get “unbiased, market-based data.” The company has yet to sign agreements with any colleges.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Her mom saw an article for, “Sit With Us,” and printed it out and handed it to her. They can also volunteer to be Sit With Us Ambassadors for their schools and post open lunch events on campus so that anyone looking for a table to join can find one. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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Omega Notes

JUNE 9, 2020

Katherine Streeter said it best in her Chronicle of Higher Education article, How Your College Can Survive the Pandemic , “The problem goes beyond the immediate need to manage through Covid-19; Rome is burning”. How can you stop this inferno from consuming your university’s future? The Bottom Line.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

I wish to share with you this article I wrote for PBLWorks (BIE/BUCK Institute) of which I am part of the National Faculty. I hope pou find this first article helpful and that you return for continued postings in this series. Read the article or watch the webinar. Read the article or watch the webinar (future).

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” There’s more on legal battles involving student loan companies in the business of financial aid section below. Via The New York Times : “ Stanford History Event Was ‘ Too White and Too Male ,’ Organizer Admits.”

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2018

The “Netflix for education” analogy has become somewhat of a cliché for edtech companies using student data to recommend anything from courses to textbooks. That idea relies on a technology known as predictive analytics, a statistical model that analyzes past data to make estimations about some future event or trend.

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