Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In December 2010, The Journal –“t he leading Technology based education publication for K-12 and higher education”– published an article with a 5-prong prediction for the following year. These were the pressing questions of the time – a time 8-months after the release of the first iPad and 6-months before the release of the first Chromebook.

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

When Apple released its first iPad seven years ago, the company thought one area it would revolutionize was education. So when Hiram College announced last month that it would provide every student and professor an iPad starting this fall, it made us wonder what the state of Apple’s sector-creating tablet on campuses is these days.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 13, 2020

Distance learning is a crazy time for many, but we can celebrate the way various companies are offering very cool and engaging tools, resources, and activities for free. Below are some free resources to inspire students to enhance their STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) skills and also for Social and Emotional Learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 22, 2018

Laura: Hyperdocs are basically links that we provide for children to access different websites and articles that we want them to read. They love that it’s just connected to an article right away, so they don’t have to type out and do a Google search for an article, so it’s very hands-on and easy to use for the students.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

I read an interesting article here , and found the comments section even more interesting, as they describe “from the coal-face” how educators are struggling with either deploying a 1:1 program, or managing one. I’m not going to allow tech companies be our 21st century publishers that pigeon hole my students learning.

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Educational Technology Guy

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Wolfram , the company behind Wolfram Alpha and other educational services and apps, has a great contest for educators. One lucky grand prize winner will take home an iPad, loaded with Wolfram|Alpha-powered apps, plus a year''s subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro. If you''re interested in learning more, please visit their blog: [link].

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2018

In early 2012, my district decided to bring a 1:1 mobile device initiative to the middle school students and I was fortunate enough to get a cart of iPads in my classroom. I am the author of numerous articles and books, as well as a presenter, on the integration of educational technology, instructional design, and online distance education.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 23, 2012

Here''s the full article: [link] I''ve been using them all day on my CR-48 Chromebook and they work great! It''s not as speedy as on a Windows device, but not bad at all, and the company making Rndr tells me that there are some performance improvements coming shortly. Using Rndr, I was able to access it and use it on the Chromebook.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 16, 2012

I''ve used many an iPhone and iPad in the past and been underwhelmed. Many people asked me if I owned an iPhone or iPad and I had not. I''ve used friends'' iPhones or iPads a lot, but didn''t own one. I used the iPad for about 2 weeks straight to test it out also and came up with some thoughts and issues I list below.

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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. Following its March announcement, Apple’s Schoolwork app for iPad is now available for teachers.

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Class Tech Integrate

MARCH 10, 2016

Last month EdSurge and several other news outlets released an article about Obama and the White House releasing millions of dollars worth of eBooks to kids in Title One and Special Ed programs. I jumped in right away to see what this was all about. The program runs through First Book and an app called Open eBooks.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 26, 2012

As I continued to ponder some of these crucial questions while scripting the lesson on my iPad I remembered a free app that I had recently downloaded from Mastery Connect. I know what you are thinking, this is one of those sponsored posts that a company has asked me to write. I needed help and fast.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Shauntel Garvey (General Partner, Reach Capital): The launch of the iPad and Chromebook ushered in the age of devices in the classroom. These devices accelerated the unbundling of content so that students can directly access leveled news articles on Newsela, or their favorite book on Epic. Open digital badges.

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

However, I have a loaner iPad for testing and reviewing apps. Maybe it''s just me, but you would think a company like Apple that prides itself on customer experience would provide a better app store experience. Feel free to share summaries and links to these articles, but do not copy and repost entire article.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2023

And I had a really entrepreneurial colleague named Tom Daccord, and we started this company called EdTechTeacher that did consulting for schools that were making big technology purchases. They had cameras on them and they had all these apps, they can do all these kinds of things. . … And most teachers are patient pragmatists.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 18, 2016

This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Educators can do all of that with a set of free tools created by CAST , a nonprofit research and development company dedicated to breaking down barriers to learning. Find innovative games that teach critical thinking and math skills.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 29, 2017

At any given moment in the day, I am attached to my cellphone, my iPad or my computer. I no longer had to white out my errors; I no longer had to retype an entire article because of errors. Yet the company is profitable. As a writer, I was an early convert to the computer. I love the computer for many reasons.

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Class Tech Integrate

MARCH 10, 2016

Last month EdSurge and several other news outlets released an article about Obama and the White House releasing millions of dollars worth of eBooks to kids in Title One and Special Ed programs. I jumped in right away to see what this was all about. The program runs through First Book and an app called Open eBooks.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 24, 2018

Apple’s Strongest Case to Reclaim the Education Market Is Not the New iPad. Much of the buzz surrounding Apple’s events focus on new gadgets like the iPads. But the company’s most compelling case for reclaiming pole position in the education market isn’t the tablet, argues EdSurge columnist Jin-Soo Huh. What’s Next for Pearson?

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Educational Technology Guy

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

InstallFree Nexus allowed you to use Microsoft Office or LibreOffice on an iPad, Android Tablet or Chromebook and access your files from a variety of cloud services to edit. Unfortunately, we have not been successful in turning these services into a sustainable business for our company and must therefore reconsider our strategy.

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Adam Welcome

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

Very recently I was around some teachers and I could hear their chatter about technology, iPads, their iPhones etc. Like I invented laptops, iPads and the app store. Spoiler alert #3 - computers aren't just in technology companies! John Deere the tractor company is currently hiring a Senior Software Engineer right now.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Last September, the company tapped Good Harbor Partners, a Boston firm that advises on business transactions in the education technology industry, to explore strategic and financial opportunities for the company. He and Ryan Alexander, the company’s president, are no longer involved in running the company.

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Educational Technology Guy

AUGUST 16, 2013

Classroom adoption of mobile devices is growing quickly, as is evident with the recent news that Apple partnered with the Los Angeles Unified School District to provide students 640,000 iPads. Accordingly, the company has built out its mobile capabilities to allow its mobile development to parallel its web efforts.

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

The free app allows teachers to register for an account on an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, set up and view all of their classes, and assign personalized avatars to each of their students. ClassDojo is free for teachers, and the company is dedicated to keeping it that way. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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EdTechTeacher

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Sometimes this training had been administered in-house, but often it had been delivered by a technology company who came in and explained how their product works. >> Read the full article to learn more. Tom Daccord will be a featured presenter at our November 16-18 EdTechTeacher iPad Summit in Boston.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 3, 2016

Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Sara Stringer, has a great article that will help demystify this topic: . Businesses such as Pacific BioStorage specialize in providing support to pharmaceutical companies, universities, federal research labs, and hospitals across the nation. Labs Lost to Educational Rigidity.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Screencastify is to Chromebooks what Explain Everything has been to iPads all these years — a formative assessment tool well-suited to any device running Google Chrome. Sometimes, you may just want the student to read a book excerpt or a part of an article. 10 Classroom Uses for Screencasting for Formative Assessment.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Now, the Salt Lake City-based company is back to growing—this time, on the right track, its current CEO Mick Hewitt insists—with the help of a new funding round. This latest round brings the company’s fundraising total to more than $34 million. The company currently claims more than 2.5 Today, MasteryConnect announced a $4.5

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

It could be argued that both ridesharing app companies are popular not only because of the technology that drives them, but because they were launched at the right time. So, back to EdTech: You might remember the iPad debacle a few years back? Technologies and inventions that arrive before their time oftentimes fail.

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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.

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Kathy Schrock

MAY 17, 2014

Way back in 1996, a small company, Forefront, contacted me and traded their new software, WebWhacker 1.0, Keep Everything There is a new software app for Mac computers and iPads created by groosoft that is called Keep Everything. It allows the user to locally archive Web pages, Tweets, videos, and more to the local computer or iPad.

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TeacherCast

MARCH 30, 2020

Or what does a project manager in a tech company do all day? For example – how to set up the iPad, or how to connect with a friend on video chat. Some strategies in this article were previously published on HuffPost in “ 8 Ways to Use Technology to Engage Students Better.”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

For purposes of this article, I’m going to work on a binary number video. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. I could “copy it”, which means that if it’s an Edpuzzle, I can use everything that someone else has set up.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Throughout the process, the teacher should be documenting the learning that takes place, using handwritten notes, a computer or iPad, or photos or videos, as well as the students’ own work. This broadcast was sponsored by Kaplan Early Learning Company. This article was modified and published by eSchool News.

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 13, 2016

Even though the topics of these conversations ranged from iPads to learning commons to student data, at some point, I came to the same revelation: what is the problem that we’re trying to solve? On the other hand, think about companies like eBay, Uber, or AirBNB. >> Read the rest of the article on EdTech Researcher.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

As EdSurge reported, to be part of the initiative, companies “had to commit to providing goods or services worth at least $100 million.” But as Betsy Corcoran outlined in her July 2014 article , some companies had yet to deliver on their promise of clearly outlining how educators could apply for those products and services.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Whether we’re typing an address into our GPS or sending a text message or setting an alarm clock or reading the paper on an iPad or uploading an image to a course management system or making a reservation. The first iPad was released in April 2010. Reshan started his blog ( Constructivist Toolkit ) in May 2010.

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