Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

We still often talk about burnout (and its solutions) at the individual level, but we refer to demoralization among a group, like workers at a particular company or in an entire profession. Suffice it to say, demoralization suggests an ethical indictment of organizations, professions and society broadly.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 8, 2018

Unboxing PD After researching companies with different types of subscription boxes, we decided we wanted to include an element of surprise, make it gift-like, offer individualized products and make sure it’s useful. We decided to call it “Happy Apples: Out of the Box Professional Learning.”

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EdTech4Beginners

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

It’s no longer just about having a website or being present on social media: To be successful, you need to implement a well-defined plan that allows you to distinguish among the myriad of options available to your customers. His articles have reached more than two million people across the Americas.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 15, 2020

To achieve equity and resume coursework for students, Dr. Adams told MIND that Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) began with a district-wide survey to determine each family’s need for computers or a wired home broadband connection. Findley educators and staff distribute food and supplies to families. Staying Connected.

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The Game Agency

JUNE 30, 2019

This article outlines a variety of solutions. But despite this trend, most companies don’t invest in improving these skills after hiring candidates. Studies have shown that empathy and compassion are two soft skills that are absolutely necessary to give companies an edge in attracting and retaining top talent.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

We’ve largely succeeded—according to a recent Common Sense Media survey , eight out of 10 K-12 teachers have computing devices in their classrooms. These devices accelerated the unbundling of content so that students can directly access leveled news articles on Newsela, or their favorite book on Epic. Students are stressed out.

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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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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2018

was the question first posed to the #DLNchat community by Aneesa Davenport, social media and analytics manager for EdSurge. Shah shared that his company, Class Central, found that almost half of the MOOC-takers they surveyed found some tangible benefit to their learning experience whether they completed the course or not.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Life Schools Charter School’s digital citizenship initiative began when they started to notice that many students were posting on social media about their location and other personal details. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. Another big takeaway was lack of awareness. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

In a 2018 survey , the majority of school districts either have 1:1 as a current goal or have already achieved it. This article was modified and published by EdScoop. Jena Draper is the founder and general manager at CatchOn, a company designed to support teaching and learning through the smarter use of data and technology.

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Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

In a previous article , we wrote about how GlassLab’s real-time assessment features can give teachers new insight into students’ decision-making processes. The GlassLab Teacher Network gives participating educators the opportunity to provide direct feedback to the company and share lesson plans with their peers. “We

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Companies including ProctorU have long offered human test-watchers who sit in call centers and look in on test-takers through their webcams. National publications have started to document the outcry, including articles in Vice , The Verge and The Washington Post. Online proctoring is not new. In October we did 3.5 million exams.

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TeacherCast

MAY 8, 2019

In 2010, I had the opportunity to listen to my first podcast while taking a trip with my wife and from that moment, my life and my career would forever take an amazing turn that has given me the opportunity to connect with thousands of educators and hundreds of companies and make a pretty nice life for my family in the process.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 26, 2021

a figure that rises to 55 percent at minority-owned businesses, according to a survey released in July from the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Well before the pandemic, a national survey found that the families of nearly half of child-care workers received public assistance. She decided to reopen in February.

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MindShift

JUNE 30, 2019

Young children Nathan’s age consume over two hours of media per day on average, tweens take in about six hours, and teens use their devices for nine hours a day, according to the nonprofit Common Sense Media. 1 fear of parents of teenagers in a national survey last year. Technology overuse ranked as the No.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 6, 2015

Whether a writing piece is used to make predictions, assess background knowledge, create the “gradeable” product of the lesson, used to reflect on the learning process, or even a metacognitive survey of their own thinking throughout the activity/lesson/unit, blogging is a simple way to inject technology into any lesson.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

It also calls for new resources for reporting and enlists the help of private companies to provide free and low-cost resources for school districts, including training. Pre-teens and teenagers can learn to understand how to securely navigate social media. What does secure by design mean?

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2024

This article was originally published by The Markup , a nonprofit, investigative newsroom that challenges technology to serve the public good. What’s more, many districts completely block social media sites, something the Federal Communications Commission said in 2011 was inconsistent with CIPA. billion blocks in just a month.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 18, 2018

I post my thoughts, my writing on my own websites , even though social media has really discouraged us from doing this. Namely, you’ve looked at Papert’s The Children’s Machine and you’ve read my article on Skinner.). Stop and think about the ways in which this occurs. Skinner at Harvard University.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Via The Independent : “13-year-old girl arrested after contacting clown on social media and asking him to kill her teacher.” It’s always fascinating to look at ed-tech companies’ job postings – this one is from Khan Academy. .” Nothing says “experts” like “crystal ball.”

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2016

High School seniors (left to right) Hayley Striegel, Olivia Poplawski, Cheri Zheng-Fredericks and Julie Pignataro look for ways to verify information they’ve encountered on social media. My students are all about social media. My students are all about social media. Northport, N.Y.,

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Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly sharing five school districts’ private information with an advisory company while it was negotiating for the districts’ contracts.” ” asks The Economist in an article about coding bootcamps. ” (Hmm. .” Via The Washington Post : “Former U-Va.

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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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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 Via iNews : “ University to monitor student social media to gauge well-being.” .” “ MOOCs Started Out Completely Free.

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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? I mean, clearly the company has a strong grasp on the politics of information. job training company) Hack Reactor.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

She uses the connection of social media to mentor and globalise teachers and classrooms internationally. In August, 2017, Jennifer became Head of School at Gimnasio Los Caobos, a project-based preK-12 school outside of Bogotá, Colombia, where she also writes articles on education for various Colombian publications. Schell, Ed.D.,

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Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via Education Week : “ FCC Chair Moves to Block E-Rate Funds for Companies Deemed ‘Security Risk’ ” (State and Local) Education Politics. The 3D modeling company has raised $2.8 National) Education Politics.

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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. ” Testing.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Sometimes it’s fun to look back at old stories that the tech press dutifully pumped out about this company. Tutoring company Topica Edtech Group has raised $50 million from Northstar Group. The company has raised $16.6

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Via the AP: “A new federal lawsuit by Pennsylvania ’s attorney general says the nation’s largest student loan company engaged in abusive practices that have cost borrowers billions of dollars.” ” The largest student loan company is Navient. She’s an investor in a company that targets that group.)

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Hack Education

AUGUST 31, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Prior to the department spending $6 million on iPads, Apple spent more than $5300 on meals and lodging for state Superintendent Mark Johnson and five other education officials to visit the company’s HQ. National) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

SoFi : a student loan company and one of the most well-funded ed-tech companies out there sure seems swell. ” “ Delta Career Education Corporation , a privately held for-profit college company, is phasing out seven of its campuses,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Unified settles lawsuits with teacher Rafe Esquith.”

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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.

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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.

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Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” From the press release (which explains why there’d be an article on the company this week): “ YouTube joins forces with Britannica to provide easier access to credible and authoritative information.”

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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.”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 31, 2011

The Obama Administration also announced its support of a new program, conjunction with the Young Entrepreneur Council , to create a new startup incubator program and investment company: Gen Y Capital Partners. The new law doesn''t contain these restrictions, but rather turns the decisions over social media policies to individual districts.

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