Lightspeed Systems

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Industry Veteran to Drive Company’s Continued Growth and Further Enhance Client Experience Austin, Texas —November 6, 2023—Today, Lightspeed Systems® , the edtech market leader in digital safety, security, and equity solutions, announced the appointment of Craig Chanoff to the role of Chief Revenue Officer.

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ViewSonic Education

MAY 27, 2019

Quick Take: Discuss and understand the SAMR Model of educational technology integration. Let us take a look at the SAMR Model and how it applies to interactive whiteboards as an EdTech. These four groupings provide an outline on how to cluster different ways to implement and integrate technology in education. Transformation.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2019

The latest quarterly earnings for publicly traded education technology companies was especially rough for 2U , which revised its loss guidance for the year and stated that it expected enrollment challenges to its core business of running online graduate programs with universities. That sent the stock for the Lanham, Md.-based at close of Aug.

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Blended Teaching: How Plagiarism Detection Software Can Help Educators Gain Confidence Discover the benefits of using plagiarism detection software in times of blended teaching Today, EdTech has become more popular than ever before. All in all, EdTech solutions have established a ‘new normal’ in which blended learning models dominate.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 19, 2019

Even amid the proliferation of mobile technology in K–12 schools through BYOD programs and one-to-one computing, desktop computers remain a popular choice. For now, about 48 percen t of the teachers and students who responded to a 2018 report about classroom technology from Cambridge International reported using a desktop computer in schools.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

While post-pandemic growth has slowed as schools resume in-person learning, the company is still flush with cash, reporting over $1 billion in revenue in the second quarter of 2021. We’re able to break those visual and auditory and linguistic boundaries and things like real time translation really just scratch the surface.”

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

One survey found teachers average more than 10 hours weekly on planning and grading , and another study reported that about a third of teachers spend at least 2 hours daily on pre- and post-instruction activities. Real-time live monitoring allows teachers to support struggling students while also motivating speedy learners.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Participating schools and districts receive free summary reports, including locally collected data plus state and national data for benchmarks. Putting education equity front and center: Beyond technology access, the pandemic school year highlighted the need for all students to receive the support they need to reach their learning potential.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 29, 2018

News & World Report ? For BASIS Curriculum Schools , the answer is next-generation technology, including analytics that inform not only curriculum planning, but also hiring, test creation and student performance. We’re using technology like a startup might,” says BASIS Educational Ventures CIO Matthew New. “We At K12 Inc.,

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

More than two decades ago, when I was hired at Stevens Institute of Technology, as dean of web-based distance learning—a quaint title for what is now known as online learning—few tools were available to help faculty migrate their on-campus courses online. Online learning is not just another edtech product, but an innovative teaching practice."

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Phil Hill, an edtech consultant who watches the LMS space closely, said the biggest question is just how much Instructure will separate Bridge from the rest of the company. Reports from investment banks that cover Instructure called the deal fair to the company, and they do not expect a bidding war during the 35-day shopping period.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Instructure has faced scrutiny over the past several months from activist investors, according to a report from investment bank SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. The last time a publicly traded learning management system provider was taken private was Blackboard, back in 2011.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2020

The deal also brings to mind the case of Blackboard, which was taken from a publicly traded LMS provider to private equity ownership in 2011. Blackboard has consistently lost market share to Instructure. 13 to approve the deal to sell itself to private equity firm Thoma Bravo.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

We’ve tried to make this event much more broader just another ‘edtech conference’ and to encompass learning and talent development,” says Li Jiang, Vice President of GSV Asset Management. Take Blackboard , which has bought 15 companies since 2014. edtech industry. Others wonder if the investment banks are disappointed.

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 11, 2016

The NYU Steinhardt Edtech Accelerator is accepting applications for the October 2016 class “from innovative startups focused on technology solutions to improve education and learning — across all stages from birth through lifelong learning,” according to the announcement. a newly formed subsidiary of Blackboard Inc.’s

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Technology has seeped its way into classrooms, streamlined academic standards, and transformed the pedagogical landscape to a large extent. Gone are the days when a blackboard/whiteboard and textbooks were the only student resources available to learners.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2019

To do that, it has partnered with the Empirical Educator Project , a group of colleges and edtech companies led by e-Literate , a popular education blog, that holds summits and encourages participants to try each others’ tools and approaches.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) covers any topic in short but powerful talks lasting 18 minutes or less in more than 110 languages. Conversations cover topics like technology, nature, the future, personal growth, society, collaboration, and more. Interactive Whiteboard Edtech Tools. Doceri For iPad. ShowMe iPad App.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

In Massachusetts, an emerging partnership between private funders and the state department of education aims to help teachers across the Commonwealth learn, share and spread best practices when it comes to leveraging new instructional models and technologies. Last week, MAPLE released its first report: a. But it can help.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Edtech programs that mirror video games were also brought in, building student confidence as learners won badges and advanced through the levels of the adaptive programs. They use the Blackboard platform to communicate with professors and engage fellow students in their courses. We offer bilingual instruction and GED classes.

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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. The best way to ‘prepare’ for future technological changes is to go with an LMS that plays well with external tools.". 6: Is the price worth the product? We use Schoology. Don't love it, don't hate it.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2021

education technology startups raised over $2.2 billion in venture and private equity capital across 130 deals, according to the EdSurge edtech funding database. edtech industry. Many education entrepreneurs have long mused about how new technologies would usher in a “disruption” of the education market. In 2020, U.S.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

A landmark report from TNTP, a nonprofit organization, estimated that the 50 largest U.S. Prior to joining BloomBoard he was an executive at Blackboard and CEO of Reliance Communications, the parent company of SchoolMessenger (now owned by West Corporation). districts invest $8 billion annually on professional development.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2016

These include: play, collaborative exploration of ideas and technologies, and other innovations. WEBINAR PLATFORM : The sessions will be held in Blackboard Collaborate , and can be accessed live from any personal computer and most mobile devices. She recently published the Social Media Curation, a Library Technology Report for ALA.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Last week, the “Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News” was on vacation, amongst the tall trees of the northwestern coast, and mostly off the grid. This week, I also enhanced the K-12 Cyber Incident Map by adding video clips of news reports of select incidents since 2016. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition).

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Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Last week, the “Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News” was on vacation, amongst the tall trees of the northwestern coast, and mostly off the grid. This week, I also enhanced the K-12 Cyber Incident Map by adding video clips of news reports of select incidents since 2016. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 4, 2016

These include: play, collaborative exploration of ideas and technologies, and other innovations. WEBINAR PLATFORM : The sessions will be held in Blackboard Collaborate , and can be accessed live from any personal computer and most mobile devices. She recently published the Social Media Curation, a Library Technology Report for ALA.

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eSchool News

MAY 17, 2023

While schools have worked to embrace technology for decades, innovation has been slow and fragmented, and most new technologies have been designed to solve a singular problem. Today, the average US teacher uses 148 different EdTech products and the average US school district uses over 1,400 EdTech solutions.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 13, 2016

These include: play, collaborative exploration of ideas and technologies, and other innovations. WEBINAR PLATFORM : The sessions will be held in Blackboard Collaborate , and can be accessed live from any personal computer and most mobile devices. She recently published the Social Media Curation, a Library Technology Report for ALA.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2018

In those days the platform was called Venture Lab, and 78,000 students from 150 countries signed up for its first course, which was on technology entrepreneurship. Conversations with Devonshire Investors started at the ASU+GSV Summit, an education technology conference, this past April.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies has announced it is allowing any SQL-based business intelligence tool, such as Tableau and Jaspersoft, to access data from its modern, student information system and learning management system. HERO K12, BV INVESTMENT PARTNERS AND SCHOOLMINT ( herok12.com

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

This is the second part of my much-abbreviated look at the stories that were told about education technology in 2018 – and in this case, the people who funded the storytellers. I assumed that they looked to see if the company could do what it promised – financially, technologically. The technology did not work.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 20, 2018

As a digital learning coach and consultant with more than ten years working in instructional technology, I have learned quite a few ways to help teachers integrate technology. For those of you who have been integrating technology for a while, some of these may seem obvious. Begin with your learning outcomes, not the technology.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

While plenty of schools have experimented with short lessons conducted in virtual reality, this new school, called Optima Academy Online, has embraced the technology as a primary mode of course delivery. The person who's the chief technology officer lives in Mississippi. So there's a lot of adaptability in the setting that they use.

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Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. “Publishers Wiley , Cengage , Pearson and McGraw-Hill Education have won a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against a seller of fake textbooks ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. National) Education Politics. The seller: Book Dog Books.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Via The New York Times : “Creepy Clown Reports Continue, and Clowns Are Not Happy.” ” “At least 9 ‘clown’ arrests so far in Alabama ,” AL.com reports. Via LA School Report : “LAUSD credit recovery vendor finds strong demand for online makeup courses nationwide.” It lives.).

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Hack Education

APRIL 21, 2017

.” “ Tech Is Dominating Efforts To Educate Syrian Refugees ,” reports NPR. Yet, according to this study, nearly half of the donors have chosen to supply educational technology, far more than are building schools, providing basic books and materials or employing teachers. Would-be students have many immediate needs.

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