Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2017

Matthew Pittinsky wants the equivalent of disarmament talks between edtech companies and colleges. EdSurge sat down with Pittinsky last month to talk about lessons from his time at Blackboard, as well as what has surprised him most about how learning management systems have evolved (or haven’t). And yet faculty didn’t know HTML.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The success of educators nowadays is based on the interrelation between mastering their subject matter, pedagogy and the technology that supports teaching. Teachers need to choose and use the right educational technology — or edtech — to elevate teaching as well. How educators can make use of edtech into the classroom.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

It may not seem too surprising that one of the best-funded edtech startups in the past year of pandemic has been a company that piggybacks on the success of Zoom to add tools for running online classes. Lessons Learned What did Chasen learn from his experience as the longtime CEO of Blackboard?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Marissa Mierow It’s no secret that voice-enabled technology is taking off in the domestic sphere, but how is this increasingly robust technology impacting education? Higher education institutions, edtechs and learning companies are using Alexa to enhance experiences for students. If so, what does that look like?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Despite the influx of capital, employers, schools and policymakers are only just beginning to harness the sector’s advancements in the delivery, accessibility and effectiveness of education technology. But the proliferation of technology does not come without concerns. Schools spent a decade buying technology. A group of U.S.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 13, 2022

If you’re interested in how to better integrate technology into your classroom, visit ViewSonic Education. . While the benefits of technology in the classroom have been well established, mobile devices are another issue. Read on for a list of creative ways you can transform a distracting mobile device into a learning tool.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 23, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. Instructure, then an upstart challenger to Blackboard, made its bones on two major differentiators, one of which was “usability.” It is this second shift—the move to data—that will define the shift in edtech over the next decade.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Specifically, he tried to get into some of the learning and student management systems built by Blackboard and Follett, which are two of the most widely used edtech systems in the country. Blackboard didn’t respond either, which also frustrated him. We first asked how often he finds security flaws in edtech products.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2022

That MOOC space includes online learning platform and edtech “unicorn” Coursera, which went public last year , and edX, which lost its nonprofit status when it was bought by the for-profit company 2U last year. Either way, Meta’s possible entrance into the market plays into a long-standing fear of big tech in the edtech industry.

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Ascend Math

JUNE 1, 2017

“Write the following on the blackboard 100 times: Schools don’t want technology. Schools don’t want technology. Okay, we have certainly gotten past the premise that technology itself holds answers for education. Recently, THE Journal went a step further calling for less attention to technology and more to curriculum. “As

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Modern learning environments seamlessly integrate technology into spaces that are designed around teaching and learning , giving instructors and students the tools they need to succeed in a physical setting that promotes collaboration and supports multiple learning styles. by EdTech Staff. meghan.bogardu…. Fri, 02/16/2018 - 11:36.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Here is a recap of the biggest and most popular edtech business stories of 2020. It may not be the only publicly traded edtech company to be taken private. Dozens of Venture-Backed Startups Among Edtech Recipients of PPP Loans. A Tale of Two American Education Systems: An Edtech Investor’s Perspective. But So Are Costs.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

School District’s technology director. “We SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! “Everything is built toward an open environment and geared toward collaboration,” says Scott Harris, Neosho (Mo.) We have more group-based learning going on, but we also accommodate individual instruction.

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myViewBoard

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Up to this date, hundreds of thousands of schools have decided to replace their old blackboards with digital whiteboards. As a principal , you will be happy to see the positive impacts EdTech brings to all staff and kids. myViewBoard ecosystem is always here for you, and it’s free for all the EdTech Pioneers !

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Knowledge Avatars K-12

APRIL 6, 2022

is named a finalist in the EdTech Awards 2022 - Artificial Intelligence Solution. ABOUT THE EDTECH AWARDS. Celebrating its 12th year, the US-based program is the world's largest recognition program for education technology, recognizing the biggest names in edtech – and those who soon will be. Knowledge Avatars, Inc.

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Knowledge Avatars K-12

APRIL 6, 2022

is named a finalist in the EdTech Awards 2022 - Artificial Intelligence Solution Emiliano for E… Wed, 04/06/2022 - 10:35 Knowledge Avatars, Inc. is named a finalist in the EdTech Awards 2022 - Artificial Intelligence Solution. Knowledge Avatars, Inc. Knowledge Avatars are A.I.-powered For more information see knowledgeavatars.com.

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Knowledge Avatars K-12

APRIL 6, 2022

is named a finalist in the EdTech Awards 2022 - Artificial Intelligence Solution Emiliano for T… Wed, 04/06/2022 - 10:43 Knowledge Avatars, Inc. is named a finalist in the EdTech Awards 2022 - Artificial Intelligence Solution. Knowledge Avatars, Inc. Knowledge Avatars are A.I.-powered For more information see knowledgeavatars.com.

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 5, 2016

In the latest dealmaking news, Workday acquired online learning platform Zaption, while Blackboard teamed with Dreamit to support ed-tech startups. We are excited to expand our reach by rebuilding our technology as part of the fabric of Workday’s applications, including the highly anticipated Workday Learning.”.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

And some analysts watching the edtech space expect colleges to continue to sign up for the services to make them an option for professors to use. The story with a lot of edtech is that the pandemic catalyzed a lot of growth, and the adoption holds even once ground-based [teaching] goes back.” The Practice May Be Here to Stay." “As

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2023

WASHINGTON (PRWEB) — In celebration of the 38th annual SIIA CODiE Awards, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced Education Technology finalists. 2023 CODiE AWARD EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY FINALISTS Best Administrative Solution Lightspeed Digital Insight, Lightspeed Systems Qwickly Attendance, Qwickly, Inc.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2018

When New Markets Venture Partners first began fundraising for its second education technology investment fund, Barack Obama was in office, Brexit for up for debate and iPhones still had headphone jacks. It also gives the foundation a lens into the challenging realities of the edtech startup ecosystem.

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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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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The report, Empowering and Engaging Student Voice to Create Equity in Education , comes from Project Tomorrow, a national education nonprofit supporting the implementation of research-based learning experiences, and Blackboard Inc., a global edtech software and solutions company. Key findings.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

Over the past 25 years, multiple waves of education technology and innovation have slowly washed into America’s schools and colleges. Join me on a quick tour of the past quarter century in education technology history. the ideology of Silicon Valley [into public schools].”. the ideology of Silicon Valley [into public schools].”.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 8, 2023

The world of educational technology is evolving meteorically and what is relevant today might be irrelevant next month. That's how volatile the nature of the EdTech world is. That said, through my decade-long experience blogging and reviewing EdTech resources, I come to notice a common trend that I call 'outlier EdTech'.

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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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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2020

So what else is next for the Salt Lake City-based edtech company? After ANGEL was acquired by Instructure rival Blackboard, Henderson served as president of learning platforms for Blackboard until 2013. But of course, like everyone else in edtech, the rush of schools to online learning could change priorities for Instructure.

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Edsurge

JULY 24, 2017

edtech companies last year, the dollars returned with a fury during the first six months of 2017. edtech startups is already at 88 percent of the total in 2016 ( which was $1 billion ). Now “Sand Hill is waiting to see the outcome of some of their previous edtech investments,” says Shauntel Poulson, a general partner at Reach Capital.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

New Markets has supported 43 companies since its launch in 2003; edtech startups make more than 90 percent of its deals in the past five years, Palmer adds. Investments in edtech companies in 2016 totalled $945 million, according to estimates from GSV Capital, less than half of the $2 billion tally last year.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Education has of course been a key growth area for the company, and it’s been busy over the past year hiring former educators and those with years of experience in edtech. 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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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 2, 2022

While it provided a smooth transition from the blackboard in the past to modern solutions, it poses many limitations in today’s technologically advanced world. The digital whiteboard is revolutionizing education, bringing historic change to EdTech solutions. It fosters engagement, attention, and focus.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

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. She was named in 2020 as the winner of EdTech Digest’s National Leader award. Director of Brand Strategy and Creative at Blackboard.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2017

This annual event aims to accelerate the development and adoption of data standards that allow technologies used in schools to “talk” to one another. So far, data sharing capabilities are fairly limited in today’s education technology tools, because there is no standard agreement on how to share data between them. The Future.

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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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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 29, 2018

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 News & World Report ? CEO Peter Bezanson.

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