Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

Many school districts -- including mine in Middletown, NY-- are leveraging the power of technology with adaptive assessments and instructional software. A recent study within a number of school districts, including the Middletown City School District, showed significantly greater academic growth in blended learning versus traditional classes.

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EdNews Daily

MAY 7, 2019

In education like everywhere else, the way that products are delivered (in this case, learning) is undergoing a seismic shift. Approximately 50 percent of teaching jobs will go into prep and analytics to provide totally personalized learning pathways.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2017

I spent my summer off helping the developers create core values and streamline their project management process in GitHub, a software development platform. I researched different management structures, such as Holacracy, and read about successful team cultures at companies like Netflix and MorningStar. It was fun, meaningful work.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Since the last edition of a ‘Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News”: I’ve joined efforts to support Net Neutrality protections ; Written further about the prediction made in the book, “Disrupting Class.” Enter personalized learning (PL)."

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2016

In a major move, online and blended learning solutions provider Edgenuity has acquired education software company Compass Learning , creating a suite of digital curriculum products. Compass Learning, based in Austin, Texas, offers software for blended learning, intervention and inquiry-based personalized learning.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 10, 2015

Digital Promise will award up to ten school or district leaders who submit a response by March 27 with a $1,000 stipend for a trip to San Francisco, including workshops with leading software companies, in partnership with the Education Technology Industry Network. So do most ed-tech companies. Manager of Blended Learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

As an illustration, this summer at ISTE, I facilitated a panel of blended learning experts. As they presented, it became clear: most classrooms are already blended classrooms, whether they realize it or not. For this reason, let’s explore the essential elements of effective blended learning so we can all level up.

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

His fluidity perfectly suits his new role as CEO of Carnegie Learning —a company he believes is on the cusp of transforming itself and math instruction. Founded 20 years ago in the research labs of Carnegie Mellon University , Carnegie Learning provides software and services for 1:1 and blended math learning environments.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

All learning should be personal – we are teaching individual students, after all – but when advocates talk about “personalized learning” they are often describing programs and teaching methods that look unlike the typical school. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Read more about Blended Learning.

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techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

Herndon, Virginia, April 25, 2018 — Summit™ Math , a curriculum of adaptive online math courses from Fuel Education ®(FuelEd®), and Stride ™, FuelEd’s supplemental learning solution for skills practice for students in PreK–8 grade, were both selected as winners in The ComputED Gazette ’s 24th Annual Best Educational Software Awards (BESSIES).

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eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2016

Below, we’ve gathered some of the latest and most relevant marketplace news to keep you up-to-date on product developments, teaching and learning initiatives, and new trends in education. Collaborative software provider ClassFlow announced a way for teachers to earn extra cash during the upcoming school year.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 18, 2016

The hush was troubling, because students learn a lot from debating ideas, sharing feedback and collectively exploring big questions. In doing so, Desmos joined a handful of other startups using tech to boost student interaction and class discussion, so that in the rush to personalize learning we don’t lose the benefits of learning together.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2017

Some tech companies are also trying to mix hands-on play with digital learning. A company called Sphero, for example, has successfully marketed a ball to teach coding, geometry and genetics. Advocates like the way that educational software can alert kids to their mistakes right away and help to fix them more quickly.

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Gaggle Speaks

MARCH 25, 2015

Almost all of those companies went out of business. I constantly play contrarian with our marketing team around using the latest education lingo: Project-Based Learning; Web 2.0; Collaborative Learning, 21st Century Skills; Blending Learning, Student Engagement, MOOC; Flipped Classroom; Gamification; Big Data.

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Gaggle Speaks

MARCH 25, 2015

Almost all of those companies went out of business. I constantly play contrarian with our marketing team around using the latest education lingo: Project-Based Learning; Web 2.0; Collaborative Learning, 21st Century Skills; Blending Learning, Student Engagement, MOOC; Flipped Classroom; Gamification; Big Data.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

Software & Online 3DBEAR AR INNOVATOR PROGRAM ( 3dbear.io/product/ Teachers can create transformational learning experiences for students by joining 3DBear’s AR Innovator Program. The tool is ideal for differentiated learning, literacy, English-language learners (ELL) or Special Needs instruction.

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 21, 2016

. “Our foundation’s going to do everything we can to help facilitate the creation of great technology,” he said, with a focus on three areas: effective personalized learning solutions, an evidence base that works, and adoption of proven technologies. ” Scaling Up Personalized Learning.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The company promised to revolutionize how students were taught, except without teachers. The company measured its success based on a curriculum created directly from the test; as it turns out, the company profited off the students' lesson progression. They deserved opportunities for engagement in deep, real-world learning.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Some internet-access advocates say EBS is underutilized at best, and wasted at worst, because loose regulatory oversight by the FCC has allowed most of the spectrum to fall into the hands of commercial internet companies. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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eSchool News

MAY 17, 2023

SAN DIEGO (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ClassIn , a world leader in hybrid, blended, and remote learning solutions, today announced the launch of its globally recognized platform in the United States. The Series D company has raised more than $500 million and is backed by Hillhouse and Tencent, among others.

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Edsurge

JUNE 3, 2017

Is the new era of education technology going to be mainly driven by companies and educators themselves, or do you see the administration playing a role? There's still an overwhelming percent of the population that doesn’t have access to these technologies, whether it’s hardware, software or even bandwidth. It can help to lead the way.

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Doug Levin

JULY 31, 2017

" Tagged on: July 30, 2017 Tristan Harris: The Manipulative Tricks that Tech Companies Use to Capture Your Attention | TED → A handful of people working at a handful of tech companies steer the thoughts of billions of people every day, says design thinker Tristan Harris.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The company has built several tools to do that, including a customizable reading challenge platform and a mobile app, reading challenge templates, and diverse book recommendations. Intelitek ’s learning solutions have provided learners across the globe with the competencies needed for in-demand careers in production.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

(From left to right) Sixth graders Mia DeMore, Maria DeAndrade, and Stephen Boulas make a number line in their math class at Walsh Middle School in Framingham, Massachusetts, one of 132 “Basecamp” schools piloting the Personalized Learning Platform created by the Summit charter school network. Photo: Chris Berdik. FRAMINGHAM, Mass.

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MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2017

They decided to “personalize” learning for every child, which means that they tailored lessons to each student’s needs, interests and learning pace. Last year, the founder of Facebook pledged to donate $45 billion to social causes, one of them personalized learning. What is personalized learning?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 9, 2017

Moodle got its start years ago as a method to organize blended learning and online classes. Now, it provides over 90 million educators, administrators, and learners in over 200 countries with a single robust, secure and integrated system to create personalized learning environments. It’s free.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2017

You can only do that if you know how to use technology, especially really fabulous software, which teachers who use technology know how to find. And they were just able to go into my Learning Management System and just do it. To learn more about how I do blended learning, see 5 Effective Blended Learning Best Practices.

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Linways Technologies

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

This is an important aspect for the companies that rely on the skilled workforce of emerging countries. The student begins from the most basic level; remembering what has been taught, onto the higher levels as learning progresses. Close contact with society and the real-life application of the subject , Learning itself is not enough.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

A fifth grader works on a digital lesson as part of a blended learning program. They decided to “personalize” learning for every child, which means that they tailored lessons to each student’s needs, interests and learning pace. Related: Must a classroom be high-tech to make personalized learning work?

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 20, 2022

With the LMS, you can deliver Internet-based training, computer-based training, and blended learning, combining both offline and online learning. More personalized learning experience: In a traditional classroom setting, an instructor delivers the lesson to a class comprising all types of learning abilities.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. The rise of online learning has accelerated it, and school technology providers have been fierce advocates. It’s no surprise that schools adopting the method are often the same ones that have invested heavily in education software and computers. Still, the move was slow.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 21, 2016

I wrote “an explainer” of sorts on Thiel and his politics, and I listed the education companies that he’s invested in. Mostly surveillance posing as “ personalization ” startups. Have any ed-tech companies, particularly those funded by Thiel or Zuckerberg or Y Combinator, spoken out about this?

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