Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2020

She’s the namesake of Maria, a destructive robot character from the 1927 silent film “Metropolis.” And when she does, the professor requests that they not ask her the question that springs so easily to people’s minds when they encounter a robot: Will you take over the world? I am told I am a robot for good every day.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 8, 2021

We’re going to finish up our robotics badge by making a toothbrush robot,” she announced to four fellow members of Mobile, Alabama’s Girl Scout Troop 8274 in June. In second grade, MacKenzie and Evelyn hived off from a (to their minds) insufficiently ambitious Brownie troop because they wanted to earn every badge in the book.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Consider the following developments in artificial intelligence: In 2016, the Associated Press began outsourcing its minor-league baseball dispatches to a company called Automated Insights. AP has expanded its use of Automated Insights into other sport dispatches, quarterly business financial reports , and more.*

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Neo LMS

JUNE 13, 2019

According to a 2018 research report , AI-based technologies are primed to grow within the edtech market by just under 47%. Once teachers have uploaded their syllabus and material into the software, the system analyzes the content to create books and core concept material that is perfectly tailored. Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 14, 2023

Right now, tech companies own AI. These companies have HUGE data mines, which will only make AI more powerful. The same Edweek article quoted above also shares a quote from a report released by the Consortium for School Networking (COSN). They recommend books that don’t exist. Robots will do everything better than us.

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 4, 2016

Ed-tech companies that offer tools for students of all ages, including a video platform and a test-preparation app, received boosts from investors, while Follett has purchased a book-sourcing platform. formerly Woody’s Books, Inc.), formerly Woody’s Books, Inc.), The acquisition includes Wobo, Inc.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

For a window into this world, we talk to Emily Guendelsberger, author of the new book, “ On the Clock.” She describes what she experienced as “cyborg jobs,” meaning they often treat employees more like robots than people. It's different in a way that's sort of hard to imagine, in that you don't have a regular schedule anymore.”

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

founders Suren Markosian and Kevin Donahue set out to build the Netflix of children’s books. the company offers an app that lets kids access unlimited books, educational videos, quizzes and audiobooks — and it’s free for educators. and the company reports people read about 12 million books per month right now.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

If they are right, it would mean short-circuiting the famous “10,000-hour rule” based on studies by education researcher Anders Ericsson and popularized by bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell in his book “Outliers.” Newkirk calls his company Acuitus , in hopes of encouraging sharpness of thought.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Even though test-proctoring companies like to sell themselves as providing an exciting, new, and necessary technology, this software has a long history that's deeply intertwined with pedagogical practices and beliefs about students' dishonesty. When I was a kid, my brother had this book called The Kids' Whole Future Catalog.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2019

Even popular culture, where robot teachers and wired students have been a staple of science fiction for decades, demonstrates our tendency to project current beliefs that schools should “leverage” (i.e., be built around) those technologies perceived as representing the latest form of modernity. into a common identity. the Board of Education.

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Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2019

All the world’s a stage when you’re a startup, and life becomes a pitch in front of investors, advisers, reporters, partners and potential acquirers. The annual tradition dates back to 2012, and features early-stage companies showing off the latest efforts to solve intractable problems across the education landscape.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2018

Photo: Caroline Preston/The Hechinger Report. Editor’s Note: This story is part of Map to the Middle Class, a Hechinger Report series exploring the good jobs of the future and how schools are preparing young people for them. . Benjamin Pring, co-founder of the Center for the Future of Work at technology company Cognizant.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

based company now touts itself as a provider of adaptive-learning technologies for educational content providers. Of this amount, Woongjin invested $5 million in return for a 10 percent stake in Kidaptive, reports The Korea Herald. The company has refocused its business and research around what it calls its “Adaptive Learning Platform.”

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2019

The companies get reliable employees and prospective hires while universities can promise students help with keeping their loan debt low. Kim Raff for The Hechinger Report. EAW’s University of Utah graduates end up with half the student loan debt of their peers, the organization reports. Kim Raff for The Hechinger Report.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2021

What started as a simple idea to make learning fun for Sam turned into a sensational video and soon to be book that parents and teachers can use with their students who are learning to read. Four winners will receive a Young Innovators poster and T-shirt, plus a signed copy of Sam’s book. I put it on Facebook for fun and it went viral!

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Robots won’t replace you , the press repeatedly said. Unsaid: robots will just de-professionalize , outsource , or privatize the work. Or, as the AI makers like to say, robots will make us all work harder (and no doubt, with no unions, cheaper). Don’t worry, teachers. I’m done.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 11, 2024

Examples of the types of freelance writing and editing work a teacher might do include educational content writing, academic writing and proofreading, book editing, among others. They could also reach out directly to schools, educational organizations, or ed-tech companies to offer their services.

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

This story about robots and jobs was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Yes, the robots are definitely coming for the jobs of America’s 3.5 Sign up for our newsletter. million cashiers.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2017

Coincidentally, as part of another role I had with the district to develop relationships with the business community, I was organizing a field trip to a tech company. These companies were eager for qualified young candidates to fill positions. By the the second hour of the trip, he had connected with a programmer at the company.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

And even as college and university enrollment overall declines, some career and technical education programs are reporting growth, and anticipating more of it. “I Credit: Molly Haley for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Molly Haley for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Molly Haley for The Hechinger Report.

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Hack Education

JULY 7, 2017

Via The Verge : “US denies visas to Afghanistan ’s all-girl robotics team.” “ 18 States Are Suing Betsy DeVos Over For-Profit College Rules ,” Buzzfeed reports. Via The Washington Post : “SEC settles fraud charges against defunct for-profit college company ITT.” Upgrades and Downgrades.

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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.” Been quoted in an article on ransomware in K-12 education. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

Via The Hechinger Report : “Most immigrants outpace Americans when it comes to education – with one big exception.” ” There’s more on legal battles involving student loan companies in the business of financial aid section below. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Education in the Courts.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

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. The company has raised some $77.5

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Photo: Sharon Lurye/The Hechinger Report. What’s different about the trend today is that educational technology companies are eagerly marketing software under the “personalized learning” label. It also invested in software like ST Math and the reading program Lexia, created by the Rosetta Stone company. DeVonté Trask, 11.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

In one survey, a large majority (80 percent) of math teachers reported that free instructional content from Khan Academy helped them challenge their most advanced students, and a smaller but still significant majority (66 percent) reported that it gave them extra capacity to help their most struggling students make the gains they needed.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

This is part eleven of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In May, venture capitalist and former securities analyst Mary Meeker released her annual “Internet Trends” report. Much of what Meeker says in this year’s report about education is placed under her category “gaming.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

I was there on a reporting trip, as part of the research I’m doing as a Spencer Fellow. VCs often speak of having an “investment thesis” – a strategy for why they fund certain companies. ” There was all the usual talk of job-stealing robots and the “ jobs that don’t exist yet.”

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edWeb.net

JULY 22, 2019

At every step, they involve the developers so the companies understand Broward’s expectations and why the team made its final decision. If companies make smartphones that a two-year old can use, why are developers making edtech so complicated? She is co-author of the book Digital Solidary in Education (2014). and Mark C.

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techlearning

JULY 18, 2018

In just 20 minutes (and with a classroom of computers and headsets/microphones), MAP can adaptively assess an entire class and provide teachers with whole-class and individual reporting, including audio recordings of every student. While this all sounds great, there's a serious investment to get all the robots, sensors, maps, and cameras.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 27, 2018

In just 20 minutes (and with a classroom of computers and headsets/microphones), MAP can adaptively assess an entire class and provide teachers with whole-class and individual reporting, including audio recordings of every student. While this all sounds great, there's a serious investment to get all the robots, sensors, maps, and cameras.

Assessment 40

Assessment Robotics Tools Digital Citizenship 40

Graphite Blog

JUNE 27, 2018

In just 20 minutes (and with a classroom of computers and headsets/microphones), MAP can adaptively assess an entire class and provide teachers with whole-class and individual reporting, including audio recordings of every student. While this all sounds great, there's a serious investment to get all the robots, sensors, maps, and cameras.

Assessment 40

Assessment Robotics Tools Digital Citizenship 40

MindShift

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Dr. Nicholas Kardaras is the author of the 2016 book Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids. But, “I’ve been forced by data to accept that it’s a problem,” he told me when I interviewed him for my book The Art of Screen Time. There are brain-imaging studies of the effects of screen time, he says.

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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. FTW Robotics displayed its drone technology in booth #518 that is currently in 1K schools throughout the United States.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

One of my favorites: “Books will soon be obsolete in schools,” Thomas Edison said in 1913. The very next day, Apple shares hit $97.80, an all-time high for the company. Any day now. Any day now. The quotation is from 2012. The markets, according to the press releases, are always growing. .”

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JULY 26, 2012

And if I was such a fantastic editor, wouldn''t I be working for a publishing company? Don''t just be a robot following commands. Students used their summer reading books and created a postcard as if they were one of the characters. assessment books edmodo flipclass flipped literature PBL project based learning writing'

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