Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 13, 2019

After all, textbooks are a must in classrooms. Smartphones, tablets, and laptops had become a permanent requirement along with using technology in the classrooms by this time. Thus, replacing expensive textbooks with technology in the classroom is the right thing to do in the current scenario. Provide Access to K-12 Libraries.

Technology 80

Technology eBook Classroom OER 80

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

classrooms from kindergarten through high school.” Spending data suggests that instructional software is indeed growing in classrooms. In a 2018 survey of college students, the trade publication Library Journal found that 75 percent say that reading print books is easier than e-books. From 2011 to 2014, U.S. billion to $3.3

Chegg 163

Chegg Software Industry Pearson 163

Edsurge

JULY 30, 2018

The most recent of these, the writing feedback assistant WriteLab, was acquired by Chegg , a publicly-traded education company, for $15 million. Zeal, which attempted to bring on-demand tutoring to classrooms, shut down earlier this year. WriteLab (Chegg). Yet not all investments pan out. Socrative (MasteryConnect).

Blendspace 66

Blendspace Chegg Technology Education 66

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

” Udacity has updated its online "classroom." ” Pearson and Chegg are partnering for textbook rentals. Via Inside Higher Ed : “Ithaka S+R and OCLC Research launch project to examine how universities and their libraries are changing.” No mention that Lexia Learning is owned by Rosetta Stone.

Education 44

Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

” The New York Times on “ mastery based learning ” : “A New Kind of Classroom: No Grades, No Failing, No Hurry.” Jen Howard on “What Happened to Google’s Effort to Scan Millions of University Library Books ?” Wired argues that “ Jeff Bezos Should Put His Billions Into Libraries.”

Education 45

Education Coursera Khan Academy MOOC 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

And like so many products on this list, 3D printing was hailed as a revolution in education, and schools were encouraged to reorient libraries and shop classes towards “maker spaces” which would give students opportunities to print their plastic designs. The Flipped Classroom". WTF is Unizin ?! Collared Dove. Ban Laptops" Op-Eds.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

” (Did you know he recorded his first mixtape at the Chicago Public Library’s YOUmedia studio ?). “ Apple ’s Devices Lose Luster in American Classrooms,” according to The New York Times. Via Techcrunch : “ FCC votes to negate broadband privacy rules.” ” More via The New York Times.

Education 40

Education MOOC Company Pearson 40