Adam Welcome

JUNE 3, 2017

We can't keep the Chromebooks on your desk during the day, they need to stay in the locker when they're not being used. Of course you can code the Sphero during math time, it's a great way to learn angles. I love that idea, moving all of your desks outside for the day and having a robot challenge with your class sounds amazing!

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Chromebook Robotics Course Company 80

Adam Welcome

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

Of course I'm use to it, but it's a bigger problem than what's really on the surface. Yes - I really love enhancing the curriculum in classes with laptops, tablets, coding and robots. Spoiler alert #3 - computers aren't just in technology companies! It happened again. Yes - I'm a Director of Innovation and Technology.

Tablets 72

Tablets Laptops iPhone iPad 72

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 Education’s Proto-Platforms.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

EdTechTeam

MAY 19, 2017

I never imagined that the final course on learning space design would launch my students and I into the most exciting and rewarding project based learning experience of my career. While some studied robotics and social media, others dived into different learning disabilities and schools around the world.

Classroom 85

Classroom Libraries Learning Elementary 85

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Good teachers, of course, have always personalized lessons based on their students’ needs. What’s different about the trend today is that educational technology companies are eagerly marketing software under the “personalized learning” label. Related: Laptops, Chromebooks or tablets? DeVonté Trask, 11.

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Personalized Learning Software Data Report 101

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 18, 2016

So, this fall, the company added three new features, dubbed the “Classroom Conversation Toolset,” to let teachers pause the app classroom-wide, snap every computer to a particular screen, and cloak student identity to anonymously share answers with the entire class. Photo: Chris Berdik.

Blended Learning 40

Blended Learning Robotics Laptops Tablets 40

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY COMPANY BUILDING BLOCKS OF SCIENCE 3D ( www.carolina.com/help/pressreleases/2018/building-blocks-of-science-3d ) Carolina Biological Supply Company launched the new Building Blocks of Science 3D hands-on unit kits for students in grades K to 5. JIBO BE A MAKER APP ( www.jibo.com ) Jibo, Inc.

Tools 56

Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 56

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

Not quite enough time for our robot overlords to overtake us, but both distant and soon enough to make us wonder. A year later, in their second grade, Google launched the first Chromebooks. Being connected, as is required to get iPads and Chromebooks up and running, is assumed. Source: Futuresource Consulting 1. And determined.

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Analysis Trends Chromebook EdTech 157

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

BENCHMARK EDUCATION COMPANY ADVANCEALL ( benchmarkeducation.com ) Benchmark Education Company (BEC) released Advance ALL, a new series motivating students to read with literary and informational reading text sets. The course takes students up to four hours and can be completed over several weeks.

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Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 50

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

New products are coming from companies that have long been in the game, and others are being launched thanks to successful crowdfunding initiatives. Bubble Bot walks students through creating a bubble-blowing robot and a Fan of Fortune. Compatibility: Windows, Mac, and Chromebooks. Thirty maze challenge cards are also included.

Robotics 67

Robotics Android Software Tablets 67

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

CDI COMPUTER DEALERS CHROMEBOOK TRADE-IN PROGRAM ( cdicomputers.com ) CDI Computer Dealers has launched a Chromebook Trade-In Program that provides a hassle-free, environmentally-friendly way for schools to dispose of their aging Chromebooks and obtain a free two-year premium extended warranty on the new ones purchased from CDI.

Tools 69

Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 69

ProfHacker

DECEMBER 9, 2015

I am also much more satisfied with their customer service than I was with the other company. Players change the game permanently over the course of twelve months of play, and even add stickers to the board and rip up cards. I switched to Reclaim after years using a conventional hosting service and now pay a quarter of what I once did.

Exercises 40

Exercises System Software Comparison 40

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

A firm believer in the fact that technology can make a difference in the ways that schools connect and protect students, Migliorino co-founded School Connect, a company that provided a web-based platform for schools to create their own mobile-messaging applications. The company was sold to Jostens, Inc.

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Education Learning EdTech Data 112

Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2018

Via The Guardian : “ Open University plans major cuts to number of staff and courses.” From the Google blog : “ Chromebook tablets for versatile learning.” ” Also via Wired : “Companies Are Cashing in on Reality TV for Tots.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

Education 45

Education Robotics iPad Company 45

Hack Education

AUGUST 10, 2018

Via The Atlantic : “ School-Security Companies Are Thriving in the Era of Mass Shootings.” ” His son-in-law is Jared Kushner , of course. More Google PR, this time from The Verge : “ Google is adding ARCore support to the Chromebook Tab 10 with Classroom updates.” The company has raised $24.1

E-rate 44

E-rate Education Robotics Elsevier 44

Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

Via Education Week : “ FCC Chair Moves to Block E-Rate Funds for Companies Deemed ‘Security Risk’ ” (State and Local) Education Politics. Via the AP : “ Wyoming begins path to computer science courses in schools.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” asks Edsurge.

Education 45

Education MOOC E-rate Facebook 45

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

The school overlooks plush sand-colored condos and a sprawling golf course community that has drawn wealthier families to the area. Extra money has allowed these wealthier districts to invest heavily in Chromebooks and iPads, state-of-the-art robotics programs, computerized blackboards, and high-end 3-D printers.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

MAY 11, 2018

The Office of Students and Young Consumers had actively and aggressively policed the student loan industry and monitored credit card companies and other financial institutions that serve – or target – college students and other young people.” Some of the stories are in the “robots” section below.).

Education 42

Education Company Robotics Report 42

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Um, they do.) The Flipped Classroom".

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

” The Trump Administration is calling it “ restoring Internet freedom ,” because of f **g course. ” Via Newsweek : “ Rand Paul to Teach ‘Dystopian Visions’ Course at George Washington University.” Jeff Fernandez, the co-founder of the online learning company Grovo , has resigned.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “Should Online Courses Go Through ‘Beta Testing’?” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ FutureLearn , the massive open online course provider owned by the Open University in the U.K., Via the AP : “How Google Chromebooks conquered schools.”

Education 45

Education Company MOOC Khan Academy 45

Hack Education

MARCH 31, 2017

The company took another step toward that goal Wednesday, announcing new degree offerings from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and France’s HEC Paris.” ” Fast Company profiles David Blake, the co-founder of the alt-credentialing startup Degreed. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. million total.

Education 40

Education Coursera Pearson Report 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

” Trump has, of course, proposed some $9 billion in funding cuts to the Department of Education, so this is hardly “new money.” Via Open Culture : “ Martin Scorsese to Teach His First Online Course on Filmmaking.” ” ( No disclosure that Edsurge shares investors with the company.).

Education 47

Education Company Data Report 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

” I’ll be adding student loan company Quiklo to the ed-tech dead pool. ” Apparently it’s all Audre Lorde ’s fault, because of course it is. Chromebooks. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “ Robots will replace teachers by 2027 ,” Futurism predicts. ” Yay.

Kaplan 50

Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50

Hack Education

JUNE 3, 2016

Lots of reporting on various court filings in the Trump University case, particularly those about the company’s “ playbooks ” detailing how former employees sold its course packages, targeting vulnerable populations. I mean, other than just the thrill of repeating a new buzzword, of course.). ” Riiiiight.

Education 45

Education Sakai Udemy Report 45

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

Via Education Week : “ DeVos-Backed Company Makes Questionable Claims on Autism , ADHD.” ” “Betsy DeVos Won’t Shed Stake in Biofeedback Company , Filings Show,” The New York Times reports. “Harvard Management Company to Lay Off Half Its Staff,” The Harvard Crimson reports.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40