Ed Tech from the Ground Up

JUNE 30, 2016

to share ideas, meet new people and see old friends. As a small company it’s hard to be heard over the noise (and the smell of popcorn). This year we didn’t exhibit at ISTE, but I attended the event to hold meetings and scope out the landscape. This year, more than 16,000 teachers and administrators gathered in Denver, Colo.

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EdNews Daily

JUNE 3, 2017

These companies are hiring now. Varsity Tutors is a nationally recognized company that connects students with personalized tutoring services in both academic and test prep subject areas. PrepNow, an online tutoring company focused on providing a personal, customized test prep experience for students in the comfort of their homes.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2018

As personalized learning becomes a more mainstream pedagogy in K–12 classrooms, teachers have started to adapt assessment processes to get a deeper look at student growth. . Giving feedback to students is an integral part of the teaching process, and both formative and summative assessments have their place in the classroom. .

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

Nearly a dozen entrepreneurs we talked to said they each received upwards of 20 emails from investment banking groups, inviting them to meetings in private suites. That’s generally how much companies have to generate for most major banks to consider working with them to find a buyer. Here’s a few of the things we noticed on Day 1.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 20, 2019

In today’s blog post and podcast episode, we’re sharing five real-world examples of teachers who used their summer to improve their classroom and earn professional development credit. So, she welcomed parents into the classrooms to help students learn some of these new techniques, to bring some of those ideas home. Krysia: Absolutely.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 6, 2020

In this candid interview, I chat with Jennifer Pearson, a tech coach who recently evacuated from China due to the Corona Virus. by Jennifer Pearson. Google Classroom, Seesaw, OneNote, or Microsoft Teams are all useful. Specialists can access the Google Classroom and add to the topic. Teachers and administrators listen up!

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Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2018

World maps, colorful letter charts and a felt animal poster line the walls of LaShundra Wigfall’s classroom. But Wigfall’s classroom isn’t in a school; it’s smack dab in the middle of her living room. It’s a transition she made two years ago after seven years in the classroom. I’m sure any educator could add to that list.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

There are plenty of hands-on sessions with practical tips to apply in the classroom. EdSurge Sessions In between hearty servings of Tex-Mex and meat, won’t you have time to stop by and meet? Companies include an AI robot, student incubator and a startup called Pie for Providers. Monday, March 4, 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, 4 p.m.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2018

They started the company to solve a challenge that they both knew well: how to provide fast and actionable feedback to writing students. The company has also begun partnering with other companies such as Pearson and Microsoft. Writing tools are particularly interesting to the company. Ramireze said.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

I want to make sure my undergrads are thinking about their impact outside of a formal classroom,” says Martina P. We are very much focused on classroom teaching.” They don’t have to start from scratch: Research about how to successfully teach kids in virtual classrooms has been underway for years. That’s not unique to Auburn.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

The first online class we launched in 1998 was little more than flat text on webpages, and we closely followed the birth of learning management systems, meeting with both Blackboard and WebCT before they achieved their first $1 million in revenue. The infrastructure just wasn’t ready. 2004-2011: Washington Leans In.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

Among the newer aspects of these kinds of complaints is whether college social media communication meets accessibility standards. While some institutions have tried to punt responsibility for the accessibility of digital tools to the companies that produce them, that reasoning hasn’t persuaded federal agencies or judges.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 6, 2018

They are practical courses that have teachers developing tangible resources to use in their classrooms immediately. We’ve been doing this for seven years now, and it’s been a great opportunity to not only meet people but have people on the show and share their stories. With this coupon, a 3 grad credit course is only $359. Listen Now.

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The 21st Century Principal

JANUARY 25, 2014

That post, entitled "Common Core Standards Will Help NC Meet Its Challenges," was written by Caroline McCullen, the director of education initiatives at SAS which already has a multi-million dollar contract with North Carolina to provide value-added teacher data analysis software for teacher and principal evaluations.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 14, 2017

But at Kickboard , an online school culture system management system, it’s a straight dive in for Stefan Kohler, a former teacher and executive at companies including Scholastic and Pearson. Here’s what he said: EdSurge : Let’s talk about your “ed-cred.” What’s been your involvement in education in the past?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

After listening to educators, parents and caregivers from across the country, Savvas Learning Company today introduced a range of platform enhancements and new K-12 educational products aimed at making distance learning more impactful. ABOUT SAVVAS LEARNING COMPANY. Teaching Resources and Professional Learning Support.

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 11, 2016

Billings has been at the helm of the ed-tech division of the Software & Information and Industry Association or SIIA, for 14 years, overseeing its growth as a proliferation of new companies representing a range of new types of products emerged in the industry. Companies could gain more insights from the learning sciences, too, he said.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

The online coursework is designed by the education company Pearson. While online-only programs have come under fire for deprioritizing classroom relationships and providing too little instructional support for students, blended programs have been seen as able to strike an ideal balance. Source: PEARSON CONNEXUS.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

One of my favorite things about visiting schools is the incredible diversity of the teachers I meet. Individual teachers may approach the challenge differently and take their own paths to meaningful instruction, but they are always striving to make the classroom experience one that students enjoy.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

How does the tech-health discussion impact teachers in the classroom? Coverage of technology in a classroom has been really focused on the potential benefits and the promise of tech even for very young children. What does it mean to report on education technology from a student lens? But, as a parent, you hear such a different story.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

As an integral part of learning today, educators and students deserve new and improved ways to display and interact with classroom content, but to be successful, these tools need to be flexible and user-friendly. Historically there has been a limit to seamless integration across various technology solutions within today’s classrooms.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The move makes sense: As educators leverage the benefits of connected classroom technologies, student data is captured and used to personalize the experience. How do K–12 schools ensure they’re in compliance with local laws and minimize risk without hampering their ability to deliver high-quality, engaging classroom experiences? .

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Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2019

Twelve years ago, Amplify CEO Larry Berger and I wrote about the “ pareto distribution ” of companies in the K-12 sector. Most revenue was generated by a few winner-take-all companies, then there was a long tail of subscale operators. The structure of demand created the “Big Three”—McGraw-Hill, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Pearson.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2020

Lifesize ® , a global innovator of immersive enterprise communication solutions, today announced the acquisition of Kaptivo , a digital collaboration solutions company. Advanced Collaboration for Education: Maintain the in-classroom whiteboarding experience while conducting distance learning in one-to-one and one-to-many hybrid environments.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2018

A recent Deloitte study found that digital content in a blended or flipped classroom allows for improved class management, more personalized learning for struggling students, and an increase in student engagement and grades. These small chunks of information are concise and targeted to meet any learning objective imaginable.

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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. classrooms with a range of education packages available online. KANO EDUCATION PACKAGES ( kano.me/educators/packages

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

But at an all-hands meeting at the company’s Washington, D.C. Some employees hoped the company could turn around and stayed on without pay. “We Planet3 found its biggest backer in Rob Roy, CEO of Las Vegas-area data center services company Switch, which invested $10 million in the company in 2015.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

But to the BMO’s annual education industry conference, where company executives, investors, bankers and financiers of all stripes descended in their suits and slacks (but very few ties). On the agenda were one-on-one interviews with company CEOs and panel discussions on opportunities and challenges in different markets. Viva Amtrak!

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edWeb.net

JULY 2, 2021

Virtual learning ended up being the boy’s path “into the classroom.”. The school’s setup is impressive: Classrooms have Samsung interactive boards or displays connected to the CISCO Webex Board, which provides a whiteboard, video or audio conferencing and the ability to annotate shared content. And further out in the future?

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2017

Edtech companies, many of which already partner with teachers and students early in the product design process, are uniquely suited to facilitating the type of research necessary to bridge the gap between academia and the classroom. Why the Research Black Hole ? Why is this so? Expanding the Educational Research Toolkit.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Tech & Learning Rounds Up a Summary of New Tools for Schools Software & Online GOOGLE FOR EDUCATION UPDATES ( edu.google.com ) Google for Education announced updates and new tools to help teachers keep innovation alive in their classrooms. Possip provides a community that lets parents have a direct role in improving their schools.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Earlier this week representatives from Pearson, the Bill Gates Foundation, the Center for Education Reform, American Public Education, Inc. Here are the five policy implications that edtech companies are watching closely. You have to understand their opportunities and be able to pinpoint,” she explains.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 7, 2020

According to Pearson Education, 84% teachers , administrators and students think that shifting to digital can solve the challenges of education. Viable adoption options to meet the needs of institutions. The companies have created workflows and set up processes that help them do more in less time with the help of technology.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 12, 2016

. “In a sweeping move, the for-profit school chain has been told to lock its doors after parliament demanded it halt operations in response to its failure to meet educational and infrastructure standards.” ” Via the Dallas Morning News : “Professors who ban guns in their classrooms will be punished, UT lawyer says.”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Mostly tutoring companies.). “ ICE officials have invited tech companies, including Microsoft , to develop algorithms that will track visa holders’ social media activity ,” ProPublica reports. ” “ Pearson , WTF? .” An op-ed in Bloomberg says that “ China ’s Top Economic Risk?

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Via The Atlantic : “ Virtual Classrooms Can Be as Unequal as Real Ones.” Via The Bleacher Report : “Meet the team of 11- and 12-year-old mini-Kaepernicks protesting during the national anthem in southeast Texas – despite death threats and their coach’s suspension after a nonstop fight against injustice.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 1, 2018

Or maybe the company it’s using for its predictive analytics programs – EAB, I think – does and that’s why we’re hearing all these stories. Via TPM : “No Test Left Behind – How Pearson Made a Killing on the US Testing Craze.” The assessment company has raised over $52 million total.

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