The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 27, 2017

I’ve found a tool that can help with inquiry-based learning, nonfiction reading, and meeting standards: Kids Discover Online. Those of you wanting to quickly meet a standard will be thankful for this approach. Even worse, the link might break or lead to spam content. This post is a sponsored by Kids Discover Online.

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Tech Helpful

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

I heard a leading CEO for a media company say "our industry has to stop trying to force what we do into these new platforms. The purpose of this post is to help educators see built-in ways inside Canvas to enhance learning in the classroom with the tools at teacher disposal. Discussions.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

aligned with Blooms Taxonomy, Common Core, ISTE, or other state/national/international standards. Here’s one I think meets all these basic requirements as well as makes students want to practice their math: Prodigy Math Game. I was introduced to this math game through an email from the company.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

Every now and then, it's been hard to do a call while the kids are screaming or something like that, but between meetings, to see them or have lunch with them or go on a walk with them, that part has been actually quite nice.” EdSurge: How did you adapt to meet the needs of students during the pandemic? They were real education.

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2019

The nice thing about having those type of meetings is that the answer is, yes, people have been in that situation. Teachers would meet edtech companies at a conference, which would then give free accounts and say, 'You’ve got to try my product. Cisneros: I love freemium tools. Does anybody have any suggestions or answers?’

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2018

Screencastify is the screencasting tool I recommend for Google Chrome and Chromebooks. Screencastify is an essential tool for making flipped lessons, student videos and creative formative assessments. I use this tool when students are making Scratch video games for them to record their games and explain their scripts.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2017

Personalized learning, in its broadest application, suggests tailoring instruction to meet the needs, strengths and interests of each learner. Technology companies—in all industries—make users anxious when they describe their work with the vagueness of a magician. Why does personalized learning, ironically, feel so impersonal?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2016

Alan November One problem is that companies are still making money off of selling those “$1000 pencils” as ways to improve productivity. So, can companies and educators co-exist peacefully in the world of edtech, while also working to redefine education? You go to these meetings, and people say, “Can I save money on textbooks?”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2016

Set up a virtual meeting by answering a series of questions designed to find the right expert for your needs. These include Common Core, TEKS, Next General Science Standards, or California/National CTE Standards (optional but gives the experts better insight into your curriculum objectives).

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

As numerous students joined the platform, and thousands of teachers came on board to meet this demand, the costs to facilitate the service were subsequently driven down to the point where 51Talk had an efficient and profitable business model. What were two top motivating factors behind starting the company?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2018

Moulton has worked in the field for about 15 years with a small family-run company called Educational Data Systems , which makes exams for local districts and high stakes tests for the state of California. You pick your subject area, let’s say it’s language, and you have a set of standards, like the Common Core standards.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 4, 2015

True, it has long since been time to transform the classroom from a boring place of black and white textbooks to a virtual experience filled with 21 st century tools and projects. Common Core: A Lesson Plan for STEM (on Bridges). Education used to be thought of as the 8-2 in a child’s day with maybe an hour or so of homework.

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Maker Movement Robotics Education STEM 150

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Some are returning; high-tech manufacturing companies such as Stark Aerospace have set up shop. What we built in was a kind of project-based learning where kids not only have book knowledge, but also learn about real-life activities relevant to that profession and also meet professionals who do such work.

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Insight Education Group

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Working specifically with underperforming schools across the state, he provided on-site training, thought-partnership, and innovative solutions to meet schools’ needs. Most recently, Jason served as Executive Vice President at the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching. About Angela.

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2015

Free, personalized online tool makes high-quality content available to all users. As the public education system evolves toward supporting students’ personalized needs, online learning tools have emerged that allow teachers to customize instruction. By adding Activate content to Gooru, we’re increasing the strength of our community.

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Haiku Learning Competency Based Learning Wiki Common Core 40

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2017

I’m in the trenches, meeting with schools and superintendents, and I see what they struggle with. By allowing student information systems, rostering tools, assessment software, etc. Philip Heimes What challenges do schools face today because their education tools don’t share a data standard? Big vendors are big companies.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Mitch Coulter is here today to share how Follett’s new Lightbox tool can you help adapt your instruction for students’ learning styles AND your own unique teaching style. Follett is a long-time supporter and sponsor of The Cornerstone, and I’m proud to help spread the word about this new tool they’ve released. .

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

I've had the pleasure of working with this company. Their study is titled, Creative Problem Solving in Schools: Essential Skills Today’s Students Need for Jobs in Tomorrow’s Age of Automation, and covers a topic on the minds of educators I meet during my travels. All opinions are my own.

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Adobe Classroom Social Media Common Core 42

eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2015

Company also gives educators first public demos of the touch-enabled MimioProjector 280T. These features support the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) that call for creating a stronger collaborative learning environment for students, while providing teachers with an in-depth understanding of their students’ progress and comprehension. “At

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The benchmarks are similar to those used in the more than 40 states that, along with the District of Columbia, adopted the national Common Core standards a decade ago. Data analyzed by McKinsey & Company late last year concluded that children have lost at least one and a half months of reading. Do these go on our heads?”.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

This presentation highlights specific eBook tools, presents tactics to ensure educators are meeting CCSS and state standards, and presents examples of best practices in enhancing the reading experience for all readers, but specifically kids who struggle. Research proves that eBooks hold many advantages and opportunities for success.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 1, 2014

As a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization, we provide trustworthy information and tools, as well as an independent forum, so that families can have a choice and a voice about the media they consume. The Common Core State Standards require students to think critically and be effective consumers and producers of information and media.

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Libraries Common Core Classroom Digital Citizenship 59

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 26, 2011

Discussion about ideas on how to use iPads in the languages classroom - and whether or not this is a tool that we want to use. This session directly addresses the need to develop and implement real-time employee training assessment strategies specifically designed to meet targeted business objectives. link] COLLABORIZE ( Classroom 2.0

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2017

Among the tools the district found was Teach to One: Math (TTO), a digital personalized learning program by New Classrooms , a New York-based nonprofit, that adapts to a student’s individual skills and gaps. We are committed to personalized learning, but can't continue a program that does not meet the needs of all of our students.”

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Personalized Learning Learning Khan Academy Assessment 60

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Now the company is teaming up with Khan Academy to use examples like DeRose’s discovery of surface representation to show students how the math and science they’re learning in school is applied by Pixar animators. Students then return to the same tool they used before, but the math behind it is exposed, in this case simple algebra.

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Khan Academy Common Core Video Robotics 28

Edsurge

MAY 29, 2019

I can’t count the number of technological tools that were marketed directly to me during my 14-year teaching career. I could probably count the number of tools I tried out and tested—that number would be in the double-digits. When assessing return, teachers look for the following: Will It Help Meet Learning Objectives?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2015

LIVE is an opportunity to gather with other member of the community in regular "live" web meetings. NMC Summer Conference presenters are thought leaders within the education industry at colleges and universities, schools, museums, libraries, organizations, and companies. Details to join the webinar at [link]. More information here.

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Fractus Learning

MARCH 2, 2022

Choosing the suitable toys for each step of your child’s development is crucial; Lovevery toy company helps parents with this vital task. Lovevery toy company is a certified B corporation which means it meets the highest standards of environmental and social transparency, accountability, and performance.

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STEM Company Mobility Common Core 52

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. And a new, growing class of companies may soon join us. We broke through in different ways.

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Industry Edmodo Pearson Instructional Materials 83

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies has announced it is allowing any SQL-based business intelligence tool, such as Tableau and Jaspersoft, to access data from its modern, student information system and learning management system. In addition, Alma will continue to provide its own set of robust reporting tools to meet many needs and budgets.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 9, 2019

But it was a one-off on our program three generations ago, pre-common-core assessments, and one type of school profile. Unfortunately most of the studies that have found impact contribute little to helping us meet that goal. Ed-Tech Companies Can Compete in Research Challenge to Replicate High-Impact Studies , EdWeek.

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techlearning

APRIL 10, 2018

BURLINGTON, NC, April 10, 2018 – During the recent NSTA conference, Carolina Biological Supply Company, the leading school science supplier and an NSTA show sponsor, launched the new Building Blocks of Science|3D hands-on unit kits for students in grades K to 5. Pre-unit and post-unit assessments are provided.

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Assessment Differentiated Instruction Common Core Education 40

MIND Research Institute

MAY 9, 2019

But it was a one-off on our program three generations ago, pre-common-core assessments, and one type of school profile. Unfortunately most of the studies that have found impact contribute little to helping us meet that goal. Ed-Tech Companies Can Compete in Research Challenge to Replicate High-Impact Studies , EdWeek.

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Study eBook EdTech Common Core 40

Marketplace K-12

MARCH 18, 2016

The American Federation of Teachers is pressuring Pearson PLC, the global education company, to conduct a business strategy review with an eye to becoming more profitable. million-member union says the company should consider changes designed to ensure that the company makes more money, citing drops in its share price over the past year.

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MindShift

AUGUST 13, 2015

“There are a very small number if schools that really try to redesign the school around games-based learning,” said Justin Leites, vice-president of Amplify Learning, a company that makes digital education games. Attempts to use games as assessments ruin the playful experiences that make them an effective learning tool, he said.

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Learning Laptops Report Analysis 28

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 21, 2017

This fun, visual tool lets students explore 150 different science and social studies units for elementary and middle school learners. Aligns to content area, instruction, and Common Core Next Generation Science Standards. It also has a growing guide, all kinds of suggested tools. Today’s sponsor is Kids Discover.

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Elementary Common Core Mobility Maker Movement 98

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

Games, like any other tool, should be put into place to support the learning of curriculum and the mastery of standards by our students. Games, like any other tool, should be put into place to support the learning of curriculum and the mastery of standards by our students,” says White. A longtime favorite of the Legends staff.

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