Edsurge

MAY 6, 2020

On the opposite end of the inconvenience spectrum are companies who have honed their customer service through thousands of interactions to create enterprise level support. Some weeks ago, I had trouble figuring out how to open an account at a nearby company, so I went online and clicked the firm’s number I found on its homepage.

Smartphone 130

Smartphone Social Media eBook Company 130

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Knewton drew heaps of hype and investment by promising to provide artificial-intelligence technology to major textbook companies to make their content more adaptive. Now the company has pivoted, and it is poised to formally announce its own online courseware that will compete head-to-head with those publishing giants.

Knewton 115

Knewton Strategy OER Pearson 115

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2017

Her talent won her an internship with a company in Atlanta (she telecommuted as a sophomore and junior in high school.) To expand their knowledge, they had to assemble a library and know how to find books in it. They should “work problems” in every course, because life is full of problems seeking solutions. But it shouldn’t be.

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Training Google Libraries Robotics 207

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

They have a wonderful lesson library that they've created as well. And we have to really get smart with this now, because unfortunately, I think you're right, Vicki, students will just hand bits of work in that they've gotten a AI to do, and course they will. Of course it was. It was people's sharing in other people's work.

Classroom 425

Classroom Tools Data Twitter 425

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2019

Our own Kristina Holzweiss shared the Wakelet on Wakelet she co-presented, as well as her blog post on library uses of the platform. And there was Google Tools You Aren’t Using, But Should be in Your Library with librarian friends James Allen, Sherry Gick, Nancy Jo Lambert, Nikki Robertson, and Tiffany Whitehead. infused notes….

Social Media 105

Social Media Libraries Conference OER 105

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.

Company 102

Company Industry Data Elementary 102

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. As I met with my students, many who volunteered to come in at recess, we reworked our classroom library and opened up new areas for the students to work.

Classroom 85

Classroom Libraries Learning Elementary 85

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

I dislike fraudulent courses. Tagged on: July 21, 2017 A complex web of factors influence children’s commercial media literacy | LSE Business Review → If they don’t know an ad from information, how can they grasp how companies use their personal data? No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes.

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

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

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.

EdTech 131

EdTech Lenovo Robotics Laptops 131

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2016

” These machines are all kin, of course. These machines are all intertwined with how we imagine the future of intelligence and knowledge, along with the future of the institutions traditionally responsible for these things – namely schools, universities, libraries, museums. So we can reorganize the bar graph.

Technology 40

Technology Learning Data Libraries 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

We are grateful for companies and organizations who believe in the power of globally connected learning. You can present in your time zone at a time that is convenient to you! Keynotes + Sessions As usual, Lucy Gray has created an INCREDIBLE keynote speaker lineup and it is still growing. Make a Difference.

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Conference Education Case Study Blackboard 44

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 57

Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 57

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In recent years, we’ve seen huge growth in edtech as companies partner with educators to develop software and hardware that can support teaching and learning. Of course, more internet-enabled technology in the classroom will require work to ensure that educators and students can actually use it. With more than three quarters of U.S.

Technology 128

Technology Education Broadband EdTech 128

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. Thirty maze challenge cards are also included. Add-Ons: No add-ons are available at this time.

Robotics 67

Robotics Android Software Tablets 67

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. KANO EDUCATION PACKAGES ( kano.me/educators/packages

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Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 51

EdNews Daily

JUNE 22, 2019

Online courses. Library Management Systems. Project based hybrids, such as software to run a robot, science instruments, and calculators . Consider as well that good ed-tech companies will utilize conferences to announce improvements for their tools and train teachers on their use. These include: Portals. Courseware.

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LMS Software Student Data Privacy Policies 133

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

This new partnership will let Canvas users gain a streamlined process for curriculum mapping, course building, content collection, and progress monitoring. who are interested in establishing a makerspace in their libraries. Registration for the course began November 1, 2017.

Tools 70

Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 70

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

So Joffe created eLearn.fyi , a database of more than 300 online learning tools, including a civics curriculum founded by former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and engineering lessons on how to build a robotic arm. She spent $19 to host a website and contacted software companies for free licenses. – CAYLA BAMBERGER.

Education 108

Education Online Learning Report Elementary 108

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.

Education 115

Education Learning EdTech Data 115

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

Not this specific conversation, of course, but ones like it. It also means fewer language programs, robotics labs and other enrichment opportunities that parents increasingly perceive as necessary. For two years, SFUSD has also worked with digital marketing companies. Stanford professor Thomas Dee predicted this.

E-rate 116

E-rate Elementary Education Report 116

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Builder Bowls – Builder Bowls revolve around a wide range of immersive technologies, including Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), simulations, video games, caves and domes, 3D printing and robotics. These books are listed in alphabetical order and are part of my personal library at home. Health Games for Change.

Game-Based Learning 120

Game-Based Learning Gamification Learning Twitter 120

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 3, 2016

In January 2015, Duggan enrolled in New Hampshire’s self-paced Virtual Learning Academy Charter School (VLACS), joining about 200 full-time middle and high school students and about 10,000 part-timers from brick-and-mortar schools statewide who take VLACS courses a la carte. It puts a focus on building strong student-teacher relationships.

Education 0

Education Course Laptops Blended Learning 0

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Lucy Gray and I, the founders and co-chairs of this massive, worldwide, and free event, may have gotten ourselves a little behind this year on GlobalEdCon planning (with STEMxCon in September, then the Reform Symposium , Library 2.01 3, and Connected Educator Month in October--how are we still standing?!), Father Goose).Sea

Conference 59

Conference Education Pearson Technology 59

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

.” Via Bookriot : “On Wednesday, August 23, the city council of Escondido, California voted, 3 to 2, to move forward with plans to hand their public library over to the private, for-profit company Library Systems and Services.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. .”

Education 97

Education Khan Academy Company Libraries 97

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

From the Coursera blog : “Announcing ‘ AI for Everyone ’: a new course from deeplearning.ai is the new company of Andrew Ng , Coursera’s co-founder.) ” The Scholarly Kitchen weighs in on layoffs at DPLA , the Digital Public Library of America. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

Education 53

Education Coursera Facebook MOOC 53

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

“The Library of Congress No Longer Wants All the Tweets,” says The New York Times. ” “OER is about to become for course planning what LMS is for grading,” which frankly sounds awful. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. The peer feedback company has raised $1.89 ” “Nudge Unit.”

OER 44

OER Education Robotics LMS 44

User Generated Education

JULY 7, 2016

She studied neuroscience to find out how to identify signs of sleepiness, took an online course to learn how to create the computer code that would recognize those signs. Maker technologies such as Makey-Makey , littleBits , Arduinos , 3D Printers, and robotics kits provide opportunities for learners to experiment and invent for themselves.

Maker Movement 150

Maker Movement Education STEM Software 150

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. The private student loan company has raised $50 million total, but I’m told “fintech” doesn’t “count” as ed-tech so let’s just ignore this trend, right? The adaptive learning company has raised $16 million total. ” Spoiler alert: humans.

Education 44

Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

Via The New York Times : New York governor “ Cuomo to Give Colleges $7 Million for Courses in Prisons.” Not really ed-tech-related, except for all those companies saying they’re “Uber for education.” The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ’s CTO, Brian Pinkerton , is leaving the company.

Education 45

Education Coursera Khan Academy MOOC 45

User Generated Education

OCTOBER 16, 2015

She studied neuroscience to find out how to identify signs of sleepiness, took an online course to learn how to create the computer code that would recognize those signs. Maker technologies such as Makey-Makey , littleBits , Arduinos , 3D Printers, and robotics kits provide opportunities for learners to experiment and invent for themselves.

Maker Movement 120

Maker Movement STEM Education Software 120

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Via The Guardian : “US library to enforce jail sentences for overdue books.” ” That’s the Athens-Limestone public library in Alabama (and that’s completely f *d up). The company said that the Department of Education’s decision to bar it from federal financial aid forced it to do so.

Khan Academy 40

Khan Academy Education LMS Company 40

Hack Education

JUNE 9, 2017

University joins growing number of institutions opting to outsource online course development on fee-for-service basis.” Via Edsurge : “As LinkedIn ’s Video Library Grows, Company Says It Has No Plans to Compete With Colleges.” That’s despite privacy concerns about the company. million total.

Education 46

Education Coursera MOOC Udemy 46

Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

A New York district court awarded Elsevier US$15 million in damages for copyright infringement by Sci-Hub , the Library of Genesis (LibGen) project and related sites.” ” (This reminds me that I need to write something about the history of Montessori and why all sorts of companies have appropriated the brand.).

Education 53

Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 53

Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

Of course, some education reform proponents want to frame DeVos as “ mainstream ,” but she’s far from it. ( And this prompted me to update my list of education / technology companies that are ALEC members.). His rather disastrous business history in ed-tech includes SoftKey and The Learning Company.

Education 40

Education Pearson E-rate MOOC 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

— Inside a high-ceilinged library at Northridge High School here, seniors are typing on 16-year-old laptops donated by a local Rotary Club. We’re doing everything we can,” says Mr. Norton, as the seniors in the library close their balky laptops and head to class. Photo: Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

” That is, the daycare company Bright Horizons will pay for its employees to get their degrees at four institutions – three of which are for-profits (including Ashford University and Walden University, which have been targets of lawsuits claiming they misled students). .” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

Education 43

Education MOOC E-rate Coursera 43