Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2022

Ten years ago, Pooja Sankar set out to build an edtech tool that gave shy students superpowers in their college courses. The system is now in place at around 2,000 colleges, and her company has raised more than $15 million. Her premise was that a key link between professors and students was broken. She called her startup Piazza.

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eSchool News

MARCH 9, 2020

For these young people, devices like smartphones and tablets are like an additional exoskeletal attachment. This belief caused me to start The Glimpse Group , a diversified VR and AR platform company made up of 9 unique software and services subsidiaries. These young generations are not afraid of new technologies.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 19, 2020

Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning or The 30 Goals Challenge or take a fully accredited online course for graduate credit ( Online Learning Best Practices , Connected Educators or TESOL Methodologies )! Traditional coding activities dictate that students sit in front of laptops or tablets, working to develop a program or a game.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Linda has authored two books and also created many online courses such as Classroom Management 101 (www.teach4theheart.com/cm101) and Reclaim Your Time 101 (www.teach4theheart.com/reclaim). The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2020

But the state also approved college credit for courses completed online. It just so happened that a group of about 50 biology students were testing products from Hands-On Labs, a company that offers at-home lab kits coupled with online instruction and assessments. The company has 250 full-time employees and hasn’t made any layoffs.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

13, 2018 – Learning Upgrade , an innovative edtech company providing digital, differentiated literacy and math curriculum designed to support adult learners to create learning breakthroughs, today announced that it has launched math courses for the General Educational Development (GED ) test and the High School Equivalency Test (HiSET).

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

JULY 12, 2016

Given that my experience is limited to middle school and high school students through my test-prep company and my critical-reading web app, SmartyReader , I’ll highlight my own insights in hopes of sparking a larger discussion of how the K-12 classroom will look in 2025.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

Sanchez leads the Mobile Experiences and Emerging Technology team at Coursera, the online learning platform where students anywhere can take courses, master a career skill, get professional certificates, and earn degrees from 200 top universities and companies, including Yale, the University of Pennsylvania, Google and IBM.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 2, 2018

Even though the school equips every student with a Microsoft Surface tablet, it has built two dedicated spaces to bolster STEM education : a computer lab for robotics and coding; and a zSpace lab full of 3D virtual reality computers that allow students to study human anatomy, dive into a volcano and explore the solar system.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

They were the most powerful companies in education. They bought other companies to try to blend assessment and curriculum as they also continued publishing. On the other hand, companies like Curriculum Associates took the path of blended learning and have seen significant growth driven by a technology-first model.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

In 2002, our team at Microsoft Education created an LMS for a world where every teacher and student had a tablet computer. Tablet computers didn’t take off until a decade later. Between 2004 and 2011, I worked as an executive in SchoolNet and Kaplan, both of which grew into successful and innovative education companies.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The impact is quite clear in the Advanced Placement (AP) calculus program, which started to require graphing calculators in their courses and on their exams in 1995. The AP program required teachers to use graphing calculators in their courses. While the calculator takes care of the “how,” students can focus on “why.”.

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Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2018

Joining them were an additional 6,000 reps from companies big and small. Fractions covers math standards for grades 3-6 and features a storyline and what the company calls “personalized feedback” through an online tutor. The company describes it as a “digital, adaptive personalized learning solution.”

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Educators across the nation can now access Teacher Training Pathways , a free platform offering courses aligned to micro-credentials on remote and hybrid learning, instructional technology coaching and more. The platform will feature an evolving library of courses to further develop educators’ digital literacy. billion in 2019.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 2, 2012

We are seeing more and more teachers, conferences, and companies embrace QR as another way to engage students, audiences and customers. Tablets- It''s going to be tough to find anyone who would argue that Tablet did not increase in use in education this year. So, how did I do last year? That I believe to be true.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 4, 2019

App developers can work for software companies, retailers, in healthcare, in the travel industry, for the entertainment industry, or in financial services. When students finish, after some setup steps, the app is available on their phone or tablet immediately. An app developer used all of these before they ever went on sale.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

A majority of young adults already play video games, so using them in courses seems like a natural fit. For higher education, with smaller potential audiences and student outcomes at stake, companies are debating whether return on investment is there for game-based learning experiences. Norton & Company. For example, W.W.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 3, 2015

There are those who are already replacing their full-blown laptops with a more portable tablet. Practically speaking, students no longer have to carry heavy books and notebooks to schools – all they’d have to do bring is their personal tablet or laptop to school. Second, the introduction of gamification. But it’s not just about that.

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2018

But losing a different kind of “pencil” that technology companies are aiming to push into schools may likely cause a bigger heartache and headache for the purchasing department. Of course, Apple is not the only supplier offering a stylus. Microsoft was one of the first big tech companies to market styluses to schools.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 24, 2018

But the company’s most compelling case for reclaiming pole position in the education market isn’t the tablet, argues EdSurge columnist Jin-Soo Huh. But has Pearson, the world’s biggest education company, finally turned the corner on its rocky digital transformation journey? What’s Next for Pearson?

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

The Math Get-Ready Courses introduce students to third to eighth grades algebra, geometry, and pre-calculus. With over 1,500 free online courses, 700 free audiobooks, 200 free textbooks, 1,150 free movies, 300 free language lessons, and more, there is no shortage of cultural and educational online resources. Docebo Learn LMS.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

At a morning session on Sunday, Kentaro Yoshifuji, CEO of Ory Lab , shared how a robot his company has developed is helping people with disabilities connect with friends, family and teachers when it’s difficult or near impossible for them to be physically present with peers. And perhaps that makes it all the more important to watch.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2018

Seven of the 134 companies in this batch provide education services—which is a similar percentage from the last cohort. In this latest cohort of edtech companies, only one is aimed at being used in classrooms. The husband-and-wife duo behind the company, Aparna and Deepak Ramanathan, come from different backgrounds. “A

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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. Me - "Don't your students really enjoy using computers, tablets and online programs?" "Yes It happened again. Spoiler alert - it's not just me.

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2019

Where previously the university saw about 350-400 incarcerated individuals enroll in courses each semester, more than 2,100 students are enrolled for the summer semester this year. Several have started their own companies. About 200 inmates are enrolled in related courses each quarter, she adds.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 6, 2017

When I think about education technology, images of engaged students in front of computers and tablets come to mind. As the director of business development at Zinc Learning Labs , a literacy company, my bread and butter is communication with educators. But at the moment, there’s reason to question these expectations—and expect more.

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eSchool News

JUNE 1, 2017

Tablet Technology for a Different Education. Based upon the 2010 study, I founded a company (IDS), which began putting tablets containing academic and vocational courses into jails and prisons. The tablet program we installed continues to do well and gain traction, but it is still somewhat limited.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

What's more, as students increasingly use devices such as smartphones, laptops, and tablets in the classroom, schools have had to adapt to find the best way to integrate that technology into the curriculum. Over the course of two pilots, students were given the choice between a class using a print textbook and one using a digital textbook.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2020

An astounding 98 percent of children aged 8 and under have access to a tablet, mobile device or computer within their household. Not only are we seeing courses from private sources, but we’ve also witnessed the emergence of open courseware programs from renowned universities over the past few years.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 25, 2019

In order to offer the latest and updated course material to higher education students. As the user base is mainly dominated by digital natives, providing them courses on a digital platform will help you adapt to the changing environment and get higher education students to leverage your eBooks.

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TeacherCast

AUGUST 30, 2015

Edsby is a robust, cloud-based, mobile learning management system that incorporates social learning, course planning, assessment management, and much more into a simple, easy to use package for the entire school community. About Company. Company website: [link]. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/edsby.

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Fractus Learning

MARCH 17, 2021

Consider the laptop size when selecting a bag; most student bags fit 13″ and 15″ laptops and smaller laptop pockets are a great fit for tablets, too. It should be appropriately sized for your child, durable enough to last at least the school year, and of course, it’s important that it looks cool. Measuring 15.25

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The Game Agency

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The Association for Talent Development (ATD) estimates that companies spent an average of $1,273 per year per employee on training. Mercer’s 2018 global talent trends survey found that “most employees want their company to offer more flexible work options.” With the increase in flexible work, employees also need more flexible learning.

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The Game Agency

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Your learning management is full of great elearning courses and content but how do you assess that your learners are retaining that content? EMBED YOUR GAME INTO A COURSE. Embed the game link into a course as a web object so the game can launch within the course. EXPORT YOUR GAME TO YOUR LMS. ” Malissa Shaw Sr.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 15, 2019

Once you select the lesson plan you’re interested in, you’ll see the credentials of the teacher who is providing the lesson as well as where it fits into a bigger course if that’s your interest (Though standalone, lessons often are aligned with a particular textbook). Study.com is platform-neutral. More on Study.com.

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The Game Agency

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Your learning management is full of great elearning courses and content but how do you assess that your learners are retaining that content? EMBED YOUR GAME INTO A COURSE. Embed the game link into a course as a web object so the game can launch within the course. EXPORT YOUR GAME TO YOUR LMS. ” Malissa Shaw.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

New Mexico State Library now offers Career Online High School (COHS) from Gale , a Cengage company, making it the first program in the state that gives qualified residents the chance to earn an accredited high school diploma through their public library. New Mexicans can obtain their high school diploma through their local public library.

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