Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2024

From idea to scale, Catapult helps companies shape, develop and deploy innovative, proven solutions to meet critical educational challenges. Educators struggled to meet students' needs without proper technology tools, training and infrastructure, and edtech innovators capitalized, introducing much-needed solutions.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

And like so many technologies before it, companies are now in a rush to find ways to monetize and adopt AI, applying the technology to customer service, law enforcement, transportation–and education. AI is only as good as the data it is trained on (more on this later). Not everyone wants their data used for this purpose.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Digital Learning Collection has over 150 apps for kindergarten to second-grade classrooms. In this blog post, I’ll include the video unboxing tour that I recently had with the team at the Really Good Stuff Digital Learning Collection, and I’ll share some thoughts on how you can effectively use this collection in your classroom.

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eSchool News

MAY 22, 2023

The ParentSquare Advisory Council was formed and began meeting in summer 2020. Members of the 2023-24 council will meet quarterly online and once a year in person. “We Founded in 2011, the company is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA. Learn more at [link].

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

However, the standard whiteboard function is more geared toward assisting business meetings rather than the feeling of a classroom whiteboard. There are apparent differences between educational and business whiteboards. Some school districts that are disappointed with online high-dose tutoring attempt to return to offline methods.

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Edsurge

MAY 19, 2022

This identity is not locked down to one app or company, allowing learners to own their data and use it as they wish across their academic and professional lifetimes. However, there is encouraging data around access and utility for under-priveleged communities.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2023

The company also uses a customizable assignments generator that it acquired, for an undisclosed amount, from a Bulgarian startup in 2019. Still, completion rates among people who have paid for a Coursera course hover around 50 percent, according to figures shared by the company. It’s a dance that Sourabh Bajaj is familiar with.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

As a result of this webinar and some research of my own, I compiled this list which I hope will serve as a quick menu for you and the teachers at your school to select summer professional development that will help you grow and learn. Social-Emotional Learning. We have to relate to educate. These courses will give you a start.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2017

So how can schools ensure that they are creating effective, purposeful learning environments in a device-agnostic classroom? Ultimately, it helps to begin by asking three questions: Why am I exploring a digital learning ecosystem for my students? How can I ensure my digital learning ecosystem will support my students?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Learning , a leader in artificial intelligence for K-12 education and formative assessment, announced today it has been selected for the GSV (Global Silicon Valley) 150, a list of the world’s most transformative private companies in education. Not only do we embrace change, we create it.

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techlearning

JUNE 26, 2018

JUNE 26, 2018 In a move that enhances its mission of supporting education institutions and libraries, Education Networks of America ® (ENA) today announced that Dallas-based education technology company CatchOn, Inc has joined the ENA family of companies. The solution is available directly through CatchOn or through ENA.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2019

Over the years, higher ed institutions have deployed data analytics and technology tools to help advisors in their work. At the root of the problem, flawed data, skeptical advisors and other implementation hiccups with iPASS efforts failed to move the needle for students, the report found.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Endless Network , a global organization committed to addressing equity disparities stemming from issues such as inadequate internet access, strategically invests in companies worldwide that align with their mission and actively contribute to its realization. This article highlights the initiatives of one such company, Rocket Learning.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 27, 2018

“To fulfill technology’s promise of transforming teaching and learning, educators must learn to leverage these tools to engage students and support their personal growth ,” the report’s authors write. SIGN UP: Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! Inspire Critical Thinking with Ed Tech.

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Edsurge

MAY 3, 2019

That appears to be the hope of officials at the two companies, which have both been trying for years to shift the focus of their businesses from selling print books to shipping software and other online tools, and have recently been experimenting with subscription models. It won’t be that complicated,” he said.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2020

For example, despite increased activity on the platform—concurrent users on the Canvas LMS were up 60 percent from typical use patterns and video submissions are up tenfold from typical use patterns pre-Covid-19—the costs of moving more data and training more educators will keep the company from a short-term windfall, Benson says.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2023

The figure comes from 900 universities and colleges that provide employment data for about 370,000 full-time and 90,000 part-time faculty. If you’re cobbling together jobs at different universities to make ends meet, you don’t have the time to do the work you want to with your students,” said AFT President Randi Weingarten.

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2019

Does it meet students’ needs, or is it just really cool?” The edtech playground is one of a handful of case studies featured in a new edtech buying guide released by the International Society for Technology in Education ( ISTE ), a non-profit organization, and Project Unicorn , an initiative to improve data interoperability in K-12.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Silver Spring, MD (Thursday, February 17, 2022) — Discovery Education and leading social impact partners are offering engaging, no-cost digital learning resources to students, teachers, and families to support National Engineers Week nationwide. Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc.,

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2020

companies like Coursera are raising hundreds of millions at billion-dollar valuations. It proves that there is appetite among investors for helping education companies serving the European market.” Others are building language-learning apps and toys that teach kids STEM concepts. In the U.S., As in the U.S.,

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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2022

The data we’ve collected shows that students need real financial education, and they need it now.”. Less than a third of high school juniors and seniors reported that they felt prepared to compare financial institutions and select one that best meets their needs (32 percent). About EVERFI, Inc.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 15, 2018

This new collaboration enables PPSD’s educators to integrate Discovery Education’s Science, Math and Social Studies Techbooks into classroom instruction districtwide, creating dynamic digital learning environments for all students that will prepare them for life beyond the classroom. Inspired by the global media company Discovery Inc.,

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Today, students frequently work in digital environments to read course materials, take tests and complete assignments. And as they revise, they can see how long learners spent looking at that passage and other details about how they moved through the digital tool, since every action leaves breadcrumbs to analyze.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2015

In December, the district won a $15,000 grant from Cellcom, a local cellphone company. The following three resources can help students and families realize the powering of digital learning at home. Families must meet other criteria as well, such as no outstanding bills or existing Internet service.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Avida is the husband of Coursera co-founder Daphne Koller, and one of the first board members of the company that helped put the spotlight on massive online open courses, or MOOCs. It will be some time before the public can decide for themselves whether Engageli meets that vision. But they are not done with higher education yet.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

From how to delve into the nuances of student learning and removing the heavy lift of teachers trying to figure out how to individualize instruction, to enabling someone like me to speak in seven languages so that I may express ideas or collaborate with others from around the world, AI holds endless potential.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

It’s a trilogy in the making, and for 2U’s third chapter, the online program management company wants in on bootcamps. That was the focus of the company for its first nine years—or “chapter one,” as Paucek described in a conference call with investors on Monday morning. The two companies officially signed the deal at 6 p.m.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JULY 7, 2022

But before jumping in and signing up with a SaaS vendor, it is important to have a stringent agreement or contract in place to ensure that the software solution meets your business needs and it offers you maximum uptime. The digital learning tool develops a bug or another issue, leading to downtime.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JULY 7, 2022

But before jumping in and signing up with a SaaS vendor, it is important to have a stringent agreement or contract in place to ensure that the software solution meets your business needs and it offers you maximum uptime. The digital learning tool develops a bug or another issue, leading to downtime.

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Meeting this year’s students “where they are” is going to look different than it did for last year’s class. When you’re the company behind those classroom solutions that are either deemed essential or scrapable at the end of the year, it’s imperative to keep a finger on the pulse of those conversations districts are having on an annual basis.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2020

Founded in 2014, the London-based company provides digital content from 2,000-plus publishers. The company has 33 full-time employees with hundreds of thousands of student users. But with the recent investment, he says his team is ready to scale to meet demand. The company has raised a total of $15 million in capital.

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2021

As the school year comes to an end and districts evolve into new models of teaching for the fall, so too must Edmentum continue to grow to meet those needs. William Blair & Company, LLC was the lead banker for Apex Learning. Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP is acting as legal advisor to Apex Learning.

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eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2018

Digital systems need to work together to meet your district’s needs, but today’s digital learning environment is disjointed. The ever-growing number of tools do not seamlessly integrate into the learning environment, thus making it time consuming for teachers to innovate and personalize instruction.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2019

That guest is Mitchell Stevens, a Stanford University professor who is the director of the Center for Advanced Research Through Online Learning. One of the things you’ve done from your perch has been to highlight issues of privacy and data. So whose data are those? Are they the learning management system’s?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

EdisonLearning provides digital learning solutions, including core and elective eCourses for grades 6-12. This partnership expands its ability to support more schools and districts nationwide, increasing delivery of personalized learning and supporting equitable achievement for all students.

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ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Inside Higher Ed (IHE) recently issued their 2017 Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology and we were excited about the big initial finding that more faculty are teaching online and that more are finding that online learning can meet the same outcomes. The question was only posed to faculty and not to digital learning leaders.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The college counseling company at the heart of the “Varsity Blues” cheating scandal did more than just help students get into college through fraudulent means. At one point, the Georgetown student, who is not named in court documents but who has been identified as James Littlefair, was required to meet with his professor via video.

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